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AIR FORCE DISCHARGE REVIEW BOARD HEARING RECORD
v   NAME OF SERVICE MEMBER (LAST, FIRST MIDDLE INITIAL)	GRADE

AFSN/S.SAN

TYPE GEN	X

PERSONAL APPEARANCE

RECORD REVIEW

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NA.ME Of COUNSIJ. AND Olt OJIG1UIJZA"RON

ADDRESS AND OR OllGANlZATION OF COUNSEL

MEMBER SITTING
x x x x
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ISSUES

A94.53

INDEX NUMBU.

A67.50

1	ORDER APPOINTING THE BOARD
2	APPLICATION FOR REVIEW OF DISCHARGE
3	LEITER OF NOTIFICATION

TAPE RECORDING  OF PERSONAL  APPEARANCE

HLYWIG DATE	CASE NUM8!1t
13Apr 2004	FD-2002-0034

Case heard at Washington, D.C.

Advise applicant of the decision of the Board, and the right to submit an application to the AFBCMR.

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550 C STREET W T, SUITE 40
RANDOLPH AFB, TX 781504742

SECRETARY Of TIJlt Alli FORCE PERSONNEL COUNCIL AIR .f'ORO: DISCHARGE 11.EVO:W BOAR!> IU5COMMA1fD  DR. El WDIG,JRD  ROOR
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AFHQ FORM 0-2077,JAN  00	(EF-V2)	Previous edition will be used

AIR FORCE DISCHARGE REVIEW BOARD DECISIONAL RATIONALE	CASE NUMBER

FD-2002-0034	

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

The applicant was scheduled for a personal appearance before the Discharge Review Board (DRB) at Dobbins AFB, Georgia, in November, 2002, but did not respond to formal notification of the hearing date and failed to appear without requesting a postponement. The applicant was again scheduled for a personal appearance before the DRB at Fort Gillem, Georgia, in April 2004, but again failed to respond to formal notification of the hearing date and did not request a postponement.

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

FINDINGS: Upgrade of discharge is denied.

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

ISSUES:

Issue. Applicant was discharged for a pattern of misconduct and had received two Articles 15, a Letter of Reprimand, a Record of Individual Counseling, and had an Unfavorable Information File for misconduct. Her infractions included failure to go, disobeying a lawful order, and absenting herself from her place of duty for 2 days. At the time of the discharge action, applicant waived her right to consult counsel or to submit statements in her own behalf. The ORB opined that through the unit's administrative actions, the applicant had opportunities to change her negative behavior. The Board concluded the misconduct was a significant departure from conduct expected of all military members and the characterization of the discharge received by the applicant was appropriate.

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 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