CASE NO:  AD97-00751

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):  900717

3.  Authority for separation:

	a.  Regulation:  Chapter 14, AR 635-200

	b.  Reason:	Misconduct - Commission of a Serious Offense
                           
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:  860902                        AAM
c.  Age:  19 Years   DOB:  670407              GCMDL                       
d.  Educational level:  HS Grad                ASR                         
e.  Aptitude area scores:  ( X ) NIF/NA        OSR
	    GT:  115                               3.  Highest grade achieved:
    f.  Actual creditable service:  3 Years            
        10 Months  16  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    880908
    Art 15    900621

7.  Court-Martial data:  ( X ) NONE
	
8.	Remarks:  ( X ) NONE

SECTION B - Other Service Data

                                   ( X ) NONE

            

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

1.  Summary of facts and circumstances concerning discharge:

    900622:  Unit commander notified the applicant of initiation of separation 
             action under the provisions of Chapter 14, AR 635-200, for misconduct, 
             commission of a serious offense.  He was advised of his rights.
    900709:  Separation authority waived rehabilitation and approved separation with 
             a general under honorable conditions discharge.
    900717:  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 970717

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 applicant has not submitted an issue of equity and the 
                    ADRB has not otherwise relied upon an issue of equity to 
                    change the discharge.  The major factors upon which the 
                    discharge was based are set forth in Parts III and IV of 
                    this decisional document. 

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 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:

AD9700751         970404    GD    900707    AR 635-200  C14   A6730    NC 5-0 A
1          10 11 12        18    20        26                41       46 49  52

                  A9200   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              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 MATHEWS, WILLIAM           PO           X                 X