INDEX NUMBER
A67.10

ORDER APPOINTING TIIE BOARD

SAF/MIBR
550 C STREET WEST, SUITE40. RANDOLPH AFB, TX 78150-4742

AFHQ FORM 0-2077, JAN 00

(EF-V2)

SECRETARY OF THE AIR FORCE PERSONNEL COUNC'n,
AIR FORCE DISCHARGE REVIEW BOARD l S3S COMMAND DR, EE WINO, 3RD FLOOR ANDREWS AFB, MD 20762-7002
Previous edition will be used.

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NAME OF SERVICE MEMBER (LAST, FIRST MIDDLE INITIAL,)	GRADE	AFSN/SSAN	
TYPE

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YES	NO
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PERSONAL APPEARANCE	- • 1111111
X  RECORD REVIEW	
	NAME OF COUNSEL AND OR ORGllNIZM'IOO	ADDRESS AND OR ORGllNIZATIOO OF COUNSEL	

MEMBERS SITTING	

	APPLICATION FOR REVIEW OF DISCHARGE

LETTER OFNOTIFICATION	
HEARING DATE
02--05-29	CASENUMBER
FD2002-0003	4	BRIEF OF PERSONNEL FILE	
			COUNSEL'S RELEASE TO THE BOARD	
			ADDIDONALEXHIBITS SUEMITTEDAT  TIMEOF PERSONALAPPEARAffll	
			TAPE RECORDINGOF PERSONALAPPERAN:E  HEARING	

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Case heard at Washington, D.C

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

41R FORCE DISCHARGE REVIEW BOARD DECISIONAL RATIONALE	CASE	

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

The applicant was offered a personal appearance before the Discharge Review Board but declined to this right.
The attached brief contains available pertinent data on the applicant and the factors leading	discharge.
FINDINGS:	discharge is denied.

The Board finds the applicant submitted no issues contesting the equity or propriety of	discharge, and a thorough review of the record, the Board was unable to identify any.

Applicant was discharged for minor disciplinary infractions. He had two Articles 15, and vacation a Suspended reduction.  His misconduct included two instances of underage drinking, driving drunk, being drunk and disorderly, and assaulting another airman. Member was entered into the Substance Abuse
Awareness Seminar program	his first Article  15, diagnosed a problem drinker, and
completed the program.	He was again referred for substance abuse counseling after his subsequent recurrent incidents, and diagnosed an alcohol abuser.  At the time of the discharge, applicant waived his right to consult counsel or submit a statement in his own behalf.  The Board found the personnel and records indicate member was given adequate opportunity to improve and conform his behavior to
Air Force standards and was either unwilling or unable to do so. Therefore, no inequity or impropriety was Found in his discharge in the course of the records review.

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

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

Attachment: Examiner's Brief