AIR FORCE DISCHARGE REVIEW BOARD HEARING RECORD

NAME OF SERVICE MEMBER (LAST, FIRST MH>DLE INITIAL)	GRADE	AFSN/SSAN

SSGT

PERSONAL  APPEARANCE	X    RECORD REVIEW

,COUNSEL
,    YES	NO
x

NAME OF COUNSEL AND OR ORGANIZATION

ADDRESS AND OR ORGANIZATION <W COUNSEL

MEMBERS SITTING

von:: OF THE. BOARD
HON	GEN	UOTHC

OTHER

DENY
x x x

x

INDEX NUMBER

EXHIBITS SUB!\tJmEI:>l'O THE BOARD

,   A75.00	1	ORDER APPOINTING THE BOARD
2	APPLICATION  FOR REVIEW OF DISCHARGE

HEARING I>ATI':
6 AUG 03

CASE NUMBER
FD2003-0163

3	LETTER OF NOTIFICATION
4	BRIEF OF PERSONNEL FILE COUNSEL'S RELEASE TO THE BOAR D
ADDITIONAL EXHIBITS SUBMITTED AT TIME OF PERSONAL APPEARANCE

TAPE RECORDING OF PERSONAL APPERANCE HEARING
APPLICANT'S ISSUE AND Tl-lliBQRt:t'l!;J:!ONAL RATIONAL ARE DISCUSSEDCOl'l 'qlJi ATTACHED Am. FORCE   ls(1IAllCTE REVIEW BOARP DECISIONAL RATIONAl£
KEMARKS
Case hea rd at Washington, D.C.

Advise applicant of the decision of the Boa rd, the right to a personal appea rance with/without counsel, and the right to submit an application to the AFBCMR.

SAF/MIBR
550 C STREET WEST, SUJTE 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,

AIR FORCE DISCHARGE REVIEW BOARD DECISIONAL  RATIONALE	CASE NUMBER

FD03-0163	

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

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 to General 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.

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

ISSUE: The applicant contends his discharge was too harsh because of the stress and depression he was going through.  The records indicated the applicant was discharged in lieu of a Court Martial and received an Under Other Than Honorable Discharge. The record also indicates that the applicant admitted to using marijuana on multiple occasions and also LSD use. The Board concluded the misconduct was a significant departure from conduct expected of all military members. The Board found no evidence of impropri.ety or inequity in this case on which to base an upgrade of discharge. 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 discharge authority and that the applicant was provided full administrative due process.

Attachment: Examiner's Brief