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A94.06

INDEX NUMl

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A67. 10

EXHIBITS SUBMITTED TO THE BO.AJID
l	ORDER APPOfNTING THE BOARD
2	APPLICATION FOR REVIEW OF DISCHARGE
3	LETTER OF NOTIFICATION
4	BRIEF OF PERSO"N"NEL FILE COUNSEL'S RELEASE TO THE BOARD
ADDITIONAL EXHIBITS SUBMITTED AT TIME OF
I  PERSONAL  A.PPEARA,"ICE
TAPE RECORDING OF PERSONAL APPEARANCE

llEARJNG DATE	CASE NUMBER

05 Oct 2004	FD-2004-00198
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Case heard at Washington, D.C.

Advise appl icant of the decision of the Board.

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TO:	FROM:

SAF/MRBR

SECRETARY OF THE ,>,IR FORCE PERSONNEL COUNCIL
AIR FORCE DISCHARGE REVIEW BOARD

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550 C STREET WEST, SUITE 40	1535 COMMAND DR, EE WING, 3RD FLOOR
RANDOLPH AFB, TX 78150-4742	ANDREWS AFB, MD l0762·700Z

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

AIR FORCE DISCHARGE REVIEW BOARD DECISIONAL RATIONALE	CASE NUMBER

FD-2004-00198	

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:  The Board grants the requested relief.

ISSUE:  Applicant contends discharge was inequitable because it was too harsh.  The records indicated the applicant received two Article 15s, one for abusing her govenunent travel card and one for leaving her child at home alone.  Even though the discharge was determined to have been otherwise equitable and proper at  the time of issuance, the DRB determined that relief is warranted based upon consideration of the applicant's service record to include her service history and her efficiency ratings.  Although the DRB did not condone the behavior of the applicant, when looking at the entire record and the years of service the applicant had,
her discharge is more appropriately characterized as honorable.

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 as Honorable under the provisions of Title 10, USC 1553.

Attachment: Examiner's Brief