AIR FORCE DISCHARG E REVIEW BOARD HEARING RECORD	
NAM E OF SERVICE MEMBER (LAST, FIRSI' MIDDLE INITIAL)
(b) (6)	GRADE	
TYPE GEN	I	PERSONAL  APPEARANCE	x	I	RECORD  REVIEW	
CQll/'611!.1,.	'!AME OF COUNSEL AND OR ORCA....llATION	ADDRESS AND OR 0RCANl7.ATION OF COUNSCL	
YES	No			
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MEM BER SITTING	von OFTUE BOARD	
	HON	GEN	UOTHC	OTHER	DENY	
(b) (6)						x	
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ISSUES	A93.0l	ll'IDEX NUMBER	A67.10	EXHIBITS SllBMITTED TOTHE BOARD	
		1	ORDER APPOINTING 1lIEBOARD	
		2	APPLICATION FOR REVIEW OF DISCHARGE	
		3	LETTER OF NOTTFICATION	
		4	BRIEF OF PERSONNEL FILE	
			COUNSEL:S RELEASE TO THE BOARD	
			ADDITIONAL EXHIBITS SUBMITTED AT TIME OF PERSONAL APPEARANCE	
			TAPE RECOR DING OF PERSONAL APPEARANCE HEARING	
HF.ARING DATE

24 Mar 2016	CASE NUMBER

F0-2016-00036			
APPLICANT'S lSSUEMDlHE llOARD s Dta KlNAL RATIONALE ARE DISCUSSED o"' llif ATTArfl'F.D AIR FORCEDISCKARGE R 1FW BOAIU> llFC1Sl0'1Al. RATIONALE.	
Case heard in Washington,D.C.

Advise applicant of the decision of the Board, the right to a personal appearance with/without counsel, and the right to submit an application to the AFBCMR.

(b) (6)	
	· TO:		
		INDORSDIENT	DATE:  41:.f-'1116	 		
			FROM:
SECRETARY OF TllE AIR FORCE PERSONNEL COUNCll. AI R FORCE OISCllARC£ REVI EW BOARD
UJ COM,'1AND DR, EE WING, JRD fl,OOR
ANDRf.Y,'S Af"B,  11) :l0761-7901	
SAF/MRBR
550 C STREET WEST,SUITE 40 RANDOLPH AFB, TX 78150-4742		
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AIR FORCE DISCHARGE REVIEW BOARD DECISIONAL RATIONALE	CASE NUMBER

FD-2016-00036	

GENERAL: The applicant appeals for upgrade of discharge characterization to Honorable, to change the reason and authority for the discharge, and to change the reenlistment code.

The applicant was offered a personal appearance before the Discharge Review Board (DRB) but declined and requests that the review be completed based on the available service record.

The attached brief contains available pertinent data on the applicant and the factors leading to the discharge.

FINDING: The Board denies the request to upgrade the discharge characterization, to change the reason and authority for discharge, and to change the reenlistment code.

The Board finds the applicant submitted no issues contesting the equity or propriety of the discharge, and after a thorough review of the record, the Board was unable to identify any that would justify a change of discharge.

ISSUE: The applicant received a General discharge for Misconduct - Minor Disciplinary Infractions

The Air Force Discharge Review Board, under its responsibi lity to examine the propriety and equity of an applicant's discharge, is authorized to change the characterization of service and the reason for discharge if such change is warranted. In reviewing discharges, the Board presumes regularity in the conduct of govenunental affairs unless there is substantial credible evidence to rebut the presumption, to  include evidence submitted by the applicant.  The Board completed a thorough review of the circumstances that led to the discharge and the discharge process to ensure the discharge met the pertinent standards of equity and propriety. The applicant's record of service included two Article 1Ss, one Letter of Reprimand, and one Record of Individual Counseling. His misconduct included using provok ing words and  threatening  an airman, operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol, being absent without leave, dereliction of duty, failing to go, and being disrespectful towards a shift leader.

The applicant contends that he should not be penalized indefinitely for mistakes he made when he was young and immature.  He claims that he has matured into a man who is committed to serving his nation and applying the skiJls he gained as an airman i n the medical community.  The DRB recognized the applicant was 22 years of age when the discharge took place.  However, the board opined that he was no younger than the vast majority of first-term members who properly adhere to Air Force standards of conduct.  The ORB concluded that the characterization of the applicant's discharge was appropriate due to his misconduct.

A discharge is upgraded only if the applicant and the Board can establish that an inequity or impropriety took place at the time of discharge. After a thorough review of the record, the Board found no evidence to justify an upgrade of the discharge characterization, reason for the discharge or the reenlistment code.

CONCLUSION: The Discharge Review Board concludes that the discharge was consistent with the procedural and substantive requirements of the discharge regulation, was within the discretion of the discharge authority, and that the applicant was provided full administrative due process.

In view of the foregoing findings, the Board further concludes that there exists no legal or equitable basis for upgrade of discharge and determines the discharge should remain unchanged.

Attachment:  Examiner' s Brief