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AIR FORCE DISCHARGE REVIEW BOARD HEARING RECORD

NAME  OF SERVJCE MEMBER (LAST, FJRST MIDDtE  I NITIAL)

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EXHIBITS SUBllfITTED TO THE BOARD'

A93.0I, A71.0l	A67.50	l	ORDER APPOINTING THE BOARD
2	APPLICATION FOR REVIEW OF DISC
3	LETTER OF NOTIFICATION
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HEARING DATE
03-01-24

CASE NUMBER
FD2002-0379

4	BRIEF OF PERSONNEL FILE
COUNSEL'S RELEASE TO THE BOAR
ADDITIONAL EXHIBITS SUBMITfED AT . PERSONAL APPEARANCE

TAPE RECORDING OF PERSONAL APPE
APPLICANT'S ISSUE AND THE BOARD'S DECISIONAL RATlONAl ARE DISCllSSF.D ON THE AHACHED AIR FORCE DISCHARGE REVJEW BOARD DEClSl.ON,A.L ..RATJoN
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REMARKS

Case heard at Washington, D.C.

Advise applicant of the decision of the Board and the right to a personal appearance with/without counsel, an  the right to submit an application to the AFBCMR.

SAF/MJBR
550 C STREl':T WEST, SUITE 40
RANDOLPH AFB, TX 781504742

FROMo

SECRETARY OF THE AIR FORCE PERSONNE AIR FORCE DISCHARGE REVIEW BOARD 1535 COMMAND DR, EE WING, 3RD FLOOR ANDREWS AFB, MD 20762-7002

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AIR FORCE DISCHARGE REVIEW  BOARD DECISIONAL  RATIONALE	CASE NUMBER

FD2002·037	

GENERAL:	The applicant appeals for upgrade of discharge to honorable, to change the 1
authority for discharge, and to change his reentry code.

The applicant  was  offered  a personal  appearance  before  the  Discharge  Review  Board  but  c
exercise this right.

The attached brief contains avaflab]e pertinent data on the applicant and the factors leading to the

FINDINGS:  Upgrade of discharge, change of reason and authority for the discharge, and change code arc denied.

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

Issues.	Applicant   was  discharged   for  misconduct,   discreditable   involvement   with  militar authorities.   He had four Letters of Counseling, a Letter of Reprimand, and an Article  15.  His included two failures to go, two failures to maintain his dormitory room, aJlowing two minors tc night in his dormitory room, and stealing from another  airman.   He was also convicted by Sp' Martial  for being  absent  without  leave for  13 days, using marijuana  on divers occasions  over period, and stealing gasoline.   Member's  only Enlsited  Performance  Report  was rated  an over "1", and stated member's actions caused  "havoc" in his unit, and his lack of integrity was a "dis the time of the discharge, applicant waived his right to submit a statement in his own behalf. noted  member  was  counseled  repeatedly  and given  numerous  opportunities  to improve his be failed to respond to those rehabilitative  efforts.   He was responsible for his actions of miscondu properly held accountable for those.  No inequity or impropriety was found in this discharge in th the records review.

CONCLUSIONS: The Discharge Review Board concludes that the discharge was consister procedural and substantive requirements of the discharge regulation and was within the discre discharge authority and that the applicant was provided full administrative due process.

In view of the foregoing findings the board further concludes that there exists no legal or equitab upgrade of discharge, thus the applicant's discharge should not be changed.

Attachment: Examiner's Brief	

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