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ISSUES

A93.01

INDEX NUMBER	A67.90

.EXHIBITS SUBMITTED TQ THE BOARD ..• • .    ,;   ·• / <
1	ORDER APPOINTING THE BOARD
2	APPLICATION  FOR REVIEW OF DISCHARGE
3	LETTER OF NOTIFICATION
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ADDITIONAL EXHIBITS SUBMITTED AT TIM E OF
PERSONAL  APPEARANCE
TAPE RECORDING OF PERSONAL APPEARANCE

1-JEARING DATE	CASE NUMBER

15 Oct 2004	FD-2004-00264
APPLICANT'S ISSUE AND Tl-IE BOARD'S DECISIONAL RATIONAL ARE DISCUSSED.ON THE ATTACHED AIR FORCE DISCHARGE REVlEW. BOARD DECISIONAL RATIONALF''	,, '.• .... ,,
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Case heard  at Washington, D.C

Advise applicant of the decision of the Board, the right to a personal appearance witru'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 Tl-IE ;\JR FORCE PERSONNEL  COUNCIL AIR FORCE DISCHARGE  REVIEW BOARD
JS3S COMMAND DR, EE WING, 3RD FLOOR ANDREWS AFB, MD 20762-7002

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

AIR FORCE DISCHARGE REVIEW BOARD DECISIONAL RATIONALE	CASE NUMBER

FD-2004-00264	

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 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  and  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:  Applicant contends that she was young and immature at the time of her service.  The DRB recognized the applicant was 19 years of age when the discharge took place.  However, there is no evidence she did not know right from wrong.  The records indicated the applicant received two Article 15s, four Letters of Reprimand and one Letter of Counseling for misconduct.  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.

Applicant would like to enter the Air Force Reserves as justification  for upgrade.  The Board appreciated that she claimed responsibility for previous actions, but this is not a matter of inequity or impropriety that would warrant an upgrade.  The Board concluded the misconduct of the appllcant appropriately characterized her tenn 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.

Attachment: Examiner's Brief