CASE NO:  AD97-00775

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):  951025                                     

3.  Authority for separation:

	a.  Regulation:  Chapter 14, AR 635-200                                   

	b.  Reason:	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:  3 Years (5 mos Ex)    Type
b.  Entry date:  930106          (930609)      NDSM
c.  Age:  20 Years   DOB:  720913              ASR                         
d.  Educational level:  HS Grad                OSR                           
e.  Aptitude area scores:  ( X ) NIF/NA
	    GT:  93                                3.  Highest grade achieved:
    f.  Actual creditable service:  2  Years            
        9  Months  20 Days                         Grade    
                                                   E3        

                                               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                                                              
	Mil conf                                                          
	Civil conf   950816 - 950830                                      
	Other                                                             

6.  Nonjudicial punishment:  

	Nature    Date
	Memorandum of Reprimand (940915) (Administrative)

7.  Court-Martial data:  ( X ) NONE

8.	Remarks:  Applicant has a period of civil confinement, not shown on DD Form 	214, (950816-950830)

SECTION B - Other Service Data

1.  Other discharge(s):   ( X ) NONE              

               

            

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

1.  Summary of facts and circumstances concerning discharge:

    950816:  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.
    950925:  Separation authority approved separation with an under other than
             honorable conditions discharge.
    951025:  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  970127.

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.

       (2)  The issue is accepted.  Considering all the facts of the case, the Board determined that the characterization of service was too harsh.  Accordingly, the Board voted to upgrade the characterization to general, under honorable conditions.

       (1)  The issue is rejected.  Inasmuch as the Board voted to grant the full relief requested, response to the remaining issue is  neither required nor rendered.

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                      .
	(   )	Equitable.
	( X )	Inequitable as to characterization.  Change characterization to        General Discharge         .
	(   )	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       5         0   

	  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 ALLEN                                                                              
Post Hearing Reviewer	

PART VIII - DIRECTIVE/CERTIFICATION
SECTION A - DIRECTIVE

TO:  Commander, ARPERCEN		       Date:

	The Army Discharge Review Board, established under the provisions of Section 30, Public Law 346, 78th Congress, 22 June 1944 and codified as Title 10, United States Code, Section 1553, in the case of the applicant named in Part I directs that:

		(   )  Characterization of discharge be changed to Uncharacterized.
		(   )  Characterization of discharge be changed to Honorable.
		( X )  Characterization of discharge be changed to Under Honorable 
                   Conditions.
		(   )  Reason and authority for discharge be changed to 
		                                         .
		(   )  Other (see remarks below).

Remarks:  

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: 

AD9700775         970409    UD    951025    AR 635-200  C14   A6700    GD 5-0 A
1          10 11 12        18    20        26                41       46 49  52

                  A9217   A0100   A9447                              
                 53      58      63                                  

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PART IX - VOTING RECORD

    Name                                   Reason          Characterization
                                           CHANGE   NC     HON  UHC   NC  UNCHAR

    1.    MAJ WYRICK, JIMMY R.         Mbr          X            X            

    2.    LTC PHILLIPS, JOHN S.       Mbr          X            X            

    3.    LTC SMITH, LILLIAN C.        Mbr          X            X            

    4.    LTC WHISKER, JILL M.         Mbr          X            X            

    5.    COL ALLEN, THOMAS J.         PO           X            X