N'!-ME OF SERVICE MEMBER (LAST, FIRST MIDDLE INITTAL)

GRADE	AFSN/SSAN

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PERSONAL APPEA RANCE

x	RECORD REVIEW

NAME OF COt.:f'<SEL AND OR ORGANIZATION

ADDRESS AND OR ORGANUATION OF COUNSEL

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MEMBER SITTING

HON

GEN

UOTHC	OTHER

DENY
x x x x

ISSUES	A94.53	A67.90

HEARING DATt

16 Dec 2003	FD-2003-00470

Case heard at Washington, D.C.

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

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	.SUITE 40 RANDOLPH AFB, TX 78150-4742

SI:CR.t:TARV OF Tiil AIR FORO: PEJtSOr•fNEL COlfNOL AIR FORO: DISCBARGC REVIEW BOAllD
1535 COMMAND DR. Et: WING, JJID FLOOR
ANDREWS AFB, MD 1076l·700l

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

CASE NIJMBER
AIR FORCE DISCHARGE REVIEW BOARD DECISIONAL RATIONALE        FD2003-00470

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.

Issues. Applicant was discharged for conduct prejudicial to good order and discipline. He had two Articles 15, a vacation of suspended punishment, two Letters of Reprimand, and an Unfavorable Information File. His misconduct included three underage drinking incidents, communicating a threat, a computer security violation, being drunk on duty, willfully damaging a government vehicle while repeatedly driving it over a snow bank and doing "donuts," unla>Vful entry into a dormitory room of another airman, and stealing from that airman. At the time of the discharge, member consulted counsel submitted a statement  in  his own behalf highlighting the positive aspects of his career. The Board noted member was given many opportunities to correet his behavior but was either unwilling or unable to do so. Beeause member was responsible for his aetions, he was held accountable for them.  The Board found nothing during the course of the record review to warrant an upgrade. There was no inequity or impropriety, thus the characterization of service was deemed appropriate in view of the repeated 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