CASE NO:  AD97-00367
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):  930925                                     
3.	Authority for separation:

   a.  Regulation:  Chapter 13, AR 635-200                                   

b.  Reason:	Unsatisfactory Performance
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
GCMDL
a.  Period entered for:  5 Years               NDSM
b.  Entry date:  910131                        ASR
c.  Age:  20 Years   DOB:  700312                                          
 d.  Educational level:  HS Grad                                            
 e.  Aptitude area scores:  ( X ) NIF/NA
  GT:  122                               3.  Highest grade achieved:
 f.  Actual creditable service:  2  Years            
        7  Months  25 Days                         Grade    
                                                   E4        

4.  Performance evaluations:  
( X ) NONE

                                                             CASE NO:  AD97-00367
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(s):                  

	Service       Type           
	USAR		NA
	ADT		HonRel
	USAR		NA

            

                                                                CASE NO:  AD97-00367
PART IV - PREHEARING REVIEW
SECTION A - Analyst’s Assessment

1.	Summary of facts and circumstances concerning discharge:

930831:  Unit commander notified the applicant of initiation of separation action 		under the provisions of Chapter 13, AR 635-200, for unsatisfactory 	  		performance.  He was advised of his rights.
930907:  Separation authority waived rehabilitation, and directed transfer to the 	      Individual Ready Reserve (IRR) with service characterized as honorable.
930925:  Applicant was released from active duty.
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 961108.
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

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

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

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

                                                               CASE NO:  AD97-00367
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 numbers below corresponds to the issue numbers 			on the DD Form 293, or in Part VI, Paragraph 1, above.  

(1),(2) The issues are rejected.  The Board noted that the applicant was discharged for the sole reason of a failure to meet the minimum standards of the Army Physical Fitness Test.  The Board also noted the lack of any other derogatory information in the record and the unit commander's recommendation for an honorable discharge.   The Board found the reason for discharge was proper and equitable and voted not to change it.  The Army Discharge Review Board cannot change or add awards to the DD Form 214.  You must submit a DD Form 149 to the ABCMR, Department of the Army, 2nd Floor, 1941 Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, VA 22202-4508.

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

                                                               CASE NO:  AD97-00367
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:  AD97-00367
PART VII - BOARD ACTION
SECTION B - Verification and Authentication

Case report reviewed and verified	

MAJ WYRICK                                                                       
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:
AD9700367         970402    HD    930925    AR 635-200   C13  A4900    NC 5-0 A
1          10 11 12        18    20        26                41       46 49  52

                  A9200   A0100   A9221   A9203                               
                 53      58      63      68                                   

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PART IX - VOTING RECORD

    Name                                   Reason          Characterization
                                           CHANGE   NC     HON  UHC   NC  UNCHAR

    1. MAJ WYRICK, JIMMY R.            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 MATHEWS, WILLIAM            PO           X                 X