CASE NO:  AD97-01537

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):  850710                                          

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:

a.  Period entered for:  3 Years               Type
b.  Entry date:  831104                        AAM                             
c.  Age:  24  Years   DOB:  590929             GCMDL                                               
d.  Educational level:  HS GED                                           
e.  Aptitude area scores:  ( X ) NIF/NA
	    GT:  109                               3.  Highest grade achieved:
    f.  Actual creditable service:  1  Year            
        4  Months  2  Days                         Grade    
                                                   E4         

                                               4.  Performance evaluations:  
                                                   ( X ) NONE

					CASE NO:  AD97-01537

PART III - SERVICE HISTORY
SECTION A - Period of Service Under Review - Continued

5.  Periods of unauthorized absence:  
                                                                    
    Status        Inclusive dates                       
	AWOL          841210-850414                                                    
	Mil conf                                                          
	Civil conf                                                        
	Other                                                             

6.  Nonjudicial punishment:  

	Date 	Offense(s)
	840824	ART 123        	 

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
	RA               HD
	RA               HD

            

	CASE NO:  AD97-01537

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 10, AR 635-200, are not 	         in the file.
	850628:	DA,HQ USA 7th Infantry Division and Ft Ord, Orders 126-370, 			discharged applicant from the Regular Army.
	850710:	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 970318. 
    B-1:  DD Form 293, with three 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

				CASE NO:  AD97-01537

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 correspond to the issue numbers on the DD Form 293, or in Part VI, Paragraph 1, above.

        (1)thru(5)  The issues are rejected.  The applicant’s record is void of facts and circumstances concerning events that led to a discharge from the Army.  The Board did note that the applicant’s record contains a properly constituted DD Form 214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty), which reflects a   discharge under the provisions of Chapter 10, 635-200, for the good of the Service.  The applicant would have submitted this request for discharge in lieu of court-martial.  In doing so, the applicant admitted guilt to the stipulated offenses under the UCMJ.  The Board was satisfied that all requirements of law and regulation were met and the rights of the applicant were fully protected throughout the separation process.  Finally, the Board considered the applicant’s entire record of service for the period under review.  It also noted that the characterization of service for this type of discharge is normally under other than honorable conditions and that the applicant would be aware of that prior to requesting discharge.  The Board, being convinced that the reason for discharge and the characterization of service were both proper and equitable, voted to deny relief.  

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

			CASE NO:  AD97-01537

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.

                  Army Review Boards Agency
                  ATTN:  Promulgation Team
                  1941 Jefferson Davis Highway, 2nd Floor
                  Arlington, VA  22202-4508

3.  Minority views:  ( X ) NA

				CASE NO:  AD97-01537

PART VII - BOARD ACTION
SECTION B - Verification and Authentication

Case report reviewed and verified	

                          	
COL SHATZER                                                                   
Post Hearing Reviewer	

PART VIII - DIRECTIVE/CERTIFICATION
SECTION A - DIRECTIVE

(X) NONE

SECTION B - CERTIFICATION

Approval Authority:

WILLIAM E. MATHEWS
Colonel, U.S. Army
President, Army Discharge
   Review Board

Official:

JIMMY R. WYRICK
Lieutenant Colonel, U.S. Army
Chief, Secretary Recorder

EXHIBITS:
A - Application for review of discharge              	C - Other 
B - Material submitted by applicant

INDEX RECORD:

AD9701537         980420    UD    850710    AR 635-200  C10   A7100    NC 5-0A
1          10 11 12        18    20        26                41       46 49 52

                  A9235   A0100   A9323   A9453                               
                 53      58      63      68 

			CASE NO:  AD97-01537
PART IX - VOTING RECORD

    Name                                   Reason          Characterization
                                           CHANGE   NC     HON  UHC   NC  UNCHAR

    1.  COL JACKSON, MICHAEL H.        Mbr          X                 X       

    2.  COL ALLEN, THOMAS J.           Mbr          X                 X       

    3.  COL SHATZER, WILSON A.         Mbr          X                 X       

    4.  COL MILLER, JOEL D.            Mbr          X                 X       

    5.  COL MELCHIOR, ROBERT J.        PO           X                 X