CASE NO:  AD97-00476

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):  900816                                     

3.  Authority for separation:

	a.  Regulation:  Chapter 14, AR 635-200                                                                           

	b.  Reason:	Misconduct - Pattern of 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:  4 Years               Type
b.  Entry date:  890308                        ASR
c.  Age:  18 Years   DOB:  700829                                          
d.  Educational level:  HS Grad                                            
e.  Aptitude area scores:  ( X ) NIF/NA
	    GT:  112                               3.  Highest grade achieved:
    f.  Actual creditable service:  1 Year            
        5 Months  7 Days                           Grade    
                                                   E3        

                                               4.  Performance evaluations:  
                                                   ( X ) NONE

					CASE NO:  AD97-00476

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

5.  Periods of unauthorized absence:
                                                                    
    Status       Inclusive dates                       
	AWOL         900618-900620                                         
	Mil conf                                                           
	Civil conf                                                         
	Other                                                              

6.  Nonjudicial punishment:

	Date 	Offense(s)
	891013	Absent from his unit (891002)(summarized)
	900125	Absent from his unit (900116)
	900605	AWOL (900618-900620)

7.  Court-Martial data:  ( X ) NONE

8.	Remarks:  ( X ) NONE

SECTION B - Other Service Data
( X ) NONE

            

	CASE NO:  AD97-00476

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

1.  Summary of facts and circumstances concerning discharge:

	900626:	Applicant declined a separation medical examination.
	900626:	Mental status evaluation cleared applicant for separation.
	900726:	Unit commander notified applicant of initiation of separation action 		under the provisions of Chapter 14, AR 635-200, for misconduct - 		pattern of misconduct.  He was advised of his rights.
	900726:	Applicant acknowledged notification, consulted legal counsel, and 		did not submit a statement in his own behalf.
	900726:	Unit commander recommended approval with a general discharge.
	900727:	Intermediate commander recommended approval with a general 			discharge.
	900807:	Separation authority approved separation with a general under 			honorable conditions discharge.
	900816:	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 961126.

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)  The issue is rejected.  The record does not support the applicant's contention, and no evidence to support it has been submitted by the applicant, that      
he requested a harship discharge.  

	(2)  The issue is rejected.  The issue is unclear and unspecific.

      (3)  The issue is rejected.  The Board noted that the applicant met entrance qualification standards to include age.  The Board further found no evidence that the applicant was any less mature than other soldiers of the same age who successfully completed military service.  The Board, being convinced that the characterization of service and the reason for discharge was both proper and equitable, voted to deny relief.

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

			CASE NO:  AD97-00476

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:  AD97-00476

PART VII - BOARD ACTION
SECTION B - Verification and Authentication

Case report reviewed and verified	

                          	
LTC WHISKER                                                                   
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:

AD9700476         970502    GD    900816    AR 635-200 C14    A6750   NC 5-0 A
1          10 11 12        18    20        26                41      46 49  52

                  A9217   A0100   A9447   A9301                               
                 53      58      63      68                                   

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PART IX - VOTING RECORD

    Name                                   Reason          Characterization
                                           CHANGE   NC     HON  UHC   NC  UNCHAR

    1.  LTC PHILLIPS, JOHN S.         Mbr           X                 X       

    2.  LTC WHISKER, JILL M.          Mbr           X                 X       

    3.  COL ALLEN, THOMAS J.          Mbr           X                 X       

    4.  COL MELCHIOR, ROBERT J.       Mbr           X                 X       

    5.  COL BARNES, EL CARTIO         PO            X                 X