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NMIE OF SERVICE MEMBER (LAST, FIRST MIDDLE INITIAL)

GRADE	AFSN/SSAN

SRA

a•zn•·mr

TYPE GEN

YES	No
x

PERS"ON/AL APPEARANCE
NAME OF COUNSEL AND OR ORGANIZATION

x	RECORD REVIEW
ADDRESS AND OR ORGANJZA TION OF COUNSEL

MEMBER SITTING

HON

GEN	UOTHC

OTHER

DENY
x x x x
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ISSUES

A94.05

JNDEX NUMBER

A67.10

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

HEARJNG DATE	CASE NUMBER

14 Sep 2004	FD-2004-00261

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

SECRETARY OF TJJ:E AJR FORCE PERSONNEL COUNCJL AlR FORCE DISO:IARGE  REVIEW  BOARD
1535 COMMAND DR, :EE WJNG, 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

FD-2004-00261

GENERAL: The applicant appeals for upgrade of discharge to honorable and to change the reason and authority for the discharge, and to change the reenlistment code.

The applicant was scheduled for a personal appearance before the Discharge Review Board (DRB) on September 2, 2004, but phoned in to say she had been deployed to Bosnia with her civilian contractor. Applicant was instructed to furnish the DRB documentation to substantiate this by September 9, 2004, but failed to do so.

The attached brief contains available pertinent data on the applicant and the factors leading to the discharge.

FINDINGS: Upgrade of discharge  and change of reason and authority for discharge, and change of reenlistment code are 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: The applicant received a general discharge for misconduct due to minor disciplinary infractions and cited one issue:

Issue I . Applicant contends that she was wrongfully discharged and the issues for which she was discharged were issues that should not warrant this type of discharge. The records indicated the applicant received three Article 15s, three Letters of Reprimand, one Letter of Admonishment, and three Letters of Counseling. The DRB opined that through these administrative actions, the applicant had ample opportunities to change her negative behavior. The Board concluded the misconduct was a significant departure from conduct expected of all military members in that it included willful failures to obey direct orders, derelictions of duties, reporting late for work, improper use of government travel card, and a willful violation of Air Force Technical School Phase Program restrictions. 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.

Inview 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