CASE NO:  AD97-00235

PART II - APPLICATION DATA
(Note: Part I deleted under the Privacy Act on Reading Room copy)

1.  Type of discharge (or characterization of service):  HD                  

2.  Date of discharge (or REFRAD):  960205                                     

3.  Authority for separation:

	a.  Regulation:  Chapter 5, AR 635-200

	b.  Reason:	Personality Disorder
                           
4.  Prior review(s):  ( X ) NONE

PART III - SERVICE HISTORY
SECTION A - Period of Service Under Review

1.	Service data:                              2.  Awards and decorations:

a.  Period entered for:  3 Years  17 Weeks     Type
b.  Entry date:  950420                        NDSM
c.  Age:  20 Years   DOB:  750212              ASR                         
d.  Educational level:  HS Grad                                            
e.  Aptitude area scores:  ( X ) NIF/NA
	    GT:  116                               3.  Highest grade achieved:
    f.  Actual creditable service:  0  Years            
        9  Months  16 Days                         Grade    
                                                   E2        

                                               4.  Performance evaluations:  
                                                   ( X ) NONE

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PART III - SERVICE HISTORY
SECTION A - Period of Service Under Review - Continued

5.  Periods of unauthorized absence:  ( X ) NONE

6.  Nonjudicial punishment:  ( X ) NONE

7.  Court-Martial data:  ( X ) NONE

8.	Remarks:  ( X ) NONE

SECTION B - Other Service Data
( X ) NONE

                                                   

	CASE NO:  AD97-00235

PART IV - PREHEARING REVIEW
SECTION A - Analyst's Assessment

1.  Summary of facts and circumstances concerning discharge:

    960129:  Unit commander notified the applicant of initiation of separation 
             action under the provisions of Chapter 5, AR 635-200, for personality 
             disorder.  He was advised of his rights.
    960130:  DA, HQ 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) and Fort Campbell, Fort 
             Campbell, KY, Orders 030-0017, discharged applicant from the Regular  
             Army.
    960205:  Applicant signed DD Form 214, indicating the following facts:
             Character of service is an honorable discharge under the provisions of 
             Chapter 5, AR 635-200, for personality disorder.
    960205:  Applicant was discharged.

    

2.  Issue(s) of propriety and/or equity on DD Form 293 or incorporated by reference:
	( X ) NONE

3.  Exhibit(s) submitted:

	A-1:  DD Form 293, dated 961028.

PART IV - PREHEARING REVIEW
SECTION B - Medical and/or Legal Advisory Opinion
( X ) NONE

PART V - SUMMARY OF REVIEW HEARING

	a.  Applicant testified:    (   ) Yes   ( X ) No

	b.  Witness(es) testified:  (   ) Yes   ( X ) No

2.  Exhibit(s) submitted at hearing:  ( X ) NONE

				CASE NO:  AD97-00235

PART VI - ISSUES AND FINDINGS

1.  a.  Applicant's issue(s) of propriety and/or equity:

	    ( X )	Same as those listed on DD Form 293 and Part IV, Section A, Paragraph 2.
	    (   )	Revised issue(s) furnished in writing by applicant as follows:
	    (   )	Additional issue(s) identified during review/hearing as follows:

    b.  Request:  (   ) Recharacterization    ( X ) Change of Reason

2.  Finding(s), conclusion(s), and reason(s) for the Board's decision(s) on issues of propriety and/or equity:

	a.  Propriety:	The applicant has not submitted an issue of propriety and the ADRB has not otherwise relied upon an issue of propriety to change the discharge. 

 	b.  Equity:     The applicant has not submitted an issue of equity and the ADRB 
                    has not otherwise relied upon an issue of equity to change the 
                    discharge.  The major factors upon which the discharge was based 
                    are set forth in Parts III and IV of this decisional document.

3.  Response to item(s) not addressed as decisional issue(s):

        Based on the evidence of record, the applicant was separated under the provisions of AR 635-200, Chapter 5-13, Personality Disorder.  The Board noted that the applicant was diagnosed by competent medical authority as having a personality disorder under the meaning of Chapter 5-13 and the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual IV (DSM-IV).  The applicant, having been properly advised by his unit commander of his intention to separate him under this condition, acknowledged this action and submitted no matters in his own behalf.  The Board found no evidence of arbitrary or capricious actions by the command and was satisfied that all requirements of law and regulation were met and the rights of the applicant were fully protected throughout the separation process.  The Board was satisfied that the reason for discharge was proper and equitable and to change it would be inappropriate.   

			CASE NO:  AD97-00235

PART VII - BOARD ACTION
SECTION A - Conclusions/Decisions/Vote

1.	Board conclusion(s):

	The discharge was:

	( X )	Proper.
	(   )	Improper as to characterization.  Change characterization to                                     .
	(   )	Improper as to reason.  Change reason to                         under                      .
	( X )	Equitable.
	(   )	Inequitable as to characterization.  Change characterization to                               .
	(   )	Inequitable as to reason.  Change reason to                        
		under                                 .
	(   )	Both proper and equitable, but characterization/reason for separation cited was an administrative/clerical error and should be changed to                      under                         .

2.  Voting record:      Change   No Change
	            Reason       0         5  
    Characterization       0         5   

	  The names and votes of the members of the Board are recorded in Part IX of this document and can be obtained by writing to the address below.  The request must contain the CASE NO. located in the upper right corner of this document.

                  Department of the Army Review Boards Agency
                  ATTN:  CPCD
                  1941 Jefferson Davis Highway, 2nd Floor
                  Arlington, VA  22202-4508

3.  Minority views:  ( X ) NA

				CASE NO:  AD97-00235

PART VII - BOARD ACTION
SECTION B - Verification and Authentication

Case report reviewed and verified	

                          	
COL MELCHIOR
Post Hearing Reviewer	

PART VIII - DIRECTIVE/CERTIFICATION
SECTION A - DIRECTIVE

(X) NONE

SECTION B - CERTIFICATION

Approval Authority:

EL CARTIO BARNES
Colonel, U.S. Army
President, Army Discharge
   Review Board

Official:

SHERRY HILL SARGENT
Major, U.S. Army
Chief, Secretary Recorder

EXHIBITS:
A - Application for review of discharge                  C - Other 
B - Material submitted by applicant                  	

INDEX RECORD: 

AD9700235         970418    HD    960205    AR635-200 C5      A8600    NC 5-0 A
1          10 11 12        18    20        26                41       46 49  52

                  A0113   A0100   A9500                             
                 53      58      63                                  

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PART IX - VOTING RECORD

    Name                                   Reason          Characterization
                                           CHANGE   NC     HON  UHC   NC  UNCHAR

    1.  MAJ WYRICK, JIMMY              Mbr          X                 X       

    2.  LTC PHILLIPS, JOHN             Mbr          X                 X       

    3.  LTC SMITH, LILLIAN             Mbr          X                 X       

    4.  COL WHISKER, JILL              Mbr          X                 X       

    5.  COL MELCHIOR, ROBERT 		   PO           X                 X