AIR FORCE DISCHARGE  REVIEW BOARD HEARING RECORD
NAME OF SERVICE MEMBER (LAST, FIRST MIDDLE INITIAL)	GRADE
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AFSN/SSAN
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TYPE	PERSONAL  APPEARANCE
,;;co;,, NAME OF COUNSEL AND OR ORGANIZATION YES	No
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RECORD REVIEW
ADDRESS AND OR ORGANIZATION OF COUNSEL

MEMBER  SITTING	HON	GEN	UOTHC	OTHER	DENY
x x x
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ISSUES	INDEX NUMBER

1	ORDER APPOINTING  THE BOARD

A94.53	A67. 10	2	APPLICATION  FOR REVIEW OF DISCHARGE
3	LETTER OF NOTIFICATION
4		BRIEF OF PERSONNEL  FILE COUNSEL'S  RELEASE  TO THE BOARD

HEARING DATE	CASE NUMBER
19 A ug 2003	FD-2003-00231

ADDITIONAL  EXHIBITS  SUBMITTED AT TIME OF PERSONAL  APPEARANCE
TAPE RECORDING  OF PERSONAL APPERANCE

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/MRBR
550 C STREET WEST, SUI RANDOLPH  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

FD-2003-00231	

GENERAL: The applicant appeals for upgrade of discharge 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 the applicant submitted no issues contesting the equity or propriety of the discharge, and after a thorough review of the record, the Board was unable to identify any.

Issue.  Applicant was discharged for minor disciplinary infractions.  The records indicated the applicant received an Article 15, at least six Letters of Reprimand, a Letter of Counseling, two bad check notices, and was the subject of at least seven other Memorandums for Record about his misconduct.  The ORB 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 of discharge, thus the applicant's discharge should not be changed.

Attachment: Examiner's Brief