CASE NO:  AD97-00279

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):  800926                                         

3.  Authority for separation:

	a.  Regulation:  Chapter 7, NGR 600-200                                                        

	b.  Reason:	For Other Good and Sufficient Reasons
                           
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: 6 Years                Type
b.  Entry date:  760208                        NGCR
c.  Age: 17  Years   DOB: 581113                                               
d.  Educational level:  9 Years                                           
e.  Aptitude area scores: 
	    GT:  90                                3.  Highest grade achieved:
    f.  Actual creditable service:  4 Years            
        7 Months  18 Days                          Grade    
                                                   E3         

                                               4.  Performance evaluations:  
                                                   ( X ) NONE

					CASE NO:  AD97-00279

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

1.  Other discharge:                  

	Service          Type           
    ADT              Hon Rel
    (concurrent service)

            

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

1.  Summary of facts and circumstances concerning discharge:

      Note:  Applicant’s entire facts and circumstances under the provisions
             of Chapter 7, NGR 600-200, for unsatisfactory participation
             are not in file.
    801001:  HQ, Missouri National Guard, Office of the Adjutant General,
             Jefferson City, MO, Orders 223-8, discharged applicant from the
             Army National Guard with a general discharge and assigned him 
             to USAR Control Group (Annual Training).

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 950818.    

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:
	    (   )	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 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):  ( 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

				CASE NO:  AD97-00279

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

(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:

AD9700279         970421    GD    800926    NGR 600-200   C7  A8400    NC 5-0 A
1          10 11 12        18    20        26                41       46 49  52

                  A9217   A0100   A9500                                       
                 53      58      63                                           

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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.  COL ALLEN, THOMAS J.           Mbr          X                 X       

    4.  COL MELCHIOR, ROBERT J.        Mbr          X                 X       

    5.  COL MATHEWS, WILLIAM E.        PO           X                 X