AIR FORCE DISCHARGE REVIEW BOARD HEARING RECORD

NAME OF SERVICE MEMBER (LAST, FIRST MIDDLE INITIAL)

TYPE HON	PERSONAL  APPEARANCE
NAME OF COUNSEL AND OR ORGANIZATION

GRADE	AFSN/SSAN

x	RECORD  REVIEW
ADDRESS AND OR ORGANIZATION OF COUNSEL

YES	No
x

MEMBER SITTING

HON

GEN	UOTHC	OTHER

DENY

X*+ X*+ X*+
X*+

ISSUES

A93.04 A92.42

INDEX NUMBER

A49.00

I	ORDER APPOINTING THE BOARD

X*+

A94.04

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

HEARh"'llG DATE	CASE NUMBER

23 Jan 2004

FD-2003-00524

Case heard at Washington, D.C.

Advise applicant of the decision of the Board.

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SAF/MRBR
550 C STREET WE	!TE 40
RANDOLPH AFB, TX 78150-4742

SECRETARY OF THE AIR FORCE PERSONNEL COUNCIL
AIR FORCE DISCHARGE REVIEW BOARD 1535 COMMAND  DR, EE WING, lRD 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 NUJ\1BER

FD-2003-00524	

GENERAL:  The applicant appeals to change the reason and authority for the discharge, and to change the reenlistment code.

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:   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 was discharged for unsatisfactory performance, failure to progress in on-the-job training, after twice failing his Career Development Conrse (CDC) End of Conrse examination.  Applicant now contends his failures were an anomaly and that if given another chance, he could pass the exam.  Applicant notes he did well in his Security Forces technical training course, and desires to re-enter the military in the same career field.  The records indicated applicant had high Air Force Qualifying Test (AFQT) scores, and entered the Air Force on a 6-year enlistment with a career job reservation for Secnrity Forces.  After each of his CDC failures, his training records noted applicant was a motivated service member who had truly stndied for the tests.  Applicant's commander considered requesting a waiver of the CDC test failnres to afford member another opportunity to sncceed, but subsequently determined retention was not in the Air Force's best interest.  The record review disclosed no derogatory information in member's records, and the Board could not ascertain what applicant's commander based his decision upon.  After a thorough and complete consideration of the information in the records and submitted by applicant, the Board concluded there was sufficient mitigation to substantiate changing the reason and authority for the discharge, and to change applicant's reenlistment code.  The Board opined that applicant could become a valuable member of the military.

CONCLUSIONS: The Discharge Review Board concludes that the discharge was consistent with the procedural a nd substantive r equirements o f t he d ischarge r egulation a nd w as w ithin t he d iscretion o f t he discharge authority and that the applicant was provided fnll administrative due process. However, in view of the foregoing findings, the Board fnrther concludes that the reason and authority for the discharge is more accurately described as Secretarial Authority. The applicant's reason and authority for discharge should be changed to  Secretarial Authority under the provisions of Title 10, USC 1553.

Attachment: Examiner's Brief	

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