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ISSl!ES

A93.21

INDEX NUMBER

A67.10

I	ORDER APPOINTING THE BOARD
2	APPLICATION FOR REVIEW OF DISCHARGE
3	LETTER OF NOTI FICATION
4	HRIEF OF PERSON NEL FI LE COUNSEL'S RELEASE TO THE BOARD
ADDITIONAL EXHIBITS SUBMITTED AT TIME OF
PERSONAL  APPEARANCE

TAPE RECORDING OF PERSONAL APPEARANCE HE

HEARING DATE	CASE NUMBER

11 Jan 2007	FD-2006-00069

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Case heard in Washington, D.C.

Advise applicant of the decision of the Board.

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

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SAF/MRBR
550 C STREET WEST, SUITE 40
RANDOLPH AFB, TX 781 50-4742

SECRETARY OF THE AIR  FORCE  PERSONNEL  COUNCIL AIR FORCE DISCHARGE  REVlllW  BOARD
1535 COMMAND DR, EE WI NG, JRD FLOOR ANDREWS AFB, MD 211762-7002

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

AIR FORCE DISCHARGE REVI EW BOARD DECISIONAL RATIONALE	CASE NUMBER

FD-2006-00069	

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:  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 character of discharge is inequitable.

ISSUE:

The applicant was discharged with an under honorable conditions (general) discharge for minor disciplinary infractions in Decem ber 2004.  Applicant had an Article 15, two Letters of Reprimand, a Letter of Counseling, a Letter of Admonishment and a Record of Individual Counseling for misconduct.  Applicant contends discharge was inequitable because it was not based on medical expert statements but was based on commander's views.  Applicant contends he was prescribed an acne medication which resulted in applicant having side effects.  As a result, he was being treated for depression.  After a thorough and complete consideration of the information submitted by the applicant, information contained in his record, the Board concluded there was significant mitigation and extenuation to substantiate upgrade of the discharge to honorable.

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.

However, in view of the foregoing findings, the Board further concludes that the overall qual ity of applicant's service is more accurately reflected by an Honorable discharge.

Attaclunent: Examiner's Brief