CASE NO:  AD97-00383

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):  940909                                          

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:
                                                    
a.  Period entered for:  3 Years               Type
b.  Entry date: 920519                         AAM
c.  Age: 20 Years   DOB: 710607                NDSM                            
d.  Educational level:  HS Grad                ASR                                     
e.  Aptitude area scores:  ( X ) NIF/NA
	    GT:  127                               3.  Highest grade achieved:
    f.  Actual creditable service:  2 Years            
        3  Months  21  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:

    940729:  Unit commander notified the applicant of initiation of
             separation action under the provisions of Chapter 13,
             AR 635-200, for unsatisfactory performance.  She was 
             advised of her rights.  
    undated: Separation authority waived rehabilitation and directed transfer
             to the Individual Ready Reserve with service characterized as
             general under honorable conditions discharge.
    940909:  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 961112.
    B-1:  DD Form 293, with six(6) 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

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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 numbers below corresponds to the issue numbers on the DD Form 293, or in Part VI, Paragraph 1, above.

        (1-3)  The issues are accepted.  The Board determined that the characterization of service is inconsistent with the applicant’s faithful and honorable service.   Considering all the facts of the case, the applicant's failure to perform in accord with Army standards on the Army physical fitness test is outweighed by service of sufficient merit to warrant an upgrade of her discharge.  Accordingly, the Board voted to upgrade the characterization of service to fully honorable.

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                      .
	(   )	Equitable.
	( X )	Inequitable as to characterization.  Change characterization to         HONORABLE             .
	(   )	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       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	

                          	
COL ALLEN
Post Hearing Reviewer	

PART VIII - DIRECTIVE/CERTIFICATION
SECTION A - DIRECTIVE

TO:  Commander, ARPERCEN                         Date:                         

     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 Uncharacterized.
           ( X )	Characterization of discharge be changed to Honorable.
           (   )	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 	

INDEX RECORD: 

AD9700383         970417    GD    940909    AR635-200 C13     A4900    HD 5-0 A
1          10 11 12        18    20        26                41       46 49  52

                  A9408   A0100   A9201   A9445                              
                 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              Mbr          X       X                 

    2.  LTC PHILLIPS, JOHN             Mbr          X       X          _     

    3.  COL ALLEN, THOMAS              Mbr          X       X          _     

    4.  COL MELCHIOR, ROBERT           Mbr          X       X          _     

    5.  COL MATHEWS, WILLIAM           PO           X       X          _