AIR FORCE DISCHARGE REVIEW BOARD HEARING RECORD

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2  APPLICATION FOR REVIEW OF DISCHARGE
3 LETTER OF NOTIFICATION
4 BRIEFOFPERSONNELFILE
COUNSEL'S  RELEASE TO THEBOARD
ADDITIONAL EXHIBITS SUBMITTED AT TIME OF PERSONAL APPEARANCE

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HEARING DATii	

19 Oct 2016	FD-2016-00101
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550 C STREETWEST,SUITE 40
RANDOLPHAFB,  TX 78150-4742

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SECRETARY OFTllEAIR FORCE PERSO.'INEL COUNOL AIRFORC£ DISCHARGE REVIEW BOARD IS35COMMAND DR, Ee WING, 3RD rLOOR
ANDREWS MB, MD l076J..700l

AFBQ FORM 0-2077,JAN 00

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AIR FORCE DISCHARGE REVIEW BOARD DECISIONAL RATIONALE	CASE NUMBER

FD-2016-00101	

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

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 finds insufficient evidence of an inequity or impropriety that would warrant a change to the applicant' discharge.

DISCUSSION: The Air Force Discharge Review Board, under its responsibility 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 governmental 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 eq\lity and propriety. The appiicant's record of service included one Letter of Reprimand for being arrested by the Drug Enforceme:Q.t Agency for distribution of marijuana.

The Board completed a thorough review of the circumstances that led to the discharge and the discharge
·process to determine if the discharge met the pertinent standards of equity and proprit:ty.  The applicant received an Under Other Than Honorable Conditions Discharge for Misconduct -Commission of Serious Offense.  The applicant states that her discharge was inequitable because it was based on one sole incident in 113 months of service with no other adverse actions.  Drug al mse, which is defined as improper use, possession, sale, transfer, or introduction onto a military installation, is incompatible with military service and airmen who abuse drugs one or more times are subject to discharge for misconduct.  The DRB  recognized that the applicant had served nine years before the discharge was initiated, but concluded that the applicant's misconduct outweighed the positive aspects of her time in the Air Force.

A discharge is upgraded only if it is established that an inequity or impropriety took place at the time of discharge. After a thorough review, the Board found no evidence to justify an upgrade. of the discharge characterization and change of reason and authority for the d_ischarge.

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 auth9rity, 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