PERSONAL  APPEARANCE	
X  RECORD REVIEW	
NAJ\.iE OF COUNSEL AND OR ORGANIZATION	ADDRESS AND OR ORGANll.ATION OF COUNSEL	

x x x x x

L  UES
A94.53, A92.35

HEAR.ING DATE
02-08-23

INDEX NUMBER
A49.00

CASE NUMBER
FD2002-0136

2	APPLICATION FOR REVIEW OF DISCHARGE
3	LETTER OF NOTIFICATION
4	BRIEF OF PERSONNEL FILE
COuNSEL'S RELEASE TO THE BOARD
ADDITIONAL EXHIBITS SUBMITTED AT Tl\lvU(OF  ·- PERSONAL  APPEARANCE

TAPE RECORDING OF PERSONAL APPERANCE HEARING

ARKS
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.

SAF/MIBR
550 C STREET WEST, SUITE 40
RANDOLPH AFB, TX 781. 50-4742

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

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

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AIR FORCE DISCHARGE REVIEW BOA RD DECISIONAL RATIONALE	CASE NUMBER

FD2002-0136	

GENERAL: The applicant appeals to change the reason and authority for the discharge and to change his reenlistment code.

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

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

FINDINGS:  Change of reason and authority for the discharge, and the reenlistment code, are denied.

The Board finds that neither the evidence of record or that provided by the applicant substantiates  an inequity or impropriety that would justify a change of the discharge.

Issue. Applicant  received an honorable discharge based  on unsatisfactory performance  after twice failing his technical training school class in Electronic Principles and having been washed back  in  technical training once. The Board noted that applicant failed his tests with scores of 60 and 40 and was counseled on what was expected of him during training. Furthermore, his academic traini ng records indicate he was recommended to attend anger management class and attended Alcohol and Drub Abuse Program Training (ADAPT). He was described as a not motivated to stay in the Air Force and not compatible with military life. He was furthermore not recommended for retention or retraining. Applicant notes now that he also had a Letter of Reprimand and Unfavorable Information File for an underage-drinking incident. The Board noted these were not used as a basis for the discharge action, nor were they referred to anywhere in the discharge file. Applicant  infers his difficulties were of an isolated nature. Nevertheless, the Board did not find sufficient mitigation to warrant a change in his discharge. The Board notes that AFI 36-3208, Administrative Separation of Airmen, provides for an honorable discharge for unsatisfactory performance based on failure to progress in on-the-job training; member met this criteria. In the course of the records review, the Board could find no inequity or impropriety in the processing of applicant's discharge.

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 to change the reason for the discharge, thus the applicant's discharge should not be changed.

Attachment: Examiner's Brief