AIR FORCE  DISCHARGE REVIEW  BOARD HEARING  RECORD

NAME OF SERVICE MEMBER. (LAST, FIRST MIDDLE INITIAL)

GRADE

AFSN/SSAN

PERSONAL  APPEARANCE	X   RECORD REVIEW

YES	NO
x

NAME OF COUNSEL AND 011. Oll.GANlMTION

ADDUSS AND OR OllGANJZATION OF COUNSEL

VOTE OFTHI: llOAIID

HON

GEN

UOTHC

OTHER

DJ:NY
x
x x x x

ISSUES
A94.05, A93.09

HEARING l>ATE
5 JUN 03

CASE NUMBER
FD2002-0089

EXlllBJf$ SUQMITUD TO TllE BOAIID
1	ORDER APPOINTING THE BOARD
2	APPLICATION FOR REVIEW OF DISCHARGE
3	LETTER  OF NOTIFICATION
4	BRIEF OF PERSONNEL FJLE COUNSEL'S RELEASE TO THE BOARD
ADDITIONAL EXHIBITS SUBMITTED AT TIME OF PERSON AL APPEARANCE

TAPE RECORDJNG OF PERSONAL APPERANCE HEARING

llEMAllK.S
Case beard at Scott AFB, Illinois.

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

SIGNATUIU: OF llOARD PllESIDENT

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

SECRETARY OF THE AIR FORCE PERSONNEL COUNCIL AIR FORCE DISCHARGE REVIEW BOARD
1535 COMMAND DR, EE WING, 3RD FLOOR ANDREWS AFB, MD 20762-7002

AFHQ FORM 0-2077, JAN 00	(EF V2)	Previous etf,ition will be used.

AIR FORCE DISCHARGE  REVIEW BOARD DECISIONAL RATIONALE	CASE NUMBER

FD20020089	

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 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 the evidence of record or that provided by the applicant substantiates an impropriety or inequity that would justify upgrade of the discharge.

ISSUES: The applicant was discharged with an Under Other Than Honorable Conditions (UOTHC) Discharge. He  was discharged in lieu of a Court Martial for be:ing AWOL, failure to obe:y orders, destruction of personal property, and for wrongful use of marijuana. The applicant states that he  had personal problems that led to his misconduct. The DRB took note of the applicant's duty performance as documented by his performance reports and other information contained in the records. They found the seriousness of the willful misconduct  offset any positive aspects of the applicant's duty performance. The Board concluded the discharge was appropriate for the reasons that were the basis for this case. The DRB concluded that the characterization of the applicant's discharge was appropriate due to the misconduct.

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