CASE NO:  AD97-00263

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

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

2.  Date of discharge (or REFRAD):  820818                                     

3.  Authority for separation:

	a.  Regulation:  Chapter 14, AR 635-200                                   

	b.  Reason:	Frequent involvement in incidents of a discreditable nature with civil or military authorities
                           
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:  4 Years               Type
b.  Entry date:  790822                        ASR
c.  Age:  18 Years   DOB:  600821                                          
d.  Educational level:  HS Grad                                            
e.  Aptitude area scores:  ( X ) NIF/NA
	    GT:  118                               3.  Highest grade achieved:
    f.  Actual creditable service:  2  Years            
        10  Months  16  Days                         Grade    
                                                   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: 
                                                                    
    Status       Inclusive dates                       
	AWOL          820427 - 820525                                      
	Mil conf      820617 - 820628                                      
	Civil conf                                                         
	Other                                                              

6.  Nonjudicial punishment:  

	Nature    Date
	Art 15    800604
    Art 15    810915

7.  Court-Martial data:  
    SCM for AWOL, 820427 - 820525.

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:

    820723:  Unit commander notified the applicant of initiation of separation 
             action under the provisions of Chapter 14, AR 635-200, for misconduct.               
             He was advised of his rights.
    820813:  Separation authority waived rehabilitation and approved separation with 
             a general discharge.
    820818:  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 960129.

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

 

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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:
	    ( X )	Additional issue(s) identified during review/hearing as follows:

    b.  Request:  ( X ) 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 parenthetical numbers below corresponds to the issue numbers on the DD Form 293, or in Part VI, Paragraph 1, above.

	b.  Equity:	The parenthetical numbers below corresponds to the issue numbers on the DD Form 293, or in Part VI, Paragraph 1, above.

         (5)  Board issues:  The separation authority was not proper.  

         (5)  The issue is accepted.  A review of the regulations in effect at the time of the applicant’s discharge require a General Court Martial Convening Authority to approve a under other than honorable conditions discharge.  There were no provisions in the regulation to delegate this responsibility.  The Board  determined that the applicant’s discharge authority could only approve a discharge with a general characterization of service.  A majority of the Board determined that the applicant’s characterization of service was improper and voted to change it to general, under honorable conditions.  A majority of the Board determined that the reason for discharge was both proper and equitable and voted not to change it.

3.  Response to item(s) not addressed as decisional issue(s):  ( 1, 2, 3, 4 ) Inasmuch as the Board voted to grant the full relief requested, responses to the remaining issues are neither required nor rendered.

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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                      .
	(   )	Equitable.
	( X )	Inequitable as to characterization.  Change characterization to        GENERAL UNDER HONORABLE CONDITIONS          .
	(   )	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       1         4  
    Characterization       5         0   

	  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	

                          	
LTC PHILLIPS                                                                  
Post Hearing Reviewer	

PART VIII - DIRECTIVE/CERTIFICATION
SECTION A - DIRECTIVE

TO:  Commander, ARPERCEN
     The Army Discharge Review Board, established under the provisions of Section 30, Public Law 346, 78th Congress, 22 June 1944 and codified as Title 10, United States Code, Section 1553, in the case of the applicant named in Part I directs that:

	(  ) Characterization of discharge be changed to Uncharterized.
	(  ) Characterization of discharge be changed to Honorable.
	(X ) Characterization of discharge be changed to Under 	 	     Honorable Conditions.
	(  ) Reason and authority for discharge be changed to 	    	     Misconduct under AR 635-200.
	(  ) Other (see remarks below).
Remarks:  	(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                  	

CASE NO:  AD97-00263

SECTION B - CERTIFICATION (Con’d)

INDEX RECORD:

AD9700263         970226    UD    820818    AR 635-200   C14  A6100    GD 5-0 A
1          10 11 12        18    20        26                41       46 49  52

                  A0108   A0100   A9321   A9411   A9407                       
                 53      58      63      68      73                           

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PART IX - VOTING RECORD

    Name                                   Reason          Characterization
                                           CHANGE   NC     HON  UHC   NC  UNCHAR

    1. LTC PHILLIPS, JOHN S.          Mbr    X              X                 

    2. LTC SMITH, LILLIAN C.          Mbr          X             X            

    3. LTC WHISKER, JILL M.           Mbr          X             X            

    4  COL ALLEN, THOMAS J.           Mbr          X             X            

    5. COL MELCHIOR, ROBERT J.        PO            X            X