AIR FORCE DISCHARGE REVIEW BOARD HEARING RECORD
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TYPE   GEN	PERSONAL  APPEARANCE	X	RECORD  REVIEW
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YES	No
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GEN	UOTHC

OTHER

DENY
x

ISSUES

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A93. 19 A93.01 A93.09

INDEX NUMBER

A67. 10

x x
x x

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

HEARING DATE

CASE NUMBER

16 Sep 2005	FD-2005-00097	'
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.

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

TO:

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

FROM:

SECRETARY OF THE AIR FORCE PERSONNEL COUNCIL AIR FORCE DISCHARGE REVIEW BOARD
1535 COMMAND DR, EE WING, 3RD FLOOR ANDREWS AFB, MD 20762-7002

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

CASE NUMBER

AIR FORCE DISCHARGE REVIEW BOARD DECISIONAL  RATIONALE	FD-2005-00097

GENEe applicant appeals for upgraae of Oischarge to honoraore:-----""

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 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 contends discharge was based on depression and alcohol. The records indicated the applicant received three Article 15s, five Letters of Reprimand, and five Records of Individual Counseling for misconduct. Her misconduct included failure to go on multiple occasions, disrespectful language, dereliction of duty, disobeying a lawful order on two occasions, late for work on multiple occasions, failure to pay just debt, and having unauthorized person in dorm room and lying about it. 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. The characterization of the discharge received by the applicant was found to be appropriate.

Ifshe can provide additional documented information to substantiate an issue, the applicant should consider exercising her right to make a personal appearance before the Board. Ifshe should choose to exercise her right to a personal appearance hearing, the applicant should be prepared to provide the DRB with factual evidence of the inequity and any exemplary post-service accomplishments as well as any contributions to the community.

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