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ISSUES	A93.23	INDEX NUMBER	A67.10	EXHDUTS'	DTO	ARD
A94.05	1	ORDER APPOINTING THE BOAR D
2	APPLICATION FOR REVIEW OF DISCHARGE
3	LETTER OF NOTI FICATION
4	BRIEF OF PERSONNEL FILE COUNSEL'S RELEASE TO THE BOARD
ADDITIONAL EXI llBITS SUBMl'I TED A'I TIME OF PERSONAL APPEARANCE

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Hl!:AH.ING  DATE	CASE NIJl\IBER

28 Jul 2006	FD-2005-00402
APPLICANT'S ISSUE ANO TIJ!aor lSIONi\L l!ATION/\t: ARE DISCUSSED ON THE ATTACHED AIR FORCE DIS, () Rl!VlllWBOARO t>ll f,ONAt. 1ll!,E.	\:	::,
Case heard in 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.

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SAF/MRBR	SECRETARY OF THE AIR FORCE PERSONNEL COUNCIL
AIR FORCE DISCHARGE REVIEW BOARD

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

1535COMillAND OR, EE WING, JRD FLOOR
ANDREWS Al''B, Mll 10761-7001

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AFHQ FORM 0-2077,JAN 00	(EFN2)	Previous edition will be used

CASE NUMBER

FD-2005-00402

AIR FORCE DISCHARGE REVIEW BOARD DECISIONAL RATIONALE

GENERAL:  The applicant appeals for upgrade of discharge to honorable.

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 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 received a General discharge for Misconduct--Minor Disciplinary Infractions

Applicant contends that his alcohol related troubles stemmed from psychiatric/mental issues (severe/chronic depression) that were related to his mother's brutal murder. While the Board sympathized with the member's loss, the record contained no documentation to support this contention. The records indicate applicant received an Article 15 and a vacation of an Article 15 for misconduct that included being drunk on duty, stealing a vehicle and driving in a reckless manner at high speed, leaving the scene of an accident, and dereliction of duty. After thorough review of the records, the Board concluded the misconduct was a significant departure from conduct expected from all military members and found no evidence of inequity or impropriety. The Board found the characteri zation of the discharge received by the applicant to 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