AIR FORCE DISCHARGE REVIEW BOARD HEARING RECORD

> NAME OF SERVICE MEMBER (LAST, FIRST MIDDLE INITIAL)

GRADE	AFSN/SSAN

YES	No
x

PERSONAL  APPEARANCE
NAME OF COUNSEL AND OR ORGANIZATION

SRA
x	RECORD  REVIEW
ADDRESS AND OR ORGANIZATION  OF COUNSEL

MEMBER SITTING

HON

GEN

UOTHC	OTHER

DENY

x x x
x

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ISSUES

A92. 15 A92.35 A92.21

INDEX NUMBER

A67. 10

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

06 Aug 2004	FD-2004-00157

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 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

Attachment:
Examiner's Brief

AIR FORCE DISCHARGE  REVIEW BOARD DECISIONAL RATIONALE	CASE NUMBER

FD-2004-00157	

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.

Issue 1.  Applicant was discharged for minor disciplinary infractions.  The records indicated the applicant received an Artic1e 15, four Letters of Reprimand, two Letters of Counseling, and had an Unfavorable Information File due to misconduct.  Her infractions included repeat dress and appearance violations, failure to go three times, and twice sleeping on post.   Applicant states that her discharge did not take into account the good things she did while in the service.  The DRB took note of the applicant's duty performance as documented by her performance reports, both of which were rated an overall "3" and detailed that she needed more initiative, needed to show as much motivation for her professional responsibilities as she did  for her personal goals, and that she needed to strive to improve her performance.   The Board found the seriousness of member's willful misconduct offset any positive aspects of her duty performance.   The DRB further opined that through the unit's many administrative actions, the applicant had ample opportunities to change her negative behavior and was unwilling or unable to do so.  The Board concluded the discharge characterization was appropriate for the reasons which were its basis.

Issue 2 applies to the applicant's post-service activities.  The DRB was pleased to see that the applicant was doing well now and attending college.  However, this does not reflect upon her period of service and no inequity or impropriety in the discharge was suggested or found in the course of the record review.  The Board concluded the misconduct of the applicant appropriately characterized her term of service.

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.