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NAME OF SERVICE MEMBER (LAST. FIRST MIDDLE INITIAL)

GRADE	AFSN/SSAN

RECORD REVIEW

ADDRESS AND OR ORGANIZATION  OF COUNSEL

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INDEX NUMBER

A67.10 A66.00

1	ORDER APPOINTING THE BOARD
2	APPLICATlON FOR REVIEW OF DISCHARGE
3	LETTER OF NOTIFICATION
4	BRIEF OF PERSONNEL FILE COUNSEL'S RELEASE TO THE BOARD
ADDITIONAL EXHIBITS SUBMITTED AT TIME OF
PERSONAL APPEARANCE
TAPE RECORDING OF PERSONAL APPEARANCE

HEARING DATE	CASE NUMBER

19 Apr 2004	FD-2003-00100

Case heard via video-teleconference  from Fort Gilliam, Georgia to Andrews AFB, Maryland.

Advise applicant of the decision of the Board, and the right to submit an application to the AFBCMR

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TO:

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

FROM:

SECRETARY OF mE AIR FORCE PERSONNEL COUNCIL AIR FORCE DISCHARGE REVIEW BOARD
1535 COMMAND DR, EE WING, JRD FLOOR ANDREWS AFB, MD 20762-7002

AFHQ FORM 0-2077,JAN 00	(EF-V2)	Previous edition 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 upgrading the discharge, thus the applicant's discharge should not be changed.

Attachment: Examiner's Brief

AIR FORCE DISCHARGE REVIEW BOARD DECISIONAL RATIONALE	CASE NUMBER

FD-2003-00100	

GENERAL: The applicant appeals for upgrade of discharge to honorable.

The applicant appeared and testified via vice with the Discharge Review Board (DRB), and was represented by	andf the Florida Department of Veteran's Affairs,  at Fort Gillem, Georgia, on 19 April 2004. The following additional exhibits were submitted at the hearing:
Exhibit 5: Applicant's contentions.
Exhibit 6: Florida State Attorney Letter, 27 Feb 04
Exhibit 7: Collier Co. Sheriff Department Letter, 17 Nov 03 Exhibit 8: USA Parking University Letter
Exhibit 9: Certificate of Recognition, USA Parking, Jan 2003
Exhibit 10: Administrative Discharge Action Letter from WR-ALC/CC Exhibit 11: Receipt Notification Memorandum

The attached brief contains available pertinent data on the applicant and the factors leading to the discharge. FINDINGS:  Upgrade of Discharge is denied.
The Board finds that neither the evidence of record nor that provided by the applicant substantiates an inequity or impropriety that would justify a change of discharge.

ISSUE:

The applicant was discharged with an Under Other Than Honorable Conditions Discharge for Misconduct by committing Minor Disciplinary Infractions and Drug Abuse. Member received two Article 15s for unlawfully operating a vehicle with suspended driving privileges and failure to go to his place of duty. He also received three Letters of Reprimand for failure to go, late for work, and for disobeying a lawful general order by failing to maintain a current driver's license and operating a vehicle without a valid license. Additionally, he received three Letters of Counseling for being late to work and failing to show respect and courtesy to supervisors, and disrespecting an NCO. The applicant requests an upgrade of his discharge to better his employment opportunities and he was concerned that his discharge package was not correctly executed. The DRB was pleased to see that the applicant was doing well and has a good job. However, no inequity or impropriety in his discharge was suggested or found in the course of the hearing. 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