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A49.00	POINTING THE BOARD

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29 May 02

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AIR FORCE DISCHARGE REVIEW BOARD DECISIONAL RATIONALE

CASE NUMBER

GENERAL: The applicant appeals for a Change in Reason and Authority for Discharge.

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

attached	the available pertinent data on the applicant and the factors	the discharge.

FINDINGS: Change in Reason and Authority for Discharge is denied.

The board finds that neither evidence of record nor that provided by the applicant substantiates an inequity or impropriety, which would justify a change of discharge.

ISSUE: Applicant wants his DD Form 214 changed to whatever it needs to be in order for him to receive the	The Board reviewed the entire record and found no evidence of impropriety or inequity in this case on which to base a change in reason and authority for discharge. The records indicated the applicant failed his CDC Course exam twice and was honorable discharged. Airmen are subject to discharge for unsatisfactory performance based on documented failure to meet Air Force standards. Failure to progress in on-the-job training is one example of how an airman may fail to meet standards, and failing twice to achieve a passing mark on the CDC exam constitutes failure to progress. The Board concluded that the characterization, reason and authority of the applicant's discharge were appropriate due to the CDC failures.

CONCLUSIONS: The Discharge Review Board conciudes 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	administrativedue process.

In view of the foregoing findings the board	concludes that there exists no legal or equitable basis for change in reason and authority for discharge, thus the applicant's discharge should not be changed.

Attachment: Examiner's Brief