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MEMBERS    SITTING	HON	GEN	UOTHC	OTHER	DENY
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ISSUES	INDEX NUMBER	EXHIBITS SUBMITTED TO THE BOARD
AOl.00, A95.00	A72.00	1	ORDER APPOINTING  THE BOAR D
2	APPLICATION  FOR  REVIEW OF DISCHARGE
3	LETTER  OF NOTIFJCA TION
HEARING DATE	CASE NUMBER	4	BRIEF OF PERSONNEL FILE
14 NOV 03	FD2003-00358	COUNSEL'S RELEASE TO THE BOARD
ADDITIONAL EXHIBITS SUBMITTED AT  TIME OF PERSONAL APPEARANCE

TAPE RECORDING OF PERSONAL APPERANCE HEARING
APPLICANT'S ISSUE AND THE BOARD'S DECISIONAL RATIONAL ARE DISCUSSED ON THE ATTACHED AJR FORCE DISCHARGE REVIEW BOARD DECISIONAL RATIONALE.

REMARKS
Case hea rd at And rews AFB, MD.

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

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INDORSEMENT	I	DATE:   14 NOV 03
TO:	FROM:
SAF/MIBR	SECRETARY OF THE AIR FORCE PERSONNEL COUNCIL
550 C STREET WEST, SUITE 40	AIR FORCE DISCHARGE REVIEW BOARD
RANDOLPH AFB, TX 78150-4742		1535 COMMAND DR, EE WING, 3RD FLOOR ANDREWS AFB, MD 20762-7002
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AFHQ FORM 0-2077, JAN 00	(EF-V2)	Previous ed1t10n will be used.

AIR FORCE DISCHARGE REVIEW BOARD DECISIONAL RATIONALE	CASE NUMBER

FD2003-00358	

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 to Honorable is denied.
The Board  finds that neither  the evidence  of record  nor  that provided  by the  applicant  substantiates  an impropriety that would justify upgrade of the discharge.

ISSUE:  The Board finds that the applicant submitted no issues contesting the equity or propriety of the discharge, and after a thorough review of the record, the board was able to identify none.  The applicant received an Under Other Than Honorable Conditions (UOTHC) discharge in lieu of a trial by Court Martial. The records indicated the applicant received an Article 15.   The misconduct included wrongfully using the government travel card totaling over $5, 900.00.  The applicant lied several times to his then Commander and First Sergeant about the extent of the problem regarding his charge card spending.  Most of the money was spent on a rental car, which was reported stolen after he had failed to return the car on the due date.
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, thus the applicant's discharge should not be changed.

Attachment: Examiner's Brief