AIR FORCE DISCHARGE REVIEW BOARD HEARING RECORD

NAME OF SERVICE MEMBER (LAST, FIRST MIDDLE INITIAL)

-GRADE

PERSONAL  APPEARANCE	X   RECORD REVIEW
COUNSEL	NAME OF COUNSE:L AND OR ORGANIZATION	ADDRESS AND OR ORGANIZATION  OF COUNSEt
YES	NO
x

MEMBERS SITTING

HON	GEN

VOTE OF THE BOARD

l!OTHC	OTHER

DENV
x x x
x
x

ISSUES
A94.05

HEARING DATE
30 Oct 02

INDEX NUMBER
A67.30

CASE NUMBER
FD2002-0178

EXHIBITS SUBMITTED TO THE BOARD
l ORDER APPOINTING THE BOARD
2	APPLICATION  FOR REVIEW OF DISCHARGE
3	LETTER OF NOTIFICATION
4	BRIEF OF PERSONNEL FILE
COUNSEL'S RELEASE TO THE BOARD
ADDITIONAi, EX! HBITS SUBMITTED AT  TIME OF PERSONAL APPEARANCE

TAPE RECORDING OF PERSONAL APPERANCE HEARING
APPLICANT'S ISSUE AND THE BOARD'S DECISIONAL RATIONAL ARE DISCUSSED ON THE ATTACHED AlR FORCE DISCHARGE REVIEW BOARD DECISIONAL RATIONAi.£

REMARKS
Case heard at Wash ington, D.C.

Advise applica nt of the decision of the Board, the right to a personal appea rance, and the right to subm it an application to the AFBCMR.

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

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

AFHQ FORM 0-2077, JAN 00	Previous edition will be used.

AIR FORCE DISCHARGE REVIEW BOARD DECISIONAL  RATIONALE	CASR NUMB;R

FD02-0178	

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.

ISSUE:  The applicant believes his discharge was too harsh as he was suffering from manic-depressive illness.	The Board reviewed the entire record and found no evidence of impropriety or inequity in this  case on which to base an upgrade of discharge.  The records indicated the applicant was punished by a Special Court Martial for being AWOL for a month; stealing currency (twice), and forged the signature of a superior (twice).  Applicant was sentenced to six months confinement, demoted to Staff Sergeant and fined 2/3 pay for six months.  Applicant states that he was recently been diagnosed with manic-depressive illness
and believes his actions were the result of an undiagnosed medical condition.  The Board found no evidence of impropriety or inequity in this case on which to base an upgrade of discharge.  The Board concluded the applicant knew right from wrong.  The misconduct of the applicant appropriately characterized his term of service.

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 for upgrade of discharge, thus the applicant's discharge should not be changed.

Attachment: Examiner's Brief	

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