PERSONAL  APPEARANCE
NAME OF COUNSEL AND OR ORGANIZAtlON

x

MEMBERS SITTING

X  RECORD REVIEW

ADDRESS AND OR ORGANIZATION OF COUNSEL

x
x
x

ISSUES

INDEX NUMBER

A92.35, A92.37, A67.05	A67.50

2	APPLICATION FOR REVIEW OF DISCHARGE

HEARING DATE
02-09-06

CASE NUMBER
FD2002-0008

3	LErrER OF NOTIFICATION

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Case heard at Washington, D.C.

Advise applicant of the decision of the Board and the right to a personal .... submit an application to the AFBCMR.
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counsel, The right to

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SAF/MIBR
550 C STREET WEST, SUITE 40 RANDOLPH AFB, TX 78150-4742

AFHQ FORM 0-2077, JAN 00

(EF-V2)

SECRETARY OF THE AIR FORCE PERSONN EL COUNCii , AIR FORCE DISCHARGE REVIEW BOARD
1535 COMMAND DR, EE WING, 3RD FLOOR ANDREWS AFB, MD 20762-7002
Previous edition will be used.

AIR FORCE DISCHARGE REVIEW BOARD DECISIONAL RATTONA LE	CASE NUMBER

FD20020008	

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 exercise this right.

The attached brief contains available pertinent data on the applicant and the factors lead ing to the discharge.
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FINDINGS: Upgrade of discharge is denied.

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

Issues. Applicant was discharged for a pattern of misconduct.  He had a Letter of Admonishment,  a Letter of Repri mand, three Letters of Counseling, an Article 15, and a vacation of suspended punishment. His misconduct included two instances of failure to go, speeding in a Security Forces vehicle, being drunk and disorderly, joyriding in a golf cart at night and causing significant damage to the golf course, violating a lawful order not to discuss an investigation, and making a false official statement. Member was referred to the Mental Health Clinic due to his alcohol-related incident, but no diagnosis was made and he was apparently not entered into any particular programs. At the time of the discharge, applicant waived his right to submit a statement in his own behalf. He now contends his discharge was based on one isolated incident during his period of service. The Board finds this issue without merit in  that  member's  misconduct consisted of a series of incidents that were of a very serious nature. His conduct was a significant departure from the standards expected of airmen, and although member was counseled repeatedly and given numerous opportunities to improve and change his negative behavior, he was unable or unwilling 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.

In view of the foregoing -f-i-p-dings the board further concludes that there exists no legal or equitabl e basis for
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upgrade of discharge, thus the applicant's discharge should not be changed.

Attachment: Examiner's Brief