CASE NO:  AD97-01646

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):  830602                                          

3.  Authority for separation:

	a.  Regulation:  Chapter 9, AR 635-200                                                        

	b.  Reason:	Drug Abuse - Rehabilitation Failure
                           
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:  2 Years               Type
b.  Entry date:  810728                        ASR                             
c.  Age:  19  Years   DOB:  611029             OSR                                               
d.  Educational level:  HS Grad                                           
e.  Aptitude area scores:  ( X ) NIF/NA
	    GT:  143                               3.  Highest grade achieved:
    f.  Actual creditable service:  1  Year            
        10  Months  23  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          820826-820827                                                    
	Mil conf                                                          
	Civil conf                                                        
	Other                                                             

6.  Nonjudicial punishment:  

	Date 	Offense(s)
	830119    FOLO issued by SPC (830107); Were disrespectful in language toward SSG (830108)
	830419	Wrongfully possess an unknown amount of a controlled substance, to wit: marihuana in the hashish form (830405)
	830506	DOLC from 1LT (930502)            	 

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

            

	CASE NO:  AD97-01646

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

1.  Summary of facts and circumstances concerning discharge:

	830331:	Physical examination cleared applicant for separation.
	830419:	Unit commander in consultation with Counselor and ADCO stated that 		applicant’s potential for successful rehabilitation is poor an 			declared him a rehabilitation failure.
	830421:	Unit commander notified the applicant of initiation of separation 		action under the provisions of Chapter 9, AR 635-200, for drug abuse 		- rehabilitation failure.  He was advised of his rights.
	830421:	Unit commander recommended separation from the service.
	830502:	Applicant acknowledged notification.
	830516:	Separation authority approved separation with a general under 			honorable conditions discharge.
	830602:	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 970421. 
    B-1:  DD Form 293, with five 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 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 applicant, by violating the Army's policy not to possess or use illegal drugs, compromised the trust and confidence placed as a soldier.  The applicant, as a soldier, had the duty to support and abide by the Army's drug policies concerning possession and/or use.  By abusing illegal drugs, the applicant knowingly risked a military career and diminished the quality of below that meriting a fully honorable discharge.  Accordingly, the Board voted to deny relief.

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	

                          	
COL MATHEWS
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: 

AD9701646         970604    GD    830602    AR635-200 C9      A6900    NC 5-0A
1          10 11 12        18    20        26                41       46 49 52

                  A9200   A0100   A9453                             
                 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