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AIR FORCE DISCHARGE REVIEW BOARD DECISIONAL RATIONALE	CASE NUMBER

FD-2016-00161	

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

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'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's record of service included: two Article 15s, two Letters of Reprimand, and one Letter of Counseling. Her misconduct included two incidents involving violation of article 92 (for failing to properly clear a weapon and failing to report for duty on time), failing to allow a minor child access to the base resulting inthe child being taken to an off base medical facility, failing to maintain uniform standards of dress and appearance, and failing to pay debts.

The applicant received a General discharge for Misconduct - Minor Disciplinary Infractions. The applicant submitted no issues regarding the equity or propriety of her discharge. The applicant submits that she believes the commander was impartial to females within the organization. After a review of the record, The Board found no evidence to support the applicant's claim. The Board opined that, through the administrative actions taken, the applicant had ample opportunities to change her behavior. They found the seriousness of the willful misconduct offset the positive aspects of the applicant's duty performance. 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. The Board reviewed the entire record and found no evidence of impropriety or inequity to warrant an upgrade of the discharge.

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