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ISSUES

INDEX NUMBER

EXHIBITS SUBMIT'fEJ>iIO THE BOA'Rl>

A93.17

A66.00	1	ORDER APPOINTING THE BOARD
2	APPLICATION FOR REVIEW OF DISCHARGE
3	LETTER OF NOTl FICATION

HEARING DATE

CASE NUMBER

4	BRIEF OF PERSONNEL FILE

8 APR 03

FD2002-0519	COUNSEL'S RELEASE TO THE BOARD
ADDITIONAL EXHIBITS SUBMITTED AT  TIME OF PERSONAL APPEARANCE

TAPE RECORDING OF PERSONAL APPER.ANCE: HEARING
>..PPLICAJft'.§! SpE	,THE BOA!1J>'s;P,JltiJSll'.iNAL RATIONAL ARll t!isilsJltlf)N THE ATTASHED AIR FORCE DISCHARGE REVIEW BOARD DECISIONAL RATIONALE

REMARKS
Case heard at Washington, D.C.

Advise applicant of the decision of the Boa rd, the right to a personal appeara nce wit h/without counsel, and the right to submit an application to the AFBCMR.

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

AFHQ FORM 0-2077, JAN 00

(EF-V2)

SECRETARY OF THE AIR FORCE PERSONNEL COUNCIL AIR 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

FD02-0519	

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:  The applicant does not contest the discharge; he states that because of verbal assaults and miss­ treatment from his peers, he became depressed and turned to drug use.   The Board reviewed the entire record and found no evidence of impropriety or inequity in this case on which to base an upgrade of discharge.  The records indicated the applicant received an Article 15 for wrongfully using marijuana.	The Board concluded the drug abuse was a significant departure from the conduct expected of all military members.	The Board concluded the misconduct of the applicant appropriately characterized his 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