AIR FORCE DISCHARGE REVIEW BOARD HEARING RECORD

NAME OF SERVICE MEMBER (LAST, FIRST MIDDLE INITIAL)

GRADE

AFSN/SSAN

PERSONAL APPEARANCE
NAME OF COUNSEL AND OR ORGANIZATION

MEMBERS SITTING

AB	2 Hll UP'
X  RECORD REVIEW
ADDRESS AND OR ORGANIZATION OF COUNSEL

x x x x x

ISSUES	INDEX NUMBER
A93.17,  A92.15,A93.19	A67.50

HEARINGDATJ:
4 JUN 03

CASE NUMBER
FD2003-00150

3	LETTER OF NOTIFICATION BRIEF OF PERSONNEL FILE
COUNSEL' S RELEASE TO lHE BOARD
ADDITIONAL EXHIBITS SUBMITTED AT TIME OF
PERSONAL APPEARANCE

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.

SAFIMIBR
550 C STREET WEST, SUITE 40 RANOOLPH AFB, TX 78150-4742

SECRETARY OF THE 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.

AIR FORCE DISCHARGE REVIEW BOARD DECISIONAL RATIONALE	CASE NUMBER

FD2003-001SO	

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

The applicant was offered a personal appearance before the Discharge Review Board but declined to exercise this right.
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 applicant substantiates an inequity or impropriety that would justify a change of discharge.

Issues. Applicant was administratively discharged for a pattern of misconduct. She had three Articles 15, and a Letter of Reprimand, and was placed on the Control Roster. Her final Enlisted Performance Report was rated an overall referral '2." Her misconduct included possessing a falsified military identification card, underage drinking, drunk and disorderly conduct, indecent public exposure while in a detention cell, disrespect toward an officer and a senior noncommissioned officer in the execution of their duties, and wrongful use and possession of marijuana. At the time of the discharge member consulted counsel and waived her right to submit statements in her own behalf. She also failed to argue that she met the seven retention criteria. Applicant now contends most of her misconduct was alcohol-related, and concedes she did some stupid things that she regrets. She also notes her otherwise exemplary service record. Review of the Air Force Office of Special Investigations Report of Investigation of member's drug abuse disclosed seven signed sworn statements from different people regarding her multiple occasions of illegal drug use over an extended period of time. Review of the incident complaint report about the drunk and disorderly conduct also disclosed quite egregious behavior on the part of applicant. The Board concluded member's misconduct was an extremely significant departure from conduct expected of all military members. And although the Board recognizes alcohol abuse may have played a part in applicant's misbehavior, she was responsible for her actions and must be held accountable for those. Additionally, the Air Force's drug policy was well publicized and members were continually made aware that illegal drug use or possession were intolerable. Applicant's repeated heinous misconduct warranted the characterization of service she received. No inequity or impropriety was found in this discharge in the course of the records review.

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