AIR FORCE DISCHARGE REVIEW BOARD HEARING RECORD

NAME OF SERVICE MEMBER (LAST, FIRST MIDDLE INITIAL)

GRADE	I.._

.·	AlC

TYPE .GEN	PERSONAL  APPEARANCE
NAME OF COUNSEL ANO OR ORGANIZATION

x	RECORD REVIEW
ADDRESS AND OR ORGANIZATION  OF COUNSEL

YES	No
x

MEMBER SITTING

HON	GEN

X*

DENY

X*

X*
--1
X*

ISSUES

A94.06

INDEX NUMBER

A67. 10

X*

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

03 Aug 2004	FD-2004-00116

Case heard at Washington, D.C.

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

* CHANGE RE CODE

TO:

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

SECRETARY OF THE AIR FORCE PERSONNEL COUNCIL AIR FORCE DISCHARGE REVIEW BOARD
1535 COMMAND DR, EE WING, 3RD 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-2004-00116	

GENERAL: The applicant appeals for upgrade of discharge to honorable, 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 partial relief. Upgrade of discharge is approved and the RE Code will be: changed.  The Board did not change the Reason and Authority for discharge.

ISSUE: Applicant does not contest his discharge.  He merely states that he made poor personal choices and is now a different person. The applicant also wishes to join the Air National Guard. The records indicated the applicant received an Article 15, two Letters of Reprimand, and one Letter of Counseling for misconduct to include two incidents of driving while intoxicated; however, the Board determined that relief is warranted based upon consideration of the applicant's overall quality  of service, as reflected in his enlisted Performance Reports, and outstanding post-service conduct over a nearly 15-year period, even though the discharge was determined to have been otherwise equitable and proper at the time of issuance. The Board also decided to change the RE Code to afford the member the opportunity to re-join the military. However, the Board did not change the Reason and Authority for discharge as this appropriately characterized the applicant's reason for discharge.

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 characterization and his RE Code should be changed to 3K under the provisions of Title 10, USC 1553.	

Attachment: Examiner's Brief