CASE NO:  AD97-00538

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):  831012                                     

3.  Authority for separation:

	a.  Regulation:  Chapter 9, AR 635-200

	b.  Reason:	Alcohol Abuse - Rehabilitation Failure
                           
4.  Prior review(s):  ( X ) NONE

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

1.	Service data:                              2.  Awards and decorations:
                                                   Type
                                               ARCOM
a.  Period entered for:  4 Years               NCOPDR
b.  Entry date:  800118                        ASR
c.  Age:  19 Years   DOB:  600428              OSR                         
d.  Educational level:  HS Grad                C/Ach   (2)                 
e.  Aptitude area scores:  ( X ) NIF/NA        L/C     (2)
	    GT:  92                                3.  Highest grade achieved:
    f.  Actual creditable service:  3  Years            
        8  Months  25 Days                         Grade    
                                                   E5        

                                               4.  Performance evaluations:  
                                                   ( X ) NONE

					CASE NO:  AD97-00538

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    810311
    Art 15    820202
    Art 15    821230
    Art 15    830615

7.  Court-Martial data:  ( X ) NONE

8.	Remarks:  ( X ) NONE

SECTION B - Other Service Data
( X ) NONE

            

	CASE NO:  AD97-00538

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

1.  Summary of facts and circumstances concerning discharge:

    830721:  Unit commander in consultation with clinical director/ADAPCP declared 
             applicant a rehabilitation failure.
    830830:  Unit commander notified the applicant of initiation of separation 
             action under the provisions of Chapter 9, AR 635-200, for alcohol abuse 
             - rehabilitation failure.  He was advised of his rights.
    830928:  DA, USA Regional Center, Nurnberg, APO New York, Orders 271-204, 
             discharged applicant from the Regular Army.
    831012:  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 961212.

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:  AD97-00538

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 rejected.  The applicant, by violating the Army's alcohol abuse policies, compromised the special trust and confidence placed in the soldier at the time.  The applicant had a duty to support and abide by the Army's alcohol policies and not abuse alcohol.  The Board  found that the chain of command did provide the applicant with adequate rehabilitative opportunities and that further efforts were not practical, rendering the applicant a rehabilitation failure. By abusing alcohol, the applicant knowingly risked a military career.  This misconduct diminished the quality of his service below that meriting a fully honorable discharge and the Board voted to deny relief.

        (2)  The issue is rejected.  The record contains no evidence that the command refused the applicant’s request for leave.  Be that the case, there is no indication that the command responded in an other than proper manner.

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

			CASE NO:  AD97-00538

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:  AD97-00538

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: 

AD9700538         970321    GD    831012    AR635-200 C9      A6900    NC 5-0 A
1          10 11 12        18    20        26                41       46 49  52

                  A9217   A0100   A9447   A9411                              
                 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.  LTC SMITH, LILLIAN             Mbr          X                 X       

    4.  COL ALLEN, THOMAS              Mbr          X                 X       

    5.  COL MATHEWS, WILLIAM           PO           X                 X