CASE NO:  AD97-00539

PART II - APPLICATION DATA
(Note: Part I deleted under the Privacy Act on Reading Room copy)

1.  Type of discharge (or characterization of service):  HD                   

2.  Date of discharge (or REFRAD):  930323                                     

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:
                                                   ( X ) NONE
                                                    
a.  Period entered for:  3 Years
b.  Entry date:  910917                        
c.  Age:  23 Years   DOB:  680820                                          
d.  Educational level:  HS Grad                                        
e.  Aptitude area scores:  ( X ) NIF/NA
	    GT:  86                                3.  Highest grade achieved:
    f.  Actual creditable service:  1 Year             
        6 Months  7 Days                           Grade    
                                                   E4        

                                               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    920812

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:

	930302:	Unit commander notified applicant of initiation of separation action 			under the provisions of Chapter 13, AR 635-200, for unsatisfactory 			performance.  He was advised of his rights.
	930310:	Separation authority waived rehabilitation and approved separation 			with an honorable discharge.
	930323:	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 961213.

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:  (  ) Recharacterization    ( X ) 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 Board reviewed the applicant’s entire record and noted that on 2 March 1993, his unit commander notified him, in writing, of his intent to separate him for unsatisfactory performance.  The applicant acknowledged the notification, consulted legal consul, and notified the commander, in writing, that he understood his rights during the process.  Further, the applicant’s signature is on his DD Form 214 which states the reason for separation as unsatisfactory performance.  The board, being convinced that 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

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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                      .
	( 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

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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: 

AD9700539         970314    HD    930323    AR635-200 C13     A4900    NC 5-0 A
1          10 11 12        18    20        26                41       46 49  52

                  A0113   A0100   A9411                              
                 53      58      63                                  

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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 WHISKER, JILL              Mbr          X                 X       

    5.  COL MELCHIOR, ROBERT           PO           X                 X