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ISSUES	A94.53"	INDEX NUMBER	A28.10		
		1	ORDER APPOINTING THEBOARD	
		2	APPLICATION FOR REVIEW OF DISCHARGE	
		3	LEITER OF NOTIFICATION	
		4	BRIEF OF PERSONNEL  FILE	
			COUNSEL'SRELEASE TO THE BOARD	
			ADDITIONAL EXHIBITS SUBMITIED AT TIME OF PERSONAL  APPEARANCE	
			TAPE RECORDING OFPERSONAL APPEARANCE HEARING	
BEARING DATE

26 Oct 2016	CASENUMBBR

FD-2016-00123			

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.

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SAF/MRBR
550 CSTREET WEST,SUITE 40 RANDOLPH AFB, TX78150-4742	
SECREl'ARY OFTllE AIR FORCE PERSONNEL COUNCIL
AIR FORCE DISCHARGE REVIEW BOARD JSJS COMMAND DR, EE WING, JRD FLOOR ANDREWS AFB, MD l07G:Z.7001	

AFHQ FORM 0-2077, JAN 00	(EF-V2)	Previous

AIR FORCE DISCHARGE REVIEW BOARD DECISIONAL RATIONALE	CASE NUMBER

FD-2016-00123	

GENERAL:  The applicant appeals for upgrade of discharge characterization to General.

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 servfoe record.	·

Pursuant to 10 USC §1553 this board included a member who is a clinical psychologist or psychiatrist, or a physician with training on mental health issues connected with post-traumatic stress disorder or traumatic brain injury and/or special training on mental health disorders.

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's 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 equity and propriety.

The applicant received an uncharacterized Entry Level Separation for conditions that interfere with military service -Mental Disorders.  The applicant submitted no issues regarding the equity or propriety of his discharge.  He stated that he was informed during the separation notification process that he would receive  an Under Honorable Conditions General discharge.  Pursuant to AFI 36-3208, paragraph 1.19.1, Entry Level Separation, airmen are in entry level status during the first 180 days of continuous active duty service and such service is only characterized when clearly warranted by unusual circumstances of personal conduct and performance of military duty.  After a thorough review of the record and advice from the mental health specialist, the Board found no evidence to justify an upgrade of the discharge characterization.

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 found no evidence to justify characterizing the applicant's service or to change the reason and authority for the discharge.

Attachment: Examiner's Brief