NAME OF SERVICE MEMBER (LAST, J<'IRST MIDDLE IN ITIAL)

GRADE

AFSN/SSAN

IRIUJl!l& &

TYPE

x

x

AIR FORCE DISCHARGE REVIEW BOARD HEARING RECORD

PERSONAL  APPEARANCE

x

RECORD REVlEW

ADJJRESS AND on ORGANIZATION OF COUNSEL

MEMBER SITTING

HON

GEN

UOTHC

OTHER

DENY

x

INDEX NUMBER

ISSUES

A95.00		
	
A67.90	1	ORDER APPOINTING THE BOARD	
		2	APPLICATION POR REVIEW OF DISCHARGE	
		3	LETTER OF NOTIFICA TJON	
		4	BRIEF OF PERSONNEL FILE	
			COUNSEL'S RELEASE TO THE 130ARD	
HEARING DATE
19 Aug 2003	CASE NUMBER

		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, SUITE 40 RANDOLPH AFB, TX 78150-4742

SECRETAJ!Y OF nu:AIR FORCE PERSONNEL COUNCIL
AIR FORCE DISCHARGE REVIEW  BOARD
1535 COMMAND DJ!, EE WING, 3RD FLOOR ANDREWS AFB, MD 20762-7002

AFHQ FORM 0-2077, JAN 00	(EF-V2)	Previous edition will be used

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AIR FORCE DISCHARGE REVIEW BOARD DECISIONAL RATIONALE	CASE NUMBER

FD-200300280	

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 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 that would justify a change of discharge.

ISSUE:  The applicant submitted no issues and requested that the review be completed based on the available service record.  The Board reviewed the entire record and found no evidence of impropriety or inequity on which to base an upgrade of discharge.  The records indicated the applicant received an Article 15 for leaving his place of duty without authority and wrongfully appropriate a govenunent military vehicle.  Additionally, he received four Letters of Reprimand and a Record oflndividual Counseling for failure to go, lying, dereliction of duty, making unauthorized telephone calls, abusing the autovon system, bad driving habits and failure to obey local and state traffic laws.   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 fuJl 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