CASE NO:  AD97-00271

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):  901217

3.  Authority for separation:

	a.  Regulation:  Chapter 8, NGR 600-200                                                                                    

	b.  Reason:  Unsatisfactory Participation

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:  3 Years (6 Yr Ext)    L/C (1)      
b.  Entry date:  830729          (860607)      L/A                
c.  Age:  22 Years   DOB:  600731                                
d.  Educational level:  9 Years                                  
e.  Aptitude area scores:              
	    GT:  92        		                 3.  Highest grade achieved:
    f.  Actual creditable service:  7 Years        Grade  
        4 Months  19 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:  ( X ) NONE
		                   
7.  Court-Martial data:  ( X ) NONE

	a.  SCM:		( X )  NONE
	    Date		Offense(s)

	b.  SPCM:		( X )  NONE
		Date		Offense(s)

	c.	GCM:		( X )  NONE
		Date		Offense(s)

8.	Remarks:  ( X ) NONE                                                                                                         

SECTION B - Other Service Data

1.  Other discharge(s):

	Service 		Type         
	ARNGUS		NA
	ADT			Hon Rel
	ARNGUS		GD
	USARCG		GD

	  			

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

1.  Summary of facts and circumstances concerning discharge:

	901015:	Unit commander recommended discharge under the provisions  of 			Chapter 8, NGR 600-200 with a general under honorable conditions			discharge.
	901206:	CW4, CAL ARNG/Assistant Adjutant General recommended approval.
	901217:	State Of California, Office Of The Adjutant General, P.O. Box 214405 		- 2829 Watt Ave., Sacramento, CA  95821-4405, Orders 110-C-15, 			discharged the applicant from the Army National Guard and assigned 		to USAR Control Group (Annual Training) with a general discharge.
	901217:	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 961008.
	B-1:	DD Form 293, with two(2) enclosures 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:  ( 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 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       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

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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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