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AIR FORCE DISCHARGE REVIEW BOARD HEARING RECORD
NAME OFSERVICE MEMBER (LAST,FIRST MIDDLE INITIAL)	HEARING  DATE	CASE NUMBER
	2017-01-05	FD-2016-00259
TYPE		PERSONAL  APPEARANCE	x	NON-PERSONAL   APPEARANCE COUNSEL	NAME OFCOUNSEL AND OR ORGANIZATION	ANDRESS AND OR ORGANIZATION OFCOUNSEL
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ISSUES	INDEX NUMBER	E	!fS suBMI'ITEPTO THE  <?ARD:··	.··;\'•·1/ 1 . .:
1	ORDER APPOINTING THE BOARD
2	APPLICATION FOR REVIEW OFDISCHARGE
3	LETTER OFNOTJFICATION
4		BRIEF OF PERSONNEL FILE COUNSEL'S RELEASE TO THE BOARD
ADDITIONAL EXHIBITS SUBMITTED AT TIME OF PERSONAL APPEARANCE
TAPE RECORDING  OF PERSONAL·APPEARANCE HEARING
APPLICANT'SISSUB AND THEBOARD'S.DECISIONAL RATIONALS ARE DlSCUSSED ON 'IHI!ATTACHED AIR FORI!DISCHARGE R.E\IIEly BOARD DECISIONAi.i RATIONALE.	.....	•,•.
Case heard in Washington, b.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.

	DATE: 111812017

TO:	FROM:
SAFIMR.BR	SECRETARY OFTHE AIR FORCE PERSONNEL COUNCIL

550 CSTREET WEST, SUITE 40

AIR FORCE DISCHARGE REVIEW BOARD
JS3S COMMAND DR,EE WINO, 3RD FLOOR
RANDOLPH AFB, TX78!50-4742	ANDREWS AFB, MD 20761-7001

AFHQ FORM 0-2077, JAN 00 .	(EF-V2)	Previous edition will be used

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AIR FORCE DISCHARGE REVIEW BOARD DECISIONAL RATIONALE	CASE NU1¥IBER

FD-2016-00259	

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 prpriety and equity of an applicant's discharge, is authorized to change 1;he 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 includes: one Summary Court Martial; two Article 15s; one Vacation of Suspended Nonjudicial Punishment, two Letters of Reprimand; and one Letter of Counseling. His mi$conduct included: destroying ceiling tiles in a dormitory day room; consuming alcohol while under the age of 21 (3x); returning to dorm room and changing out of uniform without authority; being absent without
authority ·from his place of duty; making a false official statement in regards to his wrongfulabsence; being charged with a specification of failing to go at the at the prescribed time to his appointed place of duty; and being charged .with a specification of bein,g drunk on duty as a crew chief.

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 propriety. The applicant received an Under Other Than Honorable Conditions discharge for Misconduct -Conduct Prejudicial to Good Order and Discipline.  The applicant states that an upgrade to his discharge characterization would increase his chances to better his employment. The_ applicant submitted no issues regarding the equity or propriety of his discharge. The Board opined that, thiough the administrative actions taken, he had ample opportunities to change his behavior. They found the seriousness of the willful misconduct offset the positive aspects of his duty performance. The DRB reviewed .the entire record and found no evidence of impropriety or inequity to warrant an upgrade of the discharge.

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 of the record, the Bod found no evidence to justify an upgrade of the discharge chara?terization.

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