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l	ORDER APPOINTING THE BOARD
2	APPUCA TION FOR REYJEW OF DISCHARGE
3	LETTER OF NOTIFICATION
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PERSONAL APPEARANCE
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HEARING DATF.	CASE  NllM8f.R

14 Feb 2006	FD-2005-00298

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k!lPUCAl;IT'S 1SS Al'ID.J ffiBOARlYS DECISlP;NALl\,ATIQNAL Ail,E PISCVSSED ON HU:.ATTACHED. f\IR FORCE DISCllAA(]E REVIEW BOARD DECISIONAL RATIOl'/ALE

Case heard at Wash ington, D.C.

Advise appl icant 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 availa ble to the applicant at the appl icant's req uest.

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* Reason and Authority

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DATli::: 2/J6/ZQ06

SAF/MRBR	SECRETARY  CW THE AIR  l'ORC!: PERSONNfl.  COllNCIL
AIR FORCE DISCHARGE  REVIEW  ROA RD

550 C STREET WEST, SU ITE 40

1535 COMMAND  llR, EE WING, 3RD FtOOR

R ANDOLPH AFB, TX 781 50-4742	ANDREWS AHi, MD 20762-7002
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AFHQ FORM 0-2077, JAN 00	(EF-V2)	Prev ious edition will be used

AIR FORCE DISCHARGE REVIEW BOARD DECISIONAL RATIONALE	CASE NUMBER

FD-2005-00298	

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 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 that he should not be penalized indefinitely for a mistake he made when young. The records indicated the applicant received an Article 15, two Letters of Reprimand, one Letter of Counseling, two Memorandums for Record, and six AETC Form 341s for miscond uct. The misconduct included failure to go, late for duty and fonnation on divers occasions, failure to complete homework assignments, room inspection failure, and failure to meet minimum standards of correctional custody.  TI1e DRB opi ned that through these administrative actions, the applicant had ample opportunities to change his negative behavior.  The DRB recognized the applicant was 19 years of age when the discharge took place.
However, there is no evidence he was immature or did not know right from wrong.  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 upgrad e of discharge, thus the applicant's discharge should not be changed.

Attachment: Examiner's Brief