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GENER Ai .:  The appl icant app;:als for upgmdc of d i sd1argc to Honora ble. change of reason for discharge_ and change of reenlistment el igibi l i1y (RF.) code.

The applicant appeared and testi fied  before the Discharge R e,·iew Roard ( OR R)_ at Andrews i\J'LI. MD 011
September 19. 2002.
The following ndditional exhi bi ts were suhmi ned al t he hearing: Exhibi1 5:  Applieanf s contentions
Exhibit 6:  Newspaper article

FINDINGS: The Board grants the relief r<X)Uestcd.

Issue. The member recefred a g:enernl discharge for miscond uct minor discipl inary infrm:tinns_ The misconduct included stealing a relevision. which was military property_ adultery. and  communicating threats_ Applicant states the discharge v.as improperly based on insufficient evidence and a failure to conduct a pmper investigation. A fter a thorough and rnmpktc consideration of the information submitted by the applicant. the appl icant"s com pelling personal 1es1imony. and information contained in the record. the Board concluded there "as sufllcil'llt mitigat ion and cxtenuauon to substantiate upgrade of the discharge. to change the m.L<;on for disdmrgc. and to change the RL code.  The Board agreed there was not
enough information in the lik to substantiate t he issue of adultcrv or enoug h information to substantiate the issue regarding the comm unication of threats_	Ho" C\TL  t he Board  did find the stealing or the !devision
was misconduct but the hoard did not lind this to "aITant the discharge that the member received_ Specilically. the Roard found the charac1eri7;11ion was too  harsh. However  they did not condone the applicant's  misconduct.

CONCLUSIONS:  The Discharge Review Board concludes that the discharge was not consistent with the procedural and substanti n:requirements of the discharge regulation and that t11e improprieties in this record require a change In his service characterization and re-enlistment code.  The Board concludes the follov.ing changes should he made to the applicant·s records: ( I ) 1he applicant 's service characterization should be changed from "General" 10 ··lJonorablc-·:( 2 ) the reason for discharge should be changed from '"AF! 36- 3208.. to "Secretarial  Ainhority-·:and (3) that his re-enlistment code changed  from "2B" to "3K"_

Attachment:
Examiner's. Brief