AIR FORCE DISCHARGE  REVIEW BOARD HEARING  RECORD

NAME OF SERVICE MEMBER (LAST, FIRST MIDDLE INITIAL)

GRADE

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AFSN/SSAN

PERSONAL  APPEARANCE	X   RECORD REVIEW
,     COUNSEL	NAM!!: OF COUNSEi, AND OR ORGANIZATION	ADDRESS AND OR ORGANIZATION  OF COUNSEi,
YES	NO
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MEMBERS SITTING

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VOTE CW THE BOARD

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x x x
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ISSUES
A93.0l

HEARING DATl':
13 AUG 03

INllEX NUMR£R
A67.90

CASF. NIJMBER
FD2003-0250

EXHIBITS SUBMITTED TO THE BOARD
I	ORDER APPOINTING THE BOARD
2	APPl.ICATION FOR REVIEW OF DISCHARGE
•	3	LETrER  OF NOTIFICATION
4		BRIEF OF PERSONNEL FILE COUNSEL'S RELEASE TO Tl-IE BOARD
ADDITIONAL EXHIBJTS SUBMITTED AT TIME OF PERSONAL APPEARANCE

TAPE RECORDING OF PERSONAL APl'FRANCE HEARING
APPUCANT'S ISSUE AND THE BOARD'S DECISIONAL RATIONAL ARE DISCUSSED .ON TIIE Al'TACHED AJR FORCE DISCHARGE REVUiW BOARD DECISIONAL RATIONALE.

REMARKS
Case hea rd at Washington, D.C.

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

INDORSEMENT

TO:

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

SECRETARY OF THE AIR FORCE PERSONNEL COUNCI L AIR FORCE DISCHARGE REVIEW BOARD
1535 COMMAND OR, 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	CASF NUMBER

FD-2003-00250	

GENERAL:	The  applicant  appeals  for  upgrade  of  discharge  to  honorable,  change  the  reason  and authority for the discharge, and to change the reenlistment code.

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,  change  of  reason  and  authority  for  discharge,  and  change  of reenlistment code are denied.

The Board finds that neither the evidence of record nor that provided by the applicant substantiates an inequity or impropriety that would justify  a change of discharge.

ISSUE:  Applicant contends that he should not be penalized indefinitely for a mistake he made when young.  The DRB recognized the applicant was 20 years of age when the discharge took place.
However, there is no evidence he was immature or did not know right from wrong.  The Board opined the applicant was older than the vast majority of first-term members who properly adhere to the Air Force's standards of conduct.  The record indicates the applicant received an A1ticle 15 for being derelict in the performance of his duties in that he willfully failed to refrain from using his government credit card while not on official orders.  Additionally, he received three Letters of Reprimand and four Letters of Counseling for failure to pay court charges, traffic violation fine, and to attend traffic school; being late for work and lying, financial irresponsibility, disobeying a direct order, trying to defraud a business and for failure to go.	1be DRB concluded that the characterization  of the applicant's discharge was appropriate due to the misconduct.

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