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AIR FORCE DISCHARGE REVIEW BOA RD DECISIONAL RATION A LE	CASE Nll'\1Dli.R

FD2002-0145	

GF.NERAL; The applicant appeals for upgrade of discharge to honora ble.
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:  Upgrade of discharge is denied
The Board finds that neither the evidence of record or that provided by applicant substantiates an inequity or impropriety that would justify a change of discharge.

Issues. Applicant was discharged for misconduct, conduct prejudicial to good order and discipline. He had two Articles 15, a Letter of Reprimand, and an Unfavorable Information File. His misconduct included two incidents of missing a mandatory dental appointment, using his government issued travel cred it card for unofficial purposes, and 14 months later having failed to pay his government travel card bill in the amount of $2,536.97 that had been due for 5 mont hs. At the time of the discharge processing, member consulted counsel and waived his right to submit statements in his own behalf. Applicant now states he made bad decisions with regard to his miscond uct, does not condone his behavior, and is ashamed of it. While the record shows that were it not for his misconduct, member's duty performance was otherwise satisfactory, the Board cannot condone member's very serious repeated misconduct His conduct was a significant departure from the standards expected of airmen. No ineq uity or im propriety was found in this discharge in the course of the records review.

Applicant cited his desire to receive his G.l. Bill ed"cation benefits as justification for an upgrade. While the Board was sympathetic to the impact of the loss of these benefits on applicant, this is not a matter of equity or propriety that warrants an "pgrade.

If the applicant  can provide additional information about his discharge, and documented evidence to substantiate his issues, he should consider exercising his right to a personal appearance hearing, and be prepared to present the Board with evidence of an inequity or impropriety as well as any exemplary post­ service accomplishments and contributions to the community.

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 Ii.ill administrati ve due process.

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

Attachment: Examiner's Brief