CASE NO:  AD97-00735

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):  850710                                          

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: 6 Years                Type
b.  Entry date: 791228                         GCMDL   C/C
c.  Age: 20 Years   DOB: 590717                ASR     L/C                       
d.  Educational level:  10 Years               OSR     L/A(3)                        
e.  Aptitude area scores:  ( X ) NIF/NA        C/Ach
	    GT:  94                                3.  Highest grade achieved:
    f.  Actual creditable service:  5 Years            
        6 Months 15 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:  

	Date 	Offense(s)
	850516    FTG(850427); Disrespectful in language towards NCO(850505);
              With intent to deceive-make an offical statement which
              was false(850506)
    841226    FTG, four specs(841205;841206)(two specs on 841207)     
    840925    Unlawfully strike female(840913)
    811025    FTG(811007)
    811006    FTG(811002)
    810217    FOLO, from CPT, two specs(810204-810205);
              DOLO,from SGT(810206)
    800605    Breaking restriction(800520); FTG(800520)
    800303    Assault SPC; and assault on a SGT, two specs(800218)   	 

7.  Court-Martial data:

	a.  SCM:   ( X ) NONE
	
	b.  SPCM:  ( X ) NONE              
		
	c.  GCM:	 ( X ) NONE               

8.	Remarks:  ( X ) NONE

SECTION B - Other Service Data

1.  Other discharge:

   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:

    850510:  Mental status evaluation and physical examination cleared
             applicant for separation.
    850522:  Command Sergeant Major, USA, recommended separation 
             from the service and requested that the rehabilitation required
             be waived.
    850529:  Unit commander notified the 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.
    850530:  Applicant acknowledged notification, consulted legal counsel,
             waived hearing by a board of officers, and did not submit a  
             statement in his own behalf.
    850531:  Intermediate commander recommended approval.
    850607:  Senior Intermediate commander recommended approval.
    850628:  Separation authority waived rehabilitation and approved 
             separation with an under other than honorable conditions discharge.
    850710:  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 970115.

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 Board examined the applicant's record of service during the period of enlistment under review.  There was a full consideration of all faithful and honorable service as well as infractions of discipline, the extent thereof, and the seriousness of the offenses.  The Board determined that the applicant's discharge was appropriate because the quality of service determination at the time of discharge was consistent with the Army's standards for acceptable personal conduct and performance of duty by military personnel. By  misconduct and/or poor duty performance the applicant diminished the quality of service below that meriting a fully honorable or general discharge.  The applicant provided no independent corroborating evidence demonstrating that either the command's action was erroneous or the applicant’s service mitigated the misconduct or poor duty performance.  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

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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	

                          	
COL MELCHIOR                                                                  
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:

AD9700735         970416    UD    850710    AR 635-200  C14   A6750   NC 5-0 A
1          10 11 12        18    20        26                41      46 49  52

                  A9217   A0100   A9235   A9411                               
                 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 SMITH, LILLIAN C.          Mbr          X                 X       

    3.  COL ALLEN, THOMAS J.           Mbr          X                 X       

    4.  COL MELCHIOR, ROBERT J.        Mbr          X                 X       

    5.  COL MATHEWS, WILLIAM           PO           X                 X