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1	ORDER APPOINTING Tll£ BOARD
2	APPLICATION FOR REVJf.W OF DiSCHARffE
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HEARING DATE
27 AUG 02

CASE NUMBER	4
FD2002-0146

ADDITIONAL EXHlBITS SUBMJTTED AT TIME OF
PERSONAL APPEAR.11.NCli
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Case heard at Washington, D.C.
Advise applicant of the decision of the Board. the right to a personal ap1n arancc, and the right to submit an a1lplication to the AFBCMR.

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

AFRQ FORM 0-2077, JAN 00	(EF-V2)

SECRETARY  OF THE AIR  FORCE  PERSON NEL COUNCIL AIR FORCE DISCHARGE  REVIEW BOAR D
1535 COMMAND DR, EE WI.NG, 31U> FLOOR ANDREWS  AFB.  MD 20762-7002
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AIR FORCE DISCHARGE REVIEW  BOARD DECISIONAL RATIONALE	CASE NUMBER

FD02-0146	

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
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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.

ISSUE:  The applicant believes that his discharge was too harsh.  The records indicated applicant received  a General Discharge for failure to complete alcohol rehabilitation.	He received an Article  15 for driving while intoxicated	Applicant also received a Letter of Reprimand for causing an accident and leaving the scene without contacting the owner or reporting it to the Security Forces Squadron.  The Board found the seriousness of the willful misconduct offsets any positive aspects of the applicant 's duty performance.  The Board concluded the misconduct was a significant departure from the conduct expected of all military
members.  The Board found no evidence of impropriety or inequity in this case on which to base an upgrade
of discharge.

CONCLUSIONS:   The Discharge Review Board concludes that the discharge was consistent with the procedural and substantive requirements of the discharge regulation and was wit hin the discretion of the discharge authority and that the applicant was provided full administrative 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	

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