'	AIR FORCE DISCHARGE REVIEW BOARD HEARING RECORD

NAME OF SERVICE MEMBER (LAST, FIRST MIDDLE INITIAL)	GRADE	AFSN/SSAN

PERSONAL  APPEARANCE	X  RECORD REVIEW

YES	NO
x

NAME OF COUNSEL AND OR ORGANIZATION

/illfiRESS AND OR ORGANIZATION OF COUNSEL

MEMBERS SITTING

HON	GEN

VOTE OF THE .BOARD

UOTHC

OTHER

DENY
x x x x x

INDEX NUMBER

EXHJBI'l'S :stmMllTED TOTHE JIOA:IID

A49.00	1	ORDER APPOrNTING THE BOARD
2	AP.PLICATION FOR REVIEW OF DISCHARGE
3	LEITER OF NOTIFICATION

HEARING  DATE
03-01-24

CASE NUMBER
FD20020346

4		BRIEF OF PERSONNEL FILE COUNSEL'S RELEASE TO THE BOARD
ADDITIONAL EXIllBITS SUBMITTED AT TIME OF PERSONAL APPEARANCE

TAPE RECORDING OF PERSONAL APPERANCE HEARJNG
APPLICANT'S ISSUE A',10 THE BOARD'S DECISIONAL RATIONAL ARE DISCUSSED ON THE ATTACHED AIR FORCE DISCHARGE REVlliW BOARD DECJSIONAL RATJONAl..E.

REMARKS

Case heard at Washington, D.C.

Advise applicant of the decision of the Board and the right to a personal appearance with/without counsel, and the right to submit an application to the AFBCMR.

SAF/MIBR
550 C STREET    EST, SUJl'E 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	(EF-V2)	Previous edition will be used.

AlR FORCE DISCHARGE REVIEW BOARD DECISIONAL RATIONALE	CASE NUMBER

FD2002-0346	

GENERAL: The applicant appeals for upgrade of discharge to honorab 1e.

The applicant  was offered a personal appearance before the Discharge Review Board but dedined 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 that neither the evidence of record nor that provided by the applicant substantiates an impropriety or inequity that would justify an upgrade of the discharge to honorable.

Issues. Applicant was discharged for unsatisfactory performance, namely failure to progress in on-the-job training. He failed his Career Development Course End-of-Course examination on four occasions. After his second failure, his chain of command requested a waiver in his beha1f to allow him to remain in training and have another opportunity to retest. His command also gave him time to study during the duty day, enrolled him in the Study Skills Course, and administered the Air Force Reading Achievement Test to him. Theses efforts disclosed no reading comprehension difficulties or learning deficiencies. Member's Air Force Qualifying Test scores would further indicate he had the ability to pass the examinations. At the time of the discharge, it was recommended member's service be characterized as under honorable conditions
{general) due to the assessment that his course failures were due to his apathetic attitude, intentional lack of effort and his stated desire to separate due to having civilian employment awaiting him. Additionally, applicant waived his right to consult counsel and to submit a statement in his own behalf at the time of the discharge processing. The Discharge Review Board (DRB) noted that member was given numerous opportunities to improve his performance and make satisfactory progress, but failed to do so. No inequity or impropriety was found in this 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 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