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AIR FORCE DISCHARGE REVIEW BOARD HEARING RECORD

NAME OF SERVJCE MEMBER (LAST, FIRST MIDDLE INITIAi,)

GRADE

AFSN/SSAN

AMN

..  PERSONAL APPEARANCE
NAME OF COUNSEL AND OR ORGANIZATION

x

X  RECORD REVIEW
ADDRESS ANO OR ORGANIZATION OF COUNSEL

MEMBERS  SITTING	OliNY

x x x x

ISSUES
A94.05

INDEX  NUMBER
A66.00	l  ORDER APPOINTING THE BOARD
2	APPLICATION FOR REVIEW OF DISCHARGE
3	LETTER OF NOTIFICATION

HEARJNG DATE
18 JUN 03

CASE NUMBER
FD2003-0105

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

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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.

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 AJR 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 0105	

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 believes her discharge is inequitable because it was too severe a punishment.  The applicant admitted to smoking marijuana a few times while off duty and off base.  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 found no evidence of impropriety or inequity in this case on which to base an upgrade of discharge.  The Board concluded the misconduct of the applicant appropriately characterized her 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