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AIR FORCE DISCHARGE  REVIEW  BOARD HEARING  RECORD--------,

NAME OF SERVICE MEMBER (l,AST, FIRST MIDDLE INITIAL)

GRADE

Af'SN/SSAN

AlC	HU i I II

YES	NO
x

PERSONAL  APPEARANCE	X    RECORD REVIEW
NAME OF COUNSEL AND OR ORGANIZATION	ADDRESS A.ND OR ORGANIZATION OF COUNSEL

MEMBERS  SITTING	HON

VOTE OF THI!; l!O!PID

GEN	UOTHC

OTRER

DENY
x
x

x
x

INDEX NUJl.ffiER

EXHIBITS  SUBMITIEilTO  ".rl'IE  !!OARD

A67.10	1	ORDER APPOINTING THE BOARD
2	APPLICATION FOR REVIEW OF DISCHARGE
3	LETTER OF NOTIFICATlON

REARING DA1'E

CASE NUMBER

4	BRIEF OF PERSONNEL FILE

25 Jul 03

FD2003-00135	copWSEL'S RELEASE TO THE BOARD
ADD!TJONAL EXHIBITS SUBMITTED AT TIME OF PERSONAL APPEARANCE

TAPE RECORDING OF PERSQNAI. APPERANCE HEARING
APPLICANT'S.ISSL'E AND TI!EBOARP'l>;l'.l'.E!ClSIONA;l.  RATIONAL ARE DISCUSSED ON'Tilli;\TTACHED  AIR FORCE DISCHARGE REVIEW BOARD DECISJONAL	Tl(JNALE

REMAllKS
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.

		
	DATE: 25 JUL.03	
	
SAF/MJBR
550 C STREET WEST, SUITE 40 RANDOLPH AFB, TX 78150-4742	SECRETARY OF THE AIR FORCE PERSONNEL COUNCIL
AIR FORCE DISCHARGE REVIEW BOARD 1535 COMMAND DR, EE WING, 3RD FLOOR ANDREWS AFB, MD 20762-7002	
AFHQ FORM 0-2077, JAN 00	(EF-V2)	Previous edition will be used.

AIR FORCE DISCHARGE REVIEW BOARD DECISIONAL RATIONALE	CASE NUMBER

FD2003-00 l	

GENERAL:  The applicant appeals for upgrade of discharge to Honorable and change of reason for discharge.

The applicant was offered a personal appearance before the Discharge Review Board (ORB) 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 the evidence of record nor that provided by the applicant substantiates an inequity or impropriety, which would justify a change of discharge.

The applicant's issues are listed in the attached brief.

Issue. The applicant was discharged for minor disciplinary actions.  He received two Articles 15 while in technical school for misconduct. The misconduct included failure to go and underage drinking. The applicant contends that he should not be penalized indefinitely for a mistake he made when young.  The ORB recognized the applicant was 19 years of age when the discharge took place.  However, there is no evidence he was immature or did not know right from wrong.  The DRB opined that through these administrative actions, the applicant had ample opportunities to change his negative behavior.  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.

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 and change of reason for discharge, thus the applicant's discharge should not be changed.

Attachment: Examiner's Brief