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1	ORDER APPOINTING 11lE BOARD

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FD2002..0365

2	APPLICATION FOR REVIEW OF DISCHARGE
3	LETTER OF NOTIFICATION
4	BRIEF OF PERSONNEL FILE COUNSEL'S RELEASE TO THE BOARD
ADDITIONAL EXHIBITS SUBMITTED AT TIME OF PERSONAL APPEARANCE

TAPE RECORDING OF PERSONAL APPERANCE HEARING
APPLICANT'S ISSUE AND  E BOARD'S DECISIONAL RATIONAL ARE DISCUSSED ON THE ATI"ACHED AIR FORCE DISCHARGE Rl!VlllW BOARD DECISIONAL RATIONALE.

REMARKS
Case heard at Scott AFB, Illinois.

Advise applicant of the decision of the Board and the right to submit an application to the AFBCM R.

SAF/MlBR
550 C STREET WEST, SUITE 40 RANDOLPH AfB, TX 78150-4742

AFHQ FORM 0-!0'77, JAN 00
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SECRETARY OF THE AIR FORCE PERSONNEL COUNCIL AIR FORCE DISCHARGE REVIEW BOARD
1535 COMMAND DR, EE WING, 3RD FLOOR ANDREWS AFB, MD 20762-7002
(EF-V2)	Previous edition will be used.

AIR FORCE DISCHARGE REVIEW BOARD DECISIONAL RATIONALE	CASE NUMBER

FD2002-0365	

GENERAL:  The applicant appeals for upgrade of discharge to Honorable.

The attached brief contains available pertinent data on the appJicant and the factors leading to the discharge.

FINDINGS:   Upgrade of discharge to Honorable is denied.

The Board finds that neither the evidence of record or that provided by the applicant substantiates an inequity or impropriety that would justify upgrade of the discharge.

ISSUES: The applicant requested and received a discharge with an Under Other Than Honorable (UOTH) Discharge in lieu of Court Martial for Drug (Cocaine) Abuse/Use. The applicant  requested  that  his discharge be upgraded, citing he ..did the honorable thing and turned [himself] in to Social Actions at Wright-Patterson AFB for assistance in a drug problem [he] had." The applicant also cited the assistance he provided to the AFOSI and civilian police authorities into further investigation into the drug problem in the community, which resulted in the successful arrest of other drug abusers/users in the military and civilian communities. The DRB noted the applicant also has a record of minor disciplinary infractions, but opines it is the applicant' s positive urinalysis for the metabolites of cocaine, which resulted in his discharge. The DRB noted no causal or mitigating issues, which would warrant a change in the reason and characterization of his military service.

CONCLUSIONS: The Discharge Review Board  concludes that the discharge was consistent with the procedural and substantive requirements of the discharge reguJation and was within the discretion of the discharge authority and that the applicant was provided full administrative due process.

Attachment: Examiner's Brief