AIR FORCE DISCHARGE REVIEW BOARD HEARING RECORD	
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	PERSONAL  APPEARANCE	X	RECORD REVIEW	
	NAME OF COUNSEL A/liD OR ORGANIZATION	ADDRESS AND OR ORGANIZATION OF COUSEL	

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ISSUES

A92.35 A93.0I

INDEX NUMBER

A67.90

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:"llU:viBER

28 Jul 2004	FD-2004-00146

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.

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

SECRETARY  OF THE AIR FORCE  PERSONNEL  COUNCIL AJR FORCE DISCHARGE REV1EW BOARD
1535 COMMAND DR, EE WL"liG, lRD FWOR
ANDRE"-'S AFB., '.\10 20762·7002

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

AIR FORCE DISCHARGE REVIEW BOARD DECISIONAL RATIONALE	CASE KUMBER

FD-2004-001 46	

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

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:  Upgrade of discharge is denied.

The Board finds that neither the evidence of record nor that provided by the applicant  substantiates  an inequity or impropriety that would justify a change of discharge.

ISSUES: Applicant was discharged for conduct prejudicial to good order  and  discipline.  The records indicated the applicant received an Article 15, three Letters of Reprimand, a Letter of Counseling, three Records of Individual Counseling, had an Unfavorable Information File, and was placed  on the  Control Roster due to his misconduct. Most of his infractions involved his being late to work; he also had an underage female in his dorm room, used another airman's calling card without authorization, and was delinquent on his open mess account. Applicant infers he was young and immature, and states he was discharged based on one isolated incident. The DRB recognized the applicant was 19 years of age when the discharge took place. However, there is no evidence he was immature or did not know right from wrong. The Board opined the applicant was the same age as the majority of first-term members who properly adhere to the Air Force's standards of conduct. Additionally, the record clearly shows multiple incidents of misconduct; the DRB opined that through the unit's many administrative actions, the applicant had ample opportunities to change his negative behavior. The Board concluded the misconduct  was  a significant departure from conduct expected of all military members. The characterization of the discharge received by the applicant was found to be appropriate.

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