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AIR FORCE DISCHARGE REVIEW BOARD HEARING RECORD

PERSONAL  APPEARANCE	X  RECORD REVIEW

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HEAlUNG DATE
11 JUL 03

CASE NUMBER
FD2003-0075

1	ORDER APPOINTING THE BOAR D
2	APPLICATION FOR REVIEW OF DISCHARGE
3	LETTER Of NOTIFICATION
4	BRIEF OF PERSONNEL FILE COUNSEL'S RELEASE TO TIIE BOARIJ
ADDITIONAL EXHIBITS SUBMITTED AT TIME OF PERSONAL APPEARANCE

1APE RECORDING OF PERSONAL APPERANCE HEARING
' APl'L!CANJ:'S.ISS\JE AND TIIE BOMQ.'S QECJSlONAL RATIONAL ARE DISCUSSED ON THE ATIACfl:IIDAIR FORCE DISCHARGE RtiVIEW BOARDDEClS! ONAL RATIONALE

REMARKS
Case heard at Washington, D.C.

Advise applicant of the decision of the Board, the right to a personal appea rance with/withou t counsel, and the right to submit an application to the AFBCMR.

DAJ'E:  11 JUL 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 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.

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AIR FORCE DISCHARGE REVIEW BOARD DECISIONAL RATIONALE	CASE NUMBER

FD03-0075	

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 states that she would like an Honorable discharge so that she can get the MGIB. The record indicates the applicant received a General Discharge because of a General Court Martial for writing over 45 checks totaling over $12,000 with the intent to defraud.  The applicant cited her desire to receive the G.I. Bill benefits as justification for upgrade. The Board 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