,	A_l_R_F_O_R_C_E D-IS_C_H_A_R_G_E R-E_V_I-EW B-O-A-RD HE-AR--IN-G R-E-C-0-RD	
NAME OF SERVICE MEMBER (LAST, FIRST MIDDLE INITIAL)	GRADE	AFSN/SSAN

'AHlflil •	
TYPE	PERSONAL APPEARANCE	x	RECORD REVIEW	
NAME OF COUNSEL AND OR ORGANIZATION
YES	No		

ADDRESS A!'<D OR ORGANIZATION OF COUNSEL

x

MEMBER SITTING

HON	GEN

UOTHC

OTHER	DENY
x x x
x
x

ISSUES

A95.00

INDEX NUMBER

A67.50

HEARING DATE	CASE NUMBER

20 Nov 2003	FD-2003-00340

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

SECRETARY OF THE AIR FORCE PERSONNEL COUNCIL AIR FORCE DISCHARGE REVIEW BOARD
1535 COMMAND DR, 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	CASE NUMBER

FD-2003-00340	

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

The applicant was offered a personal appearance before the Discharge Review Board (DRB) 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 in this case on which to base an upgrade of discharge. The records indicated applicant received two Article 15s. The first for altering his temporary license plate to extend the validity. The second one for writing a bad check. Additionally, he received two Letters of Reprimand, two Letters of Counseling, and five Records of Individual Counseling for being late for work, taking unauthorized breaks, sleeping on duty, being late for formation, financial irresponsibility, and failure to obey a lawful order.  The DRB opined that through these administrative actions, the applicant had ample opportunities to change his negative/repetitive behavior. The Board concluded the disciplinary infractions were a significant departure from the conduct expected of all military members.

CONCLUSIONS: The Discharge Review Board concludes that the discharge was consistent with the procedural and substantive requirements of the discharge regu1ation 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