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A92.01	A67. 10	1	ORDER APPOINTING THE BOARD
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HEARING DATE	CASE NUMBER	4	BRIEF OF PERSONNEL FILE
16APR  03	FD2002-0432	COUNSEL'S RELEASE TO THE BOARD
ADDITIONAL EXHIBITS SUBMJTTED AT TIME OF PERSONAL APPEARANCE

TAPE RECORDING OF PERSONAL APPERANCE HEARING

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Af>PLJCANT'.S .ISSUE AND1'HE l;IOARD'S DECISIONAL RA.TIONAL >,RE DISCUSSED 01\1 TI!E AITACHED AIR FORCE 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 appea rance with/without counsel, and the right to submit an application to the AFBCMR.

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AIR FORCE DISCHARGE REVIEW BOARD DECISIONAL RATIONALE	CASE NUMBER

FD02-0432	

GENERAL: The applicant appeals 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: Applicant does not contest her discharge. She merely states that she would like to use the GI Bill. The record  indicates the applicant received an Article 15 for wrongfully failing to refrain from using her government travel charge card and a Vacation action under the UCMJ for writing a bad  check. She also received a Letter of Reprimand, a Record of Individual Counseling, and a Verbal Counseling for financial irresponsibility. The applicant cited her desire to receive the G.I. Bill benefits as justification for upgrade. The DRB was sympathetic to the impact the loss of these benefits was having on the applicant, but this is not a matter of inequity or impropriety that would warrant an upgrade. The Board  concluded  the misconduct was a significant departure from conduct expected of all  military  members.  The characterization  of the discharge received by the applicant was found to be appropriate.  The Board found no evidence of any inequity or impropriety on which to base a decision to upgrade the discharge.

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