AIR FORCE DISCHARGE REVIEW BOARD HEARING RECORD

NAME OF SERVICE MEMBER (LAST, FIRST MIDDLE INITIAL)

GRADE	AFSN/SSAN
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X PERSONAL APPEARANCE	RECORD REVIEW

NAME OF COUNSEL AND OR ORGANIZATION

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ADDRESS AND OR ORGANIZATJON OF COUNSEL

MEMBERS SITTING

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ISSUES

INDl:X NUMBER

A94.06	A49.00
1	
ORDER APPOINTING THE BOARD
2	APPLICATION FOR REVIEW OF DISCHARGE
1	

HEARING DATE
2 JUN 03

CASE NUMBER
FD2002-0279

3	LETTER OF NOTIFICATION
4	BRIEF OF PERSONNEL FILE
COUNSEL'S RELEASE TO Tiffi BOARD
ADDmONAL EXHIBITS SUBMITIED AT TIME OF PERSONAL APPEARANCE

TAPE RECORDING OF PERSONAL APPERANCE HEARING

REMARKS
Case heard at Scott AFB, Illinois.

* Change reason and authority for the discharge to Secretarial Authority.
+ Change the relinistment (RE) code to 3K

Advise applicant of the decision of the Board.

SAF/MIDR
550 C STREET WEST, SUITE 40 RANDOLPH AFB, TX 781504742

SECRETARY OF THE AIR FORCE PERSONNEL COUNCIL AIR FORCE DISCHARGE REVIEW BOARD
I535 COMMAND DR, EE WING, 3RD FLOOl:l
ANDREWS AFB, MD 20762-7002

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

AIR FORCE DISCHARGE REVIEW BOARD DECISIONAL RATIONALE	CASE NUMBER

FD2002 0279	

GENERAL:  The applicant appeals to change the reason and authority for his discharge, and to change his reenlistment code.

The applicant appeared and testified before the Discharge Review Board (DRB), without counsel, at Scott AFB, IL on	June 2, 2003. The following additional exhibits were submitted at the hearing:
Exhibit 5: Applicant's contentions.	-
Exhibit 6: Letter of Appreciation from The Gordon Regional Security Operations Center, March 3, 2000 Exhibit 7: Certifi9at_of Achievement in support of the Btter Opportunities for Single Servicemembers, December 31, 99
The attached brief contains available pertinent data on the applicant and the factors leading to the discharge.

FINDINGS:  The reason and authority for the discharge is changed to secretarial authority, and a change to his reenlistment code is approved.

ISSUES: The applicant was discharged with a Honorable Discharge  for unsatisfactory performance. Member received an Article 15 for underage drinking and received two Memorandums For 543 IG/CC for CDC failure, two Memorandums For Record for failure to progress in training as well as unsatisfactory progress in the weight management program and returned check due to insufficient funds and one Letter of Reprimand for unsatisfactory progress in the weight management program. Additionally, he also received two Letters of Counseling for unsatisfactory progress in the weight management program and failure to perform remedial language training. Applicant claims his commander did not consider his actual job performance but only his failed CDC test scores. He also states he did not receive a tutor or supervised study as directed by his commander and he was not able to promptly re-test.	
The DRB concluded the applicant did not have the opportunity to utilize a tutor or participate in supervised study and the applicant was not permitted to re-test within a reasonable amount of time from the initial failure. Additionally, the commander might not have been aware of the applicant's duty performance because he was assigned to a joint environment and those who were knowledgeable and benefited from his duty performance were not in his Air Force chain of command. Lastly, the applicant was experiencing a medical problem and personal stressors that made it difficult for him to maintain appropriate weight standards and complete the required number of hours of foreign language proficiency training.

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 forgoing 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, under the provisions of Title 10, USC 1533. Additionally, the Discharge Review Board determined the applicant's reenlistment (RE) code will be changed to 3K.

Attachment: Examiner's Brief