AIR FORCE DISCHARGE  REVIEW BOARD HEARING RECORD

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ISSUES	INDEX NUMllER	EXHIBITS SUBMITIED TO Tltl!i llOARD
A94.05	A67.10	1	ORDER APPOINTING THE BOARD
2	APPLICATION FOR REVIEW OF DISCHARGE
3	LETTER OF NOTIFICATION
HEARING DATE	CASE NUMBER	4	BRIEF OF PERSONNEL. FILE
15 APR 03	FD2002-0482	COUNSEL'S RELEASE TO THE BOARD
ADDITIONAL EXHIBITS SUBMITTED AT TIME OF PERSONAL APPEARANCE

TAPE RECORDING  OF PERSONAL  APPERANCE  HEARING APPLICANT'S ISSUE ANDTHE BOARD'S D)2'.CIS10)SAL RATIONAL ARE DISCUSSED ON THE ATTACHED .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 appearance with/without counsel, and the right to submit an application to the AFBCMR.

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.,.,	..	iNDORSMENT	I	DATE:  15 APR 03
FROM:

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SAF/MIBR	SECRETARY OF THE AIR FORCE PERSONNEL COUNCIL
550 C STREET WEST, SUITE 40	AIR FORCE DISCHARGE REVIEW BOARD
RANDOLPH AFB, TX 78150-4742		1535 COMMAND DR, EE WING, 3Ro FLOOR ANDREWS AFB, MD 20762-7002

AFHQ FORM 0-2077, JAN 00	(EF-V2)	Previous ed1't1.0n will be used.

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

AIR FORCE DISCHARGE REVIEW BOARD DECISIONAL RATIONALE	CASE NUMBER

FD02-0482	

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 contends that his discharge was too harsh and that he was not given a chance to fix one problem before more problems were added. He also mentions a "snowball" effect or charges not taken into consideration and that there was apparent "headhunting" by certain members of his chain of command. Finally, he states that he has not had any problems since his discharge but he is unable to go to school or get many jobs due to the lack of an Honorable discharge. The record indicates the applicant received two Article's 15--the first one for failure to obey an order and for being overdue on his government travel card; the second one for stealing a first aid kit, two leatherman tools, and one landing gear "remove before flight" pin, and then lying about where he got them. In addition, he received one Letter of Reprimand for failure to keep his dorm room clean and orderly and  having unauthorized items in his room, two Letters of Counseling for dereliction of duty and being disrespectful to a NCO, and 2  Records of  Individual Counseling for financial irresponsibility and for missing an appointment. The applicant cited his 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 record does not indicate any snowball effect or headhunting in the applicant's unit. 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