AIR FORCE DISCHARGE  REVIEW BOARD HEARING RECORD

NAME OF SE!WICE MEMBER (LAST, FIRST MIDDLE 11\IT!AL)

GRADE

AFSN/SSAN

PERSONAL  APPEARANCE

x

AMN
x	RECORD  REVIEW
ADDRESS AND OR ORGANIZATION  OF COUNSEL

MEMBER SITTING
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HON

X* X*

GEN	UOTHC

OTHER

x

X*

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ISSUES

A93.10

JNDEX NVMBER

A67.90

l	ORDER APPOINTING THE BOARD
2	APPLICATION FOR REVIEW OF DISCHARGE
3	LETTER OF NOTIFICATION
4	BRIEF OF PERSONNEL FILE COUNSEL'S RELEASE TO THE BOARD
ADDITIONAL EXHIBITS SUBMITTED AT TIME OF
PERSONAL APPEARANCE
TAPE RECORDING OF PERSONAL APPERANCE

HEARING DATE	CASE NUM.aER

15 Jan 2004	FD-2003-00391

Case heard at Washington, D.C.

Advise applicant of the decision of the Board.

* Change Reason and Authority to Secretarial Authority.

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TO:

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

FROM:

SECRETARY OF THE AIR  FORCE PERSONNEL COUNCIL AIR FORCE DISCHARGE REVIEW BOARD
153S COM.'1AND DR, EE WING, JRD FLOOR ANDREWS AFB, MD 20762-71)02

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

AIR FORCE DISCHARGE  REVIEW BOARD DECISIONAL RATIONALE	CASE NUMBER

FD-2003-00391	

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

The applicant was offered a personal appearance before the Discharge Review Board (ORB) but declined to exercise this right.

The attached brief contains available pertinent data on the applicant and the factors leading to the discharge.

FINDINGS:  The Board grants the requested relief.

The Board finds that neither the evidence of record nor that provided by applicant substantiates an impropriety that would justify a change of discharge. However, based upon the record and evidence provided by applicant, the Board finds the applicant's reason and authority for discharge inequitable.

ISSUE: Applicant contends discharge was inequitable because it was too harsh. The records indicated the applicant received two Article 15s. The first one for wrongfully using his government credit card and failing to pay the bill in full. The second one for writing two bad checks. The Board did not condone the misconduct; however, the comment the applicant made when he wrote the two bad checks: "maybe they
will kick me out", was not a reason to discharge the member after he had satisfactorily completed his first enlistment.

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. However, in view of the foregoing findings, the Board further concludes that the overall quality of applicant's service is more accurately reflected by an Honorable discharge and the reason for the discharge is more accurately described as secretarial authority under the provisions of Title I 0, USC 1553.

Attachment: Examiner's Brief