CASE NO:  AD97-00417

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):  861103                                     

3.  Authority for separation:

	a.  Regulation:  Chapter 14, AR 635-200                                   

	b.  Reason:	Civilian Conviction
                           
4.  Prior review(s):  ( X ) NONE

PART III - SERVICE HISTORY
SECTION A - Period of Service Under Review

1.	Service data:                              2.  Awards and decorations:
                                                   ( X ) NONE
                                                    
a.  Period entered for:  3 Years
b.  Entry date:  840419                        
c.  Age:  18 Years   DOB:  650705                                          
d.  Educational level:  HS Grad                                            
e.  Aptitude area scores:  ( X ) NIF/NA
	    GT:  89                                3.  Highest grade achieved:
    f.  Actual creditable service:  0  Year             
        1  Month   14 Days                         Grade    
                                                   E1        

                                               4.  Performance evaluations:  
                                                   ( X ) NONE

					CASE NO:  AD97-00417

PART III - SERVICE HISTORY
SECTION A - Period of Service Under Review - Continued

5.  Periods of unauthorized absence:
                                                                    
    Status       Inclusive dates                       
	AWOL          840531-840903, 840907-860603                         
	Mil conf                                                           
	Civil conf    860604-861103                                        
	Other                                                              

6.  Nonjudicial punishment:  ( X ) NONE

7.  Court-Martial data:  ( X ) NONE
	
8.	Remarks:  ( X ) NONE

SECTION B - Other Service Data

1.  Other discharge(s):   ( X ) NONE   

            

	CASE NO:  AD97-00417

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

1.  Summary of facts and circumstances concerning discharge:

	860717:  Applicant was convicted in the Superior Court of Arizona, Maricopa
	         County for forgery.
	860717:  Applicant was sentenced to four (4) years.
	860722:  Unit commander notified the applicant of initiation of separation
	         action under the provisions of Chapter 14, AR 635-200, for civilian
	         conviction.  He was advised of his rights.
	861010:  Separation authority approved separation with an under other than
	         honorable condition discharge.
	861103:  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 961119.

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:  AD97-00417

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.

        (1-4)  The issues are rejected.  The applicant's discharge was appropriate because the quality of service at the time of discharge was determined to be inconsistent with the Army's standards for acceptable personal conduct and performance of duty by military personnel.   By misconduct and poor duty performance, the applicant diminished the quality of service below that meriting a fully or general honorable discharge.  The applicant provided no independent corroborating evidence demonstrating that either the command's action was erroneous or that the applicant’s service mitigated the misconduct or poor duty performance.  The applicant’s record reflects extensive periods of absence without leave and a civilian conviction for forgery, for which he was administratively discharged. The Board, being convinced that the reason for discharge and the characterization of service were both proper and equitable, voted to deny relief.

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

			CASE NO:  AD97-00417

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:  AD97-00417

PART VII - BOARD ACTION
SECTION B - Verification and Authentication

Case report reviewed and verified	

                          	
COL MATHEWS                                                                   
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:

AD9700417         970402    UD    861103    AR 635-200  C14   A6100    NC 5-0 A
1          10 11 12        18    20        26                41       46 49  52

                  A9200   A0100   A9323   A9317   A9319                       
                 53      58      63      68      73                           

AD9700417   1     A9447                                                       
1          10 11 53                                                           

			CASE NO:  AD97-00417

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