AIR FORCE DISCHARGE REVIEW BOARD HEARING RECORD

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INDEX NUMBER

EXHIBITS:SUllMITTED TOTHE BOARD

A67. 10	1	ORDER APPOINTING TIIE BOARD
2	APPLICATION  FOR REVIEW OF DISCHARGE
3	LETI'ER  OF NOTIFICATION

HEARING DATE
I JUL 03

CASE NUMBER
FD2003-0056

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

APPLICANT'S ISSUE AND THE BOARD'S REMARKS
Case heard at Washington, D.C.

TAPE RECORDING  OF PERSONAL  APPERANCE  HEARING RATIONAL  ARE DlSCUSSED  ON 1HEAT'l'il.CHl!lh>\l!lifOR("E. DISCHARGE REVIEW BOARD.DB(1SIONAL RATIONALE.

Advise applicant of t he decision of the Board, the right to a personal appeara nce with/without counsel, and the right to submit an application to the AFBCMR.

DATE: 1JUL 03

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SECRETARY OF THE AIR FORCE PERSONNEL COUNCIL AIR FORCE DJSCHARGE REVIEW BOARD
1535 COMMAND DR, EE WING, 3RD FLOOR ANDREWS AFB, MD 20762-7002
Previous edition will be used.

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AIR FORCE DISCHARGE REVIEW BOARD DECISIONAL RATIONALE	CASE NUMBER

FD03-0056	

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 the applicant submitted no issues contesting the equity or propriety of the discharge, and after a thorough review of the record, the Board was able to identify none that would justify a change of discharge.

ISSUE:  The applicant submitted no issues and requested that the review be completed based on the available service record.  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 willfully failing to take the practical test on the P-12 structural vehicle.  In addition, he
also received two Letters of Reprimand for financial irresponsibility and failure to meet licensing deadline. And, ten Records oflndividual Counseling for driving an uninsured vehicle, violation of Af R 35 10 (four times), failure to meet physical fitness standards, failure to comply with training requirements (three times), being late for duty, and financial irresponsibility.  The Board concluded the disciplinary infractions were 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.

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