AIR FORCE DISCHARGE REVIEW  BOARD HEARING RECORD
NAM E OF SERVICE  MEMBER  (LAST, FIRST M IDDLE INITIAL)	G RADE	A FSNISSAN
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TYPE   GEN	I	PERSONAL   APPEARA NCE	x	I	RECORD    REVIEW
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VOTE OF THE BOARD
MEMBER    SITTING	HON	GEN	UOTHC	OTHER	DENY
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ISSUES	A66.00	INDEX   NUMBER	A94.05	. • .•·.·	EXHIBITS  SUBMITTED   TO  THE   BOARD
I	ORDER APPOINTING THE BOARD	 	
2	APPLICATION FOR REV lEW Of DISCHARGE  	
3	LETTER  OF NOTIFlCA TION	 	
4	BRIEF OF PERSONN EL FILE COUNSEL'S  RELEASE TO TH E BOARD
ADDITlONAL  EX H lBlTS SU BMITTED AT TIM E OF PERSONAL  APPEAR ANCE
TAPE  RECORDING  OF PERSONAL  APPEARANCE

HEARJNG DATE	CASE NUMBER

07 Apr 2005	FD-2005-00050
AP	'E:      P:;?'	;-:ElS_IQN, 't: P: --'.IHGQS;,C):T:liE ATTACHED A1R FORCE Dl_SCHAf" -REVIE BOAllD DECISJONAL RATIONALE
Case heard at Washington, D.C.

Advise appl i cant of the decision of the Board, the right to a persona l appearance with/without counsel, and the right to submit an application to the AFBCMR

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

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TO:	FROM:
SAF/MRBR

SECRETARY OF TH E AJ R FORCE PERSONNEL COUl'iCll. AIR FORCE DISCHA RGE REVIEW B01\ RD

550 C STREET WEST, SUJTE 40	1535 COMMAND DR, EE Wl l'iG. JRD FLOOR
RANDOLPH  AFB. TX  78 l50-4742	A NDREWS AFB, MD 20i62-7002

AFHQ  FORM  0-2077, JAN  00	(EF-V2)	Previous ed ition \Vill be used

AIR FORCE DISCHARGE REVIEW BOARD DECISIONAL RATIONALE	CASE l\Ul\-tBER

FD-2005-00050	
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GENERAL:  The applicant appeals for upgrade of discharge to honorable.

The applicant was offered a personal appearance before the Discharge Review Board (ORB) 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 is 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: Applicant does not contest his discharge. He states that his post-service,  i.e. no trouble with the law, married, has a steady job and finished college has improved his life and believes an upgrade  to Honorable would help him to further his goal of improvement.  The records indicated the applicant received an Article 15 for wrongfully using marijuana. The Board concluded the misconduct was a significant departure from conduct expected of all military members. 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.

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