AIR FORCE DISCHARGE REVIEW BOARD HEARING RECORD

NAME OF SERVICE MEMBER (LAST, FIRST MIDDLE INITIAL)

GRADE	AFSN/SSAN

PERSONAL  APPEARANCE

SRA

RECORD REVIEW

NAME OF COUNSEL AND OR ORGANIZATION

ADDRESS AND OR ORGANIZATION OF COUNSEL

MEMBER SITTING

HON	GEN
x

UOTHC	OTHER

DENY

X + X + X +
X +

ISSUES

A92.2l A93.05
A93.07 A93.24

INDEX NUMBER

A67.10

1	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 APPEARANCE

HEARING DATE	CASE NUMBER

19 Oct 2004	FD-2004-00102

Case heard at Washington, D.C. via video-teleconference  with Travis AFB CA.

+Change Reason to Personality Disorder. Advise applicant of the decision of the Board.

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TO:

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

FROM:

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 NUMBER

FD-2004-00102	

GENERAL: The applicant appeals for upgrade of discharge to honorable and to change the reason and authority for the discharge.

The applicant appeared and testified before the Discharge Review Board (DRB), without counsel, at Travis AFB CA via video-teleconference with Andrews AFB MD on 19 October 2004. The following additional exhibits were submitted at the hearing:
Exhibit 5: Applicant's contentions
Exhibit 6: VA Medical Progress Report, 20 Sep 04
Exhibit 7:  VA Entitlement Pkg, 25 May 04

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 discharge is upgraded to honorable.

The Board finds that neither the evidence of record nor that provided by the 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 character and reason for discharge inequitable.	

ISSUE: After a thorough and complete consideration of the information submitted by applicant and contained in the records, the Board concluded there was sufficient mitigation to substantiate upgrade of the discharge. Specifically, the Board found the characterization too harsh. The applicant received four Letters of Reprimand, and one Record of Individual Counseling. The misconduct included damage to government property, unprofessional behavior, late for duty, and speeding. The Board opined that the member's underlying adjustment disorder at the time bore some causal relationship with his instances of 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.

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 change of reason for discharge to Personality Disorder, SPD Code, JFX, under the provisions of Title 10, USC 1553.

Attachment: Examiner's Brief