AIR FORCE DISCHARGE REVIEW BOARD HEARING RECORD

NAME OF SERVICE MEMBER (LAST, FIRST MIDDLE INITIAL)

-GRADE

PERSONAL  APPEARANCE	X    RECORD REVIEW

NAME OF COUNSliL AND OR ORGAN17ATION

MEMBERS SITTING

Al'IDRESS AND OR ORGAN17.Ar!ON OF COUNSEL

x x x x x

HEARING DAn:
02-12-09

CASE NUMBER
FD2002-0268

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t	ORDER APPOINTING THE BOARD
2	APPLICATION FOR REVIEW OF DISCHARGE
3	LEITER OF NOTIFICATION
4	BRIEF OF PERSONNEL FILE COUNSEL'S RELEASE TO THE BOARD
ADDITIONAL EXHIBITS SUBMITTED AT TIME OF PERSONAL APPEARANCE

DISCUSSED ONTHE ATIACHED AIR FORCli D

TAPE RECORDING 01' PERSONAL APPERANCE HEARING

REMARKS.

Case heard at Washington, D.C.

Advise applicant of the decision of the Board, the right to a personal appearance withlwithout counsel, and the right to submit an application to the AFBCMR.

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

SECR ETARY OF THE AIR FORCE PERSONNEL COUNCIL AIR FORCE DISCHARGE REVIEW BOARD
1535 COMM AND DR, EE WING, 3RD FLOOR ANDREWS AFB, MD 20762-7002

AFHQ FORM 0-2077, JAN 00	(EF-V2)	Previous edition will be used.

AIR FORCE DISCHARGE REVIEW BOARD DECISIONAL RATIONALE	CASE NUM.BER

FD2002·0268	

GENERAL: The applicant appeals for upgrade of discharge to honorable.

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 the applicant submitted no issues contesting the equity or propriety of the discharge, and after a thorough review of the record, the Board was unable to identify any.

Issues. Applicant was discharged for a pattern of misconduct prejudicial to good order and discipline. H e had three Letters of Reprimand, two Articles 15, a vacation of suspended punishment, and an Unfavorable Infonnation File.  His misconduct included failure to obey an order, breaking restriction, failing to conduct a thorough through-flight inspection, and three instances of underage drinking. These offenses occurred over a 9-month period and although member was counseled repeatedly and given numerous opportunities to improve and change his negative behavior, he was unable or unwilling to do so. At the time of the discharge, applicant waived his right to submit statements in his own behalf. The Board found applicant's repeated misconduct was a significant departure from the standards expected of all ainnen, therefore, no inequity or impropriety was found in his discharge in the course of the records review.

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 fu]] 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