AIR FORCE DISCHARGE REVIEW BOARD HEARING RECORD
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NAME OF SERVICE MEMBER (LAST, FIRST MIDDLE INITIAL)
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AFSN/SSAN
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TYPE GEN	X	PERSONAL APPEARANCE	RECORD  REVIEW

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NAME OF COUNSEL AND OR ORGANIZATION	ADDRESS ANl> OR ORGANIZATION OF COUNSEL
Texas Veterans Commission

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MEMBER SITTING

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OTHER	DENY

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ISSUES

A42.00

INDEX NUMBER

A67.10

1	ORDER APPOINTING THE BOARD
2	APPLICATION FOR REVIEW OF DISCHARGE
3	LETIER OF NOTIFICATION
4	BRIEF OF PERSONNEL FILE COUNSEL'S RELEASE TO THE BOARD
ADDITTONAL EXHIBITS SUBMITIED AT TIME OF PERSONAL  APPEARANCE
TAPE RECORDING OF PERSONAL APPERANCE

HEARING DATE	CASE NUMBER

04 Dec 2003

FD-2002-0208

Case heard at Randolph AFB, Texas

+ Change reason and authority to Secretarial Authority.

Advise applicant of the decision of the Board and the right to appeal to the AFBCMR.

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TO:	FROM:
SAF/MRBR
550 C STREET WEST, SUITE 40 RANDOLPH AFB, TX 78150-4742

SECRETARY OF 1111: AIR FORCE PERSONNEL COUNCll.
AlR FORCE DISCBAJlGE REVIEW BOARD 1535 COMMAND DR, EE WING, 3RD FLOOR ANDREWS   AFB, MD  l076l-700l

AFHQ FORM 0-2077, JAN 00

(EF-V2)	Previous edition will be used

AIR FORCE DISCHARGE REVIEW BOARD DECISIONAL RATIONALE	CASE NUMBER

FD-2002-0208	

GENERAL: The applicant appeals for upgrade of discharge to Honorable and to change the reason of discharge to Personality Disorder.  The RE Code remains unchanged.

The applicant appeared before the Discharge Review Board (DRB) at Randolph AFB, Texas on 4 December 2003.  The applicant's father, Br.:	l appeared as a witness on behalf of the applicant. The applicant was also represented by Mr.:_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_pf the Texas Veterans Commission.

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

FINDINGS: Upgrade of Discharge and change of Reason for Discharge are approved. Change of reenlistment code is denied.

ISSUE: The applicant received a  General (under Honorable conditions) discharge  for  a Personality Disorder and a Pattern of Misconduct, consisting of conduct prejudicial to good order and discipline. The applicant's principal issue is she feels she should have received an Honorable discharge and that the reason for her discharge should have been only for her medical diagnosis. There is evidence of record the applicant was first referred for a mental health evaluation on 19 June 1990, for "numerous problems in the workplace", following which she was diagnosed with a Personality Disorder. The recommendation was made by the mental health provider to permanently disqualify the applicant from the Sensitive Duties Program. She  was subsequently reassigned to a different organization, but continued to encounter occupational problems primarily involving interpersonal relationships with her supervisors and peers. The two key incidents which resulted in the member's administrative discharge were her inappropriate remarks made to a group of recruits walking along a sidewalk and the act of passing around two photographs of an officer within her supervisory chain, one with a sullen look and the other with a grin, which evoked a humorous response by her coworkers. As a result she was once again referred for a mental health evaluation and again was diagnosed with a Personality Disorder. The Board agreed the aforementioned episodes of misconduct were inappropriate, but opined the applicant's underlying Personality Disorder bears a significant causal relationship with her misconduct. The Board noted the applicant's previous  command authorities elected to retain the applicant and approve her reassignment to another organization with full knowledge of the existence  of a mental disorder, deemed possibly unsuited for further military service. Therefore, the Board concluded the applicant should have been discharged instead for her Personality Disorder.

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 quality of applicant's service is more accurately reflected by an Honorable discharge and that the reason for her discharge should be changed to Personality Disorder.

Attachment: Examiner's Brief