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l	ORDER APPOINTING THE BOARD
2	APPLICATION  FOR REVIEW  OF DISCHARGE
3	LETTER  OF NOTIFICATION
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ADDITIONAL EXHIBITS SUBMITTED AT TIME OF
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HEARING DATE	CASE NUMBER

02 Jun 2005	FD-2005-00036
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Case heard at Wash ington, D.C.

Advise applicant of the decision of the Board.

Names and votes will be made available to the applicant at the appl icant's request.

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AIR FORCE DISCHARGE REVIEW BOARD DECISIONAL RATIONALE	CASE NUMBER

FD-2005-00036	

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 approved.

The Board finds that neither the evidence of record nor that provided by applicant substantiates an impropriety that would justify a change of discharge. However, based upon  the  record  and  evidence provided by applicant, the Board finds the applicant's discharge and reason and authority for  discharge inequitable.

ISSUE:  Applicant does not contest his discharge.  He states that he made errors in judgment that led to immature decisions.  The records indicated the applicant received an Article  15 and one Letter of Reprimand for financial irresponsibility.  He also received a Letter of Reprimand for leaving trash outside his dorm  room.  The Board took into consideration the almost three years of service with no misconduct other than the financial irresponsibility that occurred during his last four months of service.  The applicant submitted statements from employers, friends and banking/credit union institutions attesting to his character and trustworthiness.  Due to the fact that the debts were repaid and the applicants' post-service behavior, i.e. no problems concerning financial irresponsibility, the majority of the Board opined that the applicants' service  is more appropriately characterized by an Honorable discharge.

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 by an Honorable discharge and the reason for the discharge is more accurately described as Secretarial Authority. Also, the RE Code should be changed to 3K under the provisions of Title 10, USC 1553.

Attachment: Examiner's Brief