AIR FORCE DISCHARGE REVIEW BOARD HEARI NG RECORD

NAME OF SERVICE MEMBER (LAST, FIRST MIDDLE INITIAL)

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PERSONAL  APPEARANCE	X    RECORD REVIEW
NAME OF COUNSEL AND OR ORGANIT..ATION	ADDRESS AND OR ORGANIZATION OF COUNSEL

YES	x	

MEMBERS SITTING	llON

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VOTEOF.fHEBOARD

IJOTHC

OTHER

DENY
x
x x x x

INDEX NUMBER
A67.70	l ORDER APPOINTING THE BOARD
2	APPLICATION FOR REVIEW OF DISCHARGE

HEARING  DATE
19 FEB 03

CASE NUMBER
FD2002·0420

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

TAPE RECORDING OF PERSONAL APPERANCE HEARING
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REMARKS
Case heard at Washington, D.C.

Advise applicant of the decision of the Boa rd, the right to a personal appea rance with/without counsel, and the right to submit an application to the AFBC1':JR.

DATE: l9 FEB 03

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

SECRETARY OF THE AIR FORCE PERSONNEL COUNCIL AJR FORCE DISCHARGE REVIEW BOARD
1535 COMMAND DR, EE WING, 31tD 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

FD02-0420	

GENERAL:  The applicant appea1s for upgrade of discharge to Honorable.

The applicant was offered a personal appearance before the Discharge Review Board (DRB) but declined to exercise this right.

The attached brief contains the available pertinent data on the applicant and the factors leading to the discharge.

FINDINGS:  Upgrade of discharge is denied.

The board finds that neither evidence of record nor that provided by the applicant substantiates an inequity or impropriety, which would justify  a change of discharge.

ISSUE:  The applicant believes her discharge is inequitable because it was too severe a punishment.  The applicant admits to using cocaine and methamphetamines.   She states that at the time of her sentencing, it was a year and a half after the use of these drugs and the whole situation was brought to the surface because a fellow service member told on her.  The records indicated the applicant received a General Discharge for Misconduct -Drug Abuse after being found guilty by a Special Court Martial for wrongfully using cocaine and methamphetamines.   The DRB took note of the applicant's duty perfonnance as documented by her performance reports, letters of recommendation  and other information contained in the records.  They found the seriousness of the willful misconduct offset any positive aspects of the applicant's duty performance.
The Board concluded the drug abuse was a significant departure from the conduct expected of all military members.  The Board found no evidence of impropriety or inequity in this case on which to base an upgrade of discharge.  The Board concluded the misconduct of the applicant appropriately characterized her term of service.

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