AIR FORCE DISCHARGE REVIEW BOARD HEARING RECORD
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ISSUES

A94.53

INDE:X NUMBER

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1	ORDER APPOINTING THE BOARD
2	APPLICATION FOR REVIEW OF DISCHARGE
3	LETTER  OF NOTIFlCATION
4	BRIEF OF PERSONNEL FILE COUNSEL'S RELEASE TO THE BOARD
ADDITIONAL EXHIBITS SUBMITTED AT TIME OF
PERSONAL APPEARANCE
TAPE RECORDING OF PERSONAL APPEARANCE

IJEAJUNG DATE	CASE NUMBER

01 Dec 2004	FD-2004-00247

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

AFHQ FORM 0-2077, JAN 00

SECRETARY OF THE AIR FORCE fERSONNEL COUNCIL AJR FORCE DISCHARGE REVIEW BOARD
1535 COMMAND Ill{, EE WING, 3RD FLOOR ANDREWS AFB, MD 20762-7002

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AIR FORCE DISCHARGE REVIEW BOARD DECISIONAL  RATIONALE

CASE NUMBER

FD-2004-0024 7

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:	Upgrade  of  discharge,  change  of  reason  and  authority  for  discharge,  and  change  of reenlistment code are denied.

The Board finds the applicant submitted no issues contesting the equity or propriety of the discharge, and after a thorough review of the record, the Board was unable to identify any that would justify a change of discharge.

Issue 1. Applicant was discharged for minor disciplinary infractions. The records indicated the applicant received an Article 15, two Letters of Reprimand, and a verbal counseling for misconduct. His infractions included financial irresponsibility, making a false official statement, failure to go, and abusing his government travel card for personal purposes. In reply to the Article 15, member admitted his actions were intentional, accepted responsibility, and apologized. He received an Enlisted Performance Report rated an overall referral "2" that stated he'd had continuing financial management problems with mixed results from counseling; this was after he had been sent to the Personal Financial Management Program. At the time of the discharge, member consulted counsel but waived his right to submit statements in his own behalf. The DRB opined that through the unit's various administrative actions, the applicant had ample opportunities to change his negative behavior but was unable or unwilling to do so. The Board concluded the misconduct was a significant departure from conduct expected of all military members and the characterization of the discharge was appropriate.

Issue 2. The applicant cited his desire to return to military service. The Board was sympathetic to the impact his reenlistment code was having on the applicant, but this is not a matter of inequity or impropriety which would warrant an upgrade.

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