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TAPE RECORDING  OF PERSONAL  APPEARANCE  H E

HEARING DATE	CASE NllMBt;R

14 Sep 2006	FD-2006-00019

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 appl ication to the A FBCMR

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

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

SECRETARY OF THE AIR FORCE PERSONNEL COUNCIL AIR FORCf:IJISCHARGE REVIEW BOARD        1535 COMMAND DR,EE WING,JRD FLOOR
ANDREWS AFB, MD Zll7f1l·7002

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

AIR FORCE DISCHARGE  REVIEW BOARD DECISIONAL  RATIONALE	CASE NUMBER

FD-2006-00019	

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 ofreason and authority, and change of reenl istment code are denied.

The Board finds the applicant submitted no issues contesting the equity or propriety of the discharge, and after a thorough review of the record, the Board was unable to identify any that would justify a change of discharge.

ISSUE:

The applicant acknowledged that he made mistakes and has learned his lesson.  He has expressed a desire for upgrade of his discharge to allow for reenlistment into the armed forces.  The records indicated the applicant received an Article  15, two Letters of Reprimand, and one Letter of Counseling for misconduct.  The
appl icant received an Article 15 for unauthorized use and failure to pay debt on his government travel card. He was punished with a reduction in grade to airman first class and a reprimand.  He was administratively discipl ined for failure to obey lawful orders for misuse of his government computer, failure to obey a no contact order and financial irresponsibility.  The DRB opined that through these administrative actions, the applicant had ample opportunities to change his negative behavior.  The Board concluded the misconduct was a significant departure from conduct expected of all military members.  The characterization of the discharge recei ved 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