TYPE

A IR FORCE DISCHARGE  REVIEW BOARD HEARING RECORD
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NAME OF SERVICE MEMBER (LAST, FIRST MIDDLE INITIAL)

GRADE

HON	PERSONAL  APPEARANCE

X  RECORD REVIEW

COUNSEL
YES	NO
x

NAME OF CO\JNSEL AND OR ORGANIZATION

ADDRESS AND OR ORGANliA'""T1-o='-"N"'"-=o-=11-col!N=sE=Lc	1

MEMBERS SITTING

HON

GEN

VOTE OF nu;; BOARD
UOTHC

OTHER

DENY
x x x x x

ISSUES
A94.53, A94.05

HEARING DATE
03-03-25

INDEX NUMBER
A49.00

CASE NUMBER
FD2002-0403

EXIDBITS SUBMITTED TO THE BOARD
1	ORDER APPOINTING THE BOARD
2	APPLICATION FOR REVIEW OF DISCHARGE

3	LETTER OF NOTIFICATION
4	BRIEF OF PERSONNEL FILE COUNSEL'S RELEASE TO THE BOARD
ADDITIONAL EXHIBITS SUBMITTED AT  TIME OF PERSONAL APPEARANCE

TAPE RECOR6TNG OF PERSONAL APPERANCE HEARING
APPUCANT"S ISSlJ1' AND THE BOARD'S DECISIONAL RATION At ARE l)ISCUSSED ON THE ATTACH.ED Alll FOllCE DISCHARGE REVIEW BOARD DECISIONAL RATIONALE.

REMARKS

Case heard at Washington, D.C.

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

TO:

SAF!MJB
550 C STRE  T WEST, SUITE 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.

AIR FORCE DISCHARGE REVIEW BOARD DECISIONAL RATIONALE	CASE NUMBER

FD2002-0403	

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

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: Change of reason and authority for the discharge, and the reenlistment code, are denied.
The Board finds that neither the evidence of record nor that provided by the applicant substantiates an inequity or impropriety that would justify a change of the discharge.

Issue. Applicant received an honorable discharge based on unsatisfactory performance after twice failing the Block I exam and then failing his Block II exam for his technical training school class in Aircraft Fundamentals. The Board noted that applicant failed his tests with scores of 46, 68, and 62, and was counseled on what was expected of him during training. Member had previously been eliminated from the pararescue technical training course after 25 days of a 10-week program. During his aerospace maintenance technical school, he was described as a not motivated to stay in the Air Force and his ability to function in the military significantly impaired. He was furthermore not recommended for retention or retraining. The Board also notes now that member also had an Article 15 that included six misconduct specifications, to include an underage-drinking incident. The Board further noted these were not used as a basis for the discharge action, nor were they referred to anywhere inthe discharge file. Applicant states had he known he could not come back into the military after his discharge, he would not have ..left." The Board could not find any inequity, impropriety, extenuation or mitigation to warrant a change in his discharge. The Board notes that AFI 36-3208, Administrative Separation of Airmen, provides for an honorable discharge for unsatisfactory performance based on failure to progress in on-the-job training; member met this criteria.

The applicant cited his desire to return to military service. While the Board commends applicant on this desire, and is sympathetic to the impact a discharge for unsatisfactory performance has on his reenlistment code, this is not a matter of equity or propriety that warrants an upgrade.

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 to change the reason for the discharge, thus the applicant's discharge should not be changed.

Attachment: Examiner's Brief