PERSONAL  APPEARANCE	
X   RECORD REVIEW	
NAME OF COUNSEL AND OR ORGANIZ.\ TION	ADDRESS AND OR ORGA.lliIZATION OF COUNSKL	

MEMBERS SITTING		

INDEX N!J MBER
A67.90	1
2

ORDER APPOINTING THE BOARD

HEARING DATE
22 AUG 02

CASE NUMBER
FD2002-0126

3	LETTER OF NOTTFICATION
4		BRIEF OF PERSO:t-<'NEL FILE COUNSEL'S RELEASE TO THE BOARD
ADDlTIONAL EXHIBITS SUB!vl!TTED AT  TlMk OF PERSONAL .ilJ'PhARANCE

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Case heard at Washington, D.C.

Advise applicant of the decision of the Board, the right to a personal appearance, and the right to submit an ap1>lication to
the AFBCMR.

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

SECRETARY OF TllE AIR FORCE PERSONN EL COUNCii. AIR FORCE DISCHARGE REVIEW BOARD
153) COMMA."ID DR, EE WING_ 3RO FLOOR
ANDREWS AFB, MD 20762-7002

AFHQ FORM 0-2077, JAN 00

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AIR FORCE DISCHARGE REVIEW BOARD DECISIONAL RATIONA LE	CAS:NU:\IBcR

FD02-0126	

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 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

ISSUE: The applicant believes his discharge was inequitable because  it  was  too  harsh.  The  record indicates the applicant received two Article 15's for being absent from his unit, failure to call his supervisor, failure to return to duty, and with intent to defraud, falsely pretended to be employed by the Secret Service and by stating that he was a GS-15 and impersonating a commissioned officer of the Air Force. He also received a Vacation action on one of the Article 15's by falsely pretending to be employed by the Secret Service. In addition, he received a Letter of Reprimand for missing 3 med ical appointments. The DRB 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. No inequity or impropriety in his discharge was suggested or found in the course of the records review. His misconduct was a significant departure from conduct expected of all military members. The Board concluded that the character and reason for discharge were appropriate due to his 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.

In view of the foregoing find ings the board further concludes that there exists no legal or equitable basis for upgrade of discharge or change the reason for discharge, thus the applicant's discharge should not be changed.

Attachment: Examiner's Brief