CASE NO:  AD97-01320

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):  880128

3.  Authority for separation:

	a.  Regulation:  Chapter 8, NGR 600-200

	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:
                                                                                                       
a.  Period entered for:  4 Years (6 Yr ext)    Type
b.  Entry date:  781212          (821106)      ARCAM
c.  Age:  27 Years   DOB:  500209              AFRM                        
d.  Educational level:  HS Grad                L/A                         
e.  Aptitude area scores:  ( X ) NIF/NA
	    GT:  108                               3.  Highest grade achieved:
    f.  Actual creditable service:  9 Years            
        1 Month   17 Days                          Grade    
                                                   E5        

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

8.	Remarks:  ( X ) NONE

SECTION B - Other Service Data

1.  Other discharge(s): 

	Service          Type           
    ARNGUS           HD
    ADT              Hon Rel
    ARNGUS           HD
    AGR              Hon Rel

            

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

1.  Summary of facts and circumstances concerning discharge:

    Note:    Facts and circumstances pertaining to applicant’s discharge 
             proceedings under the provisions of Chapter 8, NGR 600-200, are not 
             in the file.

    880128:  State of Connecticut, Military Department, Orders 18-10, discharged 
             applicant from the Army National Guard with a general discharge and 
             assigned her to the USARCG.
    880128:  Applicant was not available to sign NGB Form 22, indicating the 
             following facts:
             Character of service is a general discharge under the provisions of 
             Chapter 8, NGR 600-200, unsatisfactory performance.
    880128:  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 960301.

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 issue is not a matter of fact, law or procedure relating to the discharge process.

        (2)  The issue is rejected.  While the record is not complete with all the facts and circumstances relating to the applicant’s discharge the Board found evidence that the applicant had several instances of being AWOL missing drills, some which led to his reduction  in grade.  The record also contained a completed NGB Form 22 indicating the applicant received a general discharge for unsatisfactory performance.  Lacking independent corroborating evidence to the contrary, the Board presumed regularity of government operations.  

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 PHILLIPS
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: 

AD9701320         970604    GD    880128    NGR600-200  C8    A8400    NC 5-0A
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.  LTC WYRICK, JIMMY              Mbr          X                 X       

    2.  LTC PHILLIPS, JOHN             Mbr          X                 X       

    3.  LTC SMITH, LILLIAN             Mbr          X                 X       

    4.  COL ALLEN, THOMAS              Mbr          X                 X       

    5.  COL MATHEWS, WILLIAM           PO           X                 X