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•	Change reason 1md authority for the discharge to Secretarial Authority, SPD: .IFF Advise applicant of the decision of the Board.

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5lO C STREET WEST, Sll!TF. 4IJ
RANDOLPH AfB, TX 78150-4742

AFHQ FORM 0-2077, JAN 00

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SECRETARY OF THE AlR FORCE PERSONNEL COUNCIL AIR FORCE JlJSCHARGE REVIEW BOARD
153) COMMAND DR, EE WlNG, 3"" FLOOR
A.'IDREWS AFB, MD 20762-7JJ02
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AIR FORCE DISCHARGE REVIEW BOARD DECISIONA L RATIONALE	CASE Nll".:\tillUl

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GENERAJ,; The applicant appeals for upgrade of the reason for the discharge.

The applicant was offered a personal appearance before the Discharge Review Board (DRB) but declined to
exercise this righL

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

FINDINGS: The reason for discharge is changed to Secretarial Authority

ISSUE: The applicant received an Honorable discharge and the Reason was Personality Disorder. Applicant contends the Reason for discharge did not accurately represent the basi s for separation as indicated in the attending physician's med ical report After a thorough and complete consideration of the information submitted by the applicant, and information contained in the record, the Board concluded there was sufficient mitigation and extenuation to substant iate a change in the Reason for discharge, but did not change applicant's reen.Jistment code. The DRB agreed with the physician's assessment that the applicant suffered from symptoms of anxiety, depression, and other emotional distress associated with his inability to
adjust to the demand s of military service. Air Force Instruction (AFI) 36-3208, dated October 14, 1994 was followed during the processing of the applicant's discharge proceedings and it listed all Mental Disorders, including Adjustment Disorder, under one paragraph, 5.11 . 1 . AFI 36-3208, dated March 10, 2000 was in effect at the time of discharge and assigns a sub-paragraph nu mber to each disorder. Had the new (and current) version of A.FI 36-3208 been used, the appropriate Reason should have been Adju stment Disorder, paragraph S 11.9.3. However, the governing DoD Instruction neither did then at the time of discharge, nor currently does, include a Separation .Program Designator (SPD) code for Adjustment Disorder; hence the applicant was discharged with the available SPD code correspondi ng to Personality Disorder as the
narrati ve reason for separation. In the absence of a corresponding SPD code for Adjustment Disorder, the
DRB found that the applicant's Reason for discharge should he changed to Secretarial Authority.

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.

However, in view of the foregoing findings, the board further concludes that the overall Reason for discharge is more accurately reflected as Secretarial Authority. The applicant's Reason for discharge should be changed to Secretarial Authority, SPD Code J Ff', under the provisions of Title 10, USC 1553.

Attachment; Examiner's Brief