CASE NO:  AD97-01408

PART II - APPLICATION DATA
(Note: Part I deleted under the Privacy Act on Reading Room copy)

1.  Type of discharge (or characterization of service):  HD

2.  Date of discharge (or REFRAD):  940914

3.  Authority for separation:

	a.  Regulation:  Chapter 5, AR 635-200

	b.  Reason:  Personality Disorder

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               Type
b.  Entry date:  940201                        NDSM
c.  Age:  23 Years   DOB:  710201              ASR                            
d.  Educational level:  HS Grad                                            
e.  Aptitude area scores:  ( X ) NIF/NA
	    GT:  84                                3.  Highest grade achieved:
    f.  Actual creditable service:  0 Years            
        7 Months  14 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:  
                                                                    
6.  Nonjudicial punishment:  ( X ) NONE

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

                                ( X ) NONE

            

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

1.  Summary of facts and circumstances concerning discharge:

    940621:  Psychological testing diagnosed the applicant with:  AXIS I - 
             adjustment D/O with depressed mood and AXIS II - personality 
             disorder with depressed traits.
    940812:  Unit commander notified the applicant of initiation of separation 
             action under the provisions of Chapter 5, AR 635-200, personality 
             disorder.  He was advised of his rights.
    940818:  Applicant acknowledged notification, consulted legal counsel and did 
             not submit a statement in his own behalf.
    940823:  Unit commander recommended separation with an honorable discharge.
   Undated:  Intermediate commander recommended approval with an honorable
             discharge.
   Undated:  Separation authority waived rehabilitation and approved separation 
             with an honorable discharge.
    940825:  CPT, JA, Chief Administrative Law determined the separation to be 
             legally sufficient.
    940914:  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 970326.

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:  (   ) Recharacterization    ( X ) 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),(2),(3) The issues are rejected.  The Board noted that the applicant was discharged for a personality disorder under the provisions of Chapter 5, AR 635-200.  Soldiers discharged under this chapter  receive an honorable discharge unless they have been convicted at a general court martial or received more than one special court martial.  Finding no evidence of any court martial convictions, the Board found the characterization was proper.  The Board was satisfied that the reason for discharge was proper and equitable, and to change it would be inappropriate.

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 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:

AD9701408         970618    HD    940914    AR 635-200  C5    A8600   NC 5-0 A
1          10 11 12        18    20        26                41      46 49  52

                  A9217   A0100   A9321   A9447                               
                 53      58      63      68                                   

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PART IX - VOTING RECORD

    Name                                   Reason          Characterization
                                           CHANGE   NC     HON  UHC   NC  UNCHAR

    1.  LTC WYRICK, JIMMY R.          Mbr           X                 X       

    2.  LTC PHILLIPS, JOHN S.         Mbr           X                 X       

    3.  LTC SMITH, LILLIAN C.         Mbr           X                 X       

    4.  COL ALLEN, THOMAS J.          Mbr           X                 X       

    5.  COL MELCHIOR, ROBERT J.       PO            X                 X