CASE NO:  AD97-00765

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):  870402                                    

3.  Authority for separation:

	a.  Regulation:  Chapter 10, AR 635-200                                  

	b.  Reason:	For the Good of the Service - In Lieu of Court-Martial
                           
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:  850412                             
c.  Age:  18  Years   DOB:  660613                                               
d.  Educational level:  HS Grad                                           
e.  Aptitude area scores:  ( X ) NIF/NA
	    GT:  101                               3.  Highest grade achieved:
    f.  Actual creditable service:  1  Year            
        10  Months  2  Days                        Grade    
                                                   E2         

                                               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:  
                                                                    
    Status        Inclusive dates                       
	AWOL          861230-870217;870218-870218                                                    
	Mil conf                                                          
	Civil conf                                                        
	Other                                                             

6.  Nonjudicial punishment:  

	Date 	Offense(s)
	860521    Wrongfully use some amount of marihuana between (860308-860409)            	 

7.  Court-Martial data:

	a.  SCM:   ( X ) NONE
		Date   Offense(s)

	b.  SPCM:  ( X ) NONE              
		Date   Offense(s)

	c.  GCM:	 ( X ) NONE               
		Date   Offense(s)

8.	Remarks:  ( X ) NONE

SECTION B - Other Service Data

1.  Other discharge(s):

    Service          Type
    ARNG             NA
	ADT              HonRel
	ARNG             HD

                                                   

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

1.  Summary of facts and circumstances concerning discharge:

    870223:  Applicant waived a physical examination.
    870223:  Applicant was charged with AWOL (861230-871217).
    870223:  Applicant consulted legal counsel, requested discharge under the 	provisions of Chapter 10, AR 635-200, for the good of the service - 	in lieu of court martial, and did not submit a statement in his own 	behalf.
    870305:  Unit commander recommended approval with an under other than 	honorable conditions discharge.
    870310:  Separation authority approved separation with an under other than 	honorable conditions discharge.
    870402:  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 970106. 
    B-1:  DD Form 293, with nine enclosures as submitted by the applicant.

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 not set forth in Parts III and IV 		of this decisional document.  

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

			CASE NO:  AD97-00765

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:  AD97-00765

PART VII - BOARD ACTION
SECTION B - Verification and Authentication

Case report reviewed and verified	

                          	
MAJ WYRICK
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: 

AD9700765         970409    UD    870402    AR635-200 C10     A7100    NC 5-0A
1          10 11 12        18    20        26                41       46 49 52

                  A9235   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 PHILLIPS, JOHN             Mbr          X                 X      

    3.  LTC SMITH, LILLIAN             Mbr          X                 X      

    4.  LTC WHISKER, JILL              Mbr          X                 X      

    5.  COL ALLEN, THOMAS              PO           X                 X