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AIR FORCE DISCHARGE REVIEW BOARD HEARING RECORD

NAME OF SERVICE MEMBER (LAST, FIRST MIDDLE INITIAL)

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PERSONAL  APPEARANCE
NAME OF COUNSEL AND OR ORGAN17..AT!ON

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ADDRESS AND OR ORGANIZATION OF COUNSEL

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EXIUBJ SUBMITIEJJ 'FO THE BOA

A67.90	1	ORDER APPOINTING THE BOARD
2	APPLICATION FOR REVIEW OF DISCHARGE
3	LETTER OF NOTIFICA TJON
2	
HEARING DATE
19 FEB 03

CASE NUMBER
FD2002-0473

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

TAPE RECORDING OF PERSONAL APPERANCE HEARING

REMARKS
Case heard at Washington, D.C.

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

DATE:  19 F)l; 03

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

AFHQ FORM 0-2077, JAN 00

(EF-V2)

SECRETARY OF THE AlR FORCE PERSONNEL COUNCIL AlR FORCE DISCHARGE REVIEW BOARD
1535 COMMAND DR, EE WING, 3RD FLOOR
ANDREWS AFB, MD 20762·7002
Previous edition will be used,

AIR FORCE DISCHARGE REVIEW BOARD DECISIONAL RATIONALE	CASE NUMBER

FD02-0473	

GENERAL: The applicant appeals for upgrade of discharge to Honorable, change the reason and Authority, and to change the RE Code.

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.

The applicant's issues are listed in the attached brief.

ISSUE: The applicant does not contest the discharge; he just wants his discharge upgraded in order to join the Air National Guard. The record indicates the applicant received an Article  15 for dishonorably failing to pay a just debt. In addition, he received a Verbal Reprimand, three Letter's of Counseling, and a Letter of Reprimand for disobeying a direct order, being late for work, failure to perform maintenance on an aircraft, financial irresponsibility and failure to file a travel voucher and making a false official statement. The Board concluded the discharge was appropriate for the reasons that were the basis for this case. No inequity or impropriety in his discharge was suggested or found in the course of the records review. His misconduct was a significant departure from conduct expected of all military members. The  Board concluded that the character and reason for discharge were appropriate due to his misconduct.

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

Attachment: Examiner's Brief