AIR FORCE DISCHARGE REVIEW BOARD HEARING RECORD

NAME OF SERVICE MEMBER (LAST, FIRST MIDDLE INITIAL)

PERSONAL  APPEARANCE	X   RECORD REVIEW

YES	NO
x

NAME OF COUNSEL AND OR ORGANIZATION

ADDRESS AND OR ORGANIZA TlON OF COUNSEL

VO'TE OF'l11E BOARD
MEMBERS SITTING	uomc

OTHER

DENY
x x x x
x

ISSUES
A94.05

INDEX NUMBER
A70.00	1
2	APPLICATION FOR REVIEW OF DISCHARGE
3	LETTER OF NOTIFICATION
2	
HEARING DATE
30APR 03

CASE NUMBER
FD2002-0533

4		BRIEF OF PERSONNEL FILE COUNSEL'S RELEASE TO THE BOARD
ADDITIONAL EXHIBITS SUBMITTED AT TIME OF PERSONAL APPEARANCE

TAPE RECORDING OF PERSONAL APPERANCE HEARING

REMARKS
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.

SIGNATURE 01' RECORDER	SIGNATURE OF BOARD PRESIDEN]i

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 PERSONNEL COUNCIL 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 RATIONALE	CASE NUMBER

FD02-0533	

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

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

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

FINDINGS: Upgrade of discharge to Honorable 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.

The applicant's issues are listed in the attached brief.
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ISSUE: The applicant contends his discharge was inequitable because it was too harsh. The records indicated the applicant was punished by a Special Court Martial for stealing a master key to a building, entering a room of another airman and stealing a PlayStation 2. He received an Under Other Than Honorable Conditions Discharge for these actions. The applicant states that he suffered the loss of both his grandparents and his wife was involved in a serious motor vehicle accident in Washington, D.C. (member was at Mountain Home AFB, Idaho). He also states that his superior and co-workers continually harassed him because his father was a retired military officer, and his friends alienated him. Finally, he states that he was diagnosed with having Schizophrenia. He believes that his medical condition caused his problems. The records indicate the applicant was diagnosed with Schizotypal Personality Disorder. The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM IV) defines Schizotypal Personality Disorder as characterized by a pervasive pattern of social and interpersonal deficits marked by acute discomfort with and reduced capacity for close relationships as well as  by cognitive or perceptual distortions and eccentricities of behavior. However, this did not prevent the applicant from knowing right from wrong when he deliberately took the key, entered the room, and stole the PlayStation 2. The Board concluded the misconduct was a significant departure from conduct expected of all military members.

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.

Attachment: Examiner's Brief