AIR FORCE DISCHARG E REVIEW BOARD HEARING RECORD

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TA PE R ECORDING OF PERSONAi . APPEARANCE

llF:ARJNG DATE	CASE NUMBlH

08 Dec 2005

FD-2005-00212
AND THE n9\$ f?E¢\1$1()f/AL RATIONAL ARE. DISCUSS<I> ON.THE ATIACHED AIR FORCE DISCHARGE REVmw BOA!ID[)ECISIOJ'Af/RA TIONALE

Case heard at Washington, D.C.

Ad vise appl icant of the decision of the Board.

Names and votes wi ll be made available to the appl icant at the appl icant's req uest.

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AIR FORCE DISCH ARGE REVIEW BOARD DECISIONAL RATIONALE	CASE NllMBEH

FD-2005-00212	

GENERA L:  The appl icant appeals for u pgrade of discharge to honorable, change the reason and authority for the discharge, and 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:  The Board grants the requested relief.

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 reason and authority for discharge ineq uitable.

ISSUE: Applicant contends discharge was inequitable because it was too harsh. The records indicated the applicant received an Honorable discharge for unsatisfactory performance. The unsatisfactory performance was for failure to progress in on-the-job traini ng.  The applicant was eliminated from the Electronic
Principles portion of the Visual Imagery and Intrusion Detection Systems Apprentice Course.  The DRB also noted that the applicant's instructor recommended reclassification to a non-technical AFSC and stated that she believed that the applicant "is in over his head in an electronics career field".  However, due to Force Shaping, the Air Force did not offer the applicant a chance to re-train in another, non-technical, career field. The Board concluded the separation of the applicant was found to be inequitable.

CONCLUSIONS: The Discharge Review Board concludes that the di scharge was consistent with the procedural and substantive requirements of the discharge regulation and was within the discretion of the discharge authority. However, since the appl icant was not provided full administrati ve due  process  the Board further concludes that the reason and authority for discharge should be changed to  Secretarial Authority under the provisions of Title I 0, USC 1553, and the applicant's RE Code should be changed to 3K.

Attachment: Examiner's Brief