AIR FORCE DISCHARGE REVIEW BOARD HEARING RECORD
PERSONAL  APPEARANCE	-X  RECORD REVIEW

NAME OF SERVICE MEl\tBER {LAST, FIRST MIDDLE INITIAL)	GRADE

AFSN/SSAN

NAME Of COUNSEL AND OR ORGANIZATION

MEMBERS SITTING

ADDRESS AND OR ORGANIZATION OF COUNSEL

x
X* X*
x

ISSUES	INDEX NUMBER
A94.02, A94.06, A92.22	A67.10

1 ORDER APPOINTING THE BOARD
•	2	APPLICATION FOR REVIEW OF DISCHARGE
3	LEITER OF NOTIFICATION

HEARJNGDATE
03-01-03

CASE NUMBER
FD2002--0301

4		BRIEF OF PERSONNEL FILE COUNSEL'S RELEASE TO TIIE BOARD
ADOmoNAL EXHIBITS SUBMITTED AT TlME OF PERSONAL APPEARANCE

TAPE RECORDING OF PERSONAL APPERANCE HEARJNG

*Change Reason and Authority to Secretarial Authority Case heard at Washington, D.C.
Advise applicant of the decision of the Board.

SAF/MIBR
550 C STRE	W	, SUITE 40 RANOOLPH A B, TX 781.504742

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

AFHQ FORM 0-2077, JAN 00	(EFV2)	Previous edition will be used.

AIR FORCE DISCHARGE REVIEW BOARD DECISIONAL RATIONALE	CASE NUMBER

FD2002-0301	

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:   The Board grants the requested relief.
The Board finds that neither the evidence of record or that provided by the applicant substantiates an impropriety that would justify upgrade of the discharge. However, after a thorough review of the record, the Board finds that the applicant's character of discharge and reason for discharge are inequitable.

Issues. The applicant was discharged with an under honorable conditions (general) discharge for minor disciplinary infractions. Member had one Letter of Reprimand, and two Records of Individual Counseling. There were also four memos for record documenting alleged disciplinary infractions. At the time of the discharge processing, member submitted a statement in her own behalf, noting irregularities in the processing of her various disciplinary actions, her desire for improved supervision and guidance, requesting to be retained, or in the alternative, offered probation and rehabilitation. The Discharge Review Board noted that all but the last of member's incidents of misconduct apparently occurred in November 1993. A discharge package processed in December of 1993 was withdrawn, after which time it appears member had no further problems until she deployed in June of 1994. The document authored by her deployed supervisor, Lt Col	to her home station commander after member was returned 4 days early from her TDY in September 1994, listed various alleged incidents. This was apparently the triggering document for the discharge, but did not note anything other than verbal counselings rendered while she was deployed. The Board further noted that member's post-service conduct, performance as civil servant, and volunteer work have been stellar, as evidenced by many laudatory character references and performance appraisal documents. These would lead one to conclude applicant's character now is inconsistent with her character as portrayed in the discharge documents. While the Board did not condone applicant's alleged incidents of misconduct, some of which she infers did occur, they did feel it would have been more equitable to allow her a period of probation and rehabilitation, or to have completed her period of service with her service characterized as honorable.

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 also concludes that the overall quality of applicant's service is more accurately reflected by an Honorable discharge and the reason for the discharge is more accurately described as Secretarial Authority. The applicant's characterization and reason for discharge should be changed to Honorable, and Secretarial Authority; under the provisions of Title I 0, USC 1553.

Attachment: Examiner's Brief