CASE NO:  AD97-00448

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):  960409

3.  Authority for separation:

	a.  Regulation:  Chapter 14, AR 635-200

	b.  Reason:	Misconduct
                           
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:  941103                        AAM
c.  Age:  23 Years   DOB:  710907                                          
d.  Educational level:  HS Grad                                            
e.  Aptitude area scores:  ( X ) NIF/NA
	    GT:  111                               3.  Highest grade achieved:
    f.  Actual creditable service:  1 Year             
        5 Months  7 Days                           Grade    
                                                   E5        

                                               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:  

	Nature    Date
	Art 15    951211
    Art 15    960122

7.  Court-Martial data:  ( X ) NONE

8.	Remarks:  ( X ) NONE

SECTION B - Other Service Data

1.  Other discharge(s):                  

	Service          Type           
    RA               HD

            

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

1.  Summary of facts and circumstances concerning discharge:

    960129:  Unit commander notified the applicant of initiation of separation 
             action under the provisions of Chapter 14, AR 635-200, for misconduct. 
             He was advised of his rights.
    960326:  Separation authority approved separation with an under other than
             honorable conditions discharge.
    960409:  Applicant was discharged.

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 961120

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:
	    ( X )	Additional issue(s) identified during review/hearing as follows:

	     BOARD ISSUE:  The characterization of service was too harsh. 

    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 correspond to the issue numbers 				 on the DD Form 293 or listed in Part VI below.

        (1)  The issue is accepted.  The Board determined that the characterization of service was inconsistent with the applicant’s faithful and honorable service.   Considering all the facts of the case, the applicant's misconduct was mitigated by service of sufficient merit to warrant an upgrade of his discharge.  Accordingly, the Board voted to upgrade the characterization of service to general, under honorable conditions.  The Board determined that the reason for discharge was both proper and equitable and voted not to change it.
                 
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        GENERAL UNDER HONORABLE CONDITIONS       .
	(   )	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.
           (   )	Characterization of discharge be changed to Honorable.
           ( X )	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

CASE NO:  AD97-00448

SECTION B - CERTIFICATION (Con’d)

EXHIBITS:
A - Application for review of discharge                   C - Other
B - Material submitted by applicant                  	

INDEX RECORD:

AD9700448         970402    UD    960904    AR 635-200  C14   A6710    GD 5-0 A
1          10 11 12        18    20        26                41       46 49  52

                  A9406   A0100   A9500                                       
                 53      58      63                                           

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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