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A92.00 A92.21 A94.05

INDEX NUMBER

A67.10

EXHIBITS SUBMITTED TO THE BOARD
ORDER APPOI NTING TllE BOARD
2	APPLICATION FOR REVIEW OF DISCHARGE
3	I .ETTER OF NOTIFICATION
4		BRIEF OF PERSONNEL FILE COUNSEL'S RELEASE TO THE BOARD
ADDITIONAL EXHIBITS SUBMITl'EO AT TIME OF
PERSONAL  APPEARANCE

TAPE R ECORDING OF PERSONAL APPEARANCE HF

HEARING DATE	CASE N\JMIJICR

30 Jan 2007	FD-2006-00130
AtPUCi\NT'S ISSUE AND IBE BOARD'S DECISIONAL MTIONAL AM. DISCVSSllD ON THE ATTACHED AIR FORCE DISCHARGE REVIEW llOARD DECISIONAL AATlONALI!

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 ri ght to submit an appl ication to the Af BCMR

Names and votes wil l be made avail able to the applicant at the applicant's req uest.

* Reason and Authority
+ Reenlistment Code

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JNDORSEM'ENT	DATE: 2/91200'

TO:

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

FROM:

SECRICTARY OF THE AIR FORCE  PERSONNEL  COllNClf, AIR FORCE DISCHARGE  1u;v..:w SOARD
1535 COMMAND DR, E•; WING, 3RD FLOOR
ANllR:ws AFll, MD 20762-7002

AFHQ FORM 0-2077, JAN 00

(EF-V2)

Previous ed ition wi l l be used

AIR FORCE DISCHARGE REVIEW BOARD DECISIONAL  RATIONALE	CASE NUMBER

FD-2006-00130	

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:

Issue 1. Applicant contends discharge was inequitable because it was too harsh.  The records indicated the applicant received an Article 15 for misconduct. She received the Article 15 for writing two checks without sufficient funds i n her account.  She was punished with a suspended reduction in grade to Airman First Class and fourteen days of extra duty.   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.

Issue 2.  Applicant states that she served 41 months of service with only minor financial difficulties around the birth of her daughter.  The DRB took note of the applicant's duty performance as documented by her performance reports.  They found the seriousness of the willful misconduct offset any positive aspects of the applicant's duty performance.  The Board concluded the discharge was appropriate for the reasons which were the basis for this case.

Issue 3.  The DRB was pleased to see that the applicant was doing well, continued her education and has a good job as a nurse.  However, no inequity or impropriety in her discharge was suggested or found in the course of the hearing.  The Board concluded the misconduct of the applicant appropriately characterized her term of service.

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.

Jn view of the foregoing findings, the Board further concludes that there exists no legal or equitabl e basis fix
upgrade of discharge, thus the applicant's discharge should not be changed.

Attachment: Examiner's Brief