CASE NO:  AD97-00262

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

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

2.  Date of discharge (or REFRAD):  830720

3.  Authority for separation:

	a.  Regulation:  Chapter 9, AR 635-200                                                                                                                                                          

	b.  Reason:  Drug Abuse - Rehabilitation Failure

4.  Prior review(s):  ( X ) NONE

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

1.	Service data:                              2.  Awards and decorations:
                                               Type      
a.  Period entered for:  4 Years               ASR   
b.  Entry date:  800319                        OSR            
c.  Age:  17 Years   DOB:  630122                                
d.  Educational level:  10 Years                                 
e.  Aptitude area scores:              
	    GT:  110       		                 3.  Highest grade achieved:
    f.  Actual creditable service:  3 Years        Grade  
        4 Months  20 Days                          E4                                

                                               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:  
		                   
	Nature		         Date
	Art 15 (Summarized)    830325		      
	Art 15		         830419

7.  Court-Martial data:  ( X ) NONE

8.	Remarks:  ( X ) NONE                                                                                                         

SECTION B - Other Service Data
( X ) NONE

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

1.  Summary of facts and circumstances concerning discharge:

	undated:	Unit commander in consultation with the Clinical Director/ADAPCP 		declared applicant to be a rehabilitation failure.
	830713:	Unit commander notified the applicant of initiation of separation 		action under the provisions of Chapter 9, AR 635-200, alcohol 			rehabilitation failure.  He was advised of his rights.
	830715:	Separation authority approved separation with a general discharge.
	830720:	Applicant was discharged. 	                                                      

2.  Issue(s) of propriety and/or equity on DD Form 293 or incorporated by reference:
	See Attached DD Form 293

3.  Exhibit(s) submitted:

	A-1:  DD Form 293, dated 960209.
	B-1:	DD Form 293, with two(2) enclosure as submitted by the applicant.

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

PART V - SUMMARY OF REVIEW HEARING

1.  Review/Hearing information:  

	a.  Applicant testified:    (   ) Yes   (   ) No

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

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

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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    (   ) 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 parenthetical number(s) below correspond(s) to the 			issue number(s) on the DD Form 293, or in Part VI, 				Paragraph 1 above.
  	
3.  Response to item(s) not addressed as decisional issue(s):  ( X ) NA

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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                    
    Characterization                    

	  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

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PART VII - BOARD ACTION
SECTION B - Verification and Authentication

Case report reviewed and verified	

                          	
                                                                               
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:  

AD                                                            A             A                 
1          10 11 12        18    20        26                41       46 49 52

                  A       A       A       A       A                           
                 53      58      63      68      73                           

AD          1     A       A       A       A       A                           
1          10 11 53      58      63      68      73                           

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PART IX - VOTING RECORD

    Name & Rank                              Reason          Characterization
                                           CHANGE   NC     HON  UHC   NC  UNCHAR

    1.                                 Mbr          X                 X       

    2.                                 Mbr          X                 X       

    3.                                 Mbr          X                 X       

    4.                                 Mbr          X                 X       

    5.                                 PO           X                 X       

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