CASE NO:  AD97-00377

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):  910701

3.  Authority for separation:

	a.  Regulation:  Chapter 10, AR 635-200

	b.  Reason:  For the Good of the Service - In Lieu of Court-Martial 

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:  2 Years               Type
b.  Entry date:  890925                        NDSM
c.  Age:  20 Years   DOB:  690623              ASR                         
d.  Educational level:  13 Years               SWASM                       
e.  Aptitude area scores:  ( X ) NIF/NA
	    GT:  118                               3.  Highest grade achieved:
    f.  Actual creditable service:  1 Year            
        9 Months  7 Days                           Grade    
                                                   E3        

                                               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

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:

    910612:  Applicant was charged with wrongfully possessing over 30 grams of 
             marijuana and around 10 grams of marijuana in the form of hashish 
             with intent to distribute.
   Undated:  Applicant consulted legal counsel, requested discharge under the 
             provision of Chapter 10, AR 635-200, for the good of the service - 
             in lieu of court-martial and did not submit a statement in his own 
             behalf.
    910621:  Staff Judge Advocate, recommended approval with an under other than 
             honorable conditions discharge.
    910625:  Separation authority approved separation with an under other than 
             honorable conditions discharge.
    910628:  Applicant declined separation physical examination.
    910721:  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 960928.
    B-1:  DD Form 293, with one (1) 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

	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.

	b.  Equity:	The parenthetical numbers below corresponds to the issue numbers 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	

                          	
COL MELCHIOR
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: 

AD9700377         970715    UD    910701    AR635-200 C10     A7100    NC 5-0A
1          10 11 12        18    20        26                41       46 49 52

                  A9235   A0100   A9447                              
                 53      58      63                                  

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PART IX - VOTING RECORD

    Name                                   Reason          Characterization
                                           CHANGE   NC     HON  UHC   NC  UNCHAR

    1.  LTC WYRICK, JIMMY              Mbr          X                 X       

    2.  LTC SMITH, LILLIAN             Mbr          X                 X       

    3.  COL ALLEN, THOMAS              Mbr          X                 X       

    4.  COL MELCHIOR, ROBERT           Mbr          X                 X       

    5.  COL MATHEWS, WILLIAM           PO           X                 X