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ISSUES	A95.00	INDEX NUMBER	A67.90	EXHIBITS  SUBMITTED TO THE  BOARD
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2	APPLICATION fOR REVIEW OF DISCHARGE
3	LETTER Of NOTIFICATION
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COU NSEL'S RELEASE TO THE 130ARD ADDITIONAL EXI IIRTTS SUBMITTED AT TIME OF PERSONAL  APPEARANCE
TAPE RECORDING OF PERSONAL APPEARA NCE I IE

HEARING DATE	CASE NUMBER

11 Jan 2007	FD-2006-00192
APPLICANT'S ISSllE ANO THI> BOARD'S DECISIONAL RATIONAL ARE OlSt'.IJSSfll ON THb A'lTACIIED AIR fORCE OlSC!iAROE REVIEW BOAR!l llECISIONAL RATIONALE

Case heard in Washington, 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 mad e available to the appl i cant at the appl icant's req uest.

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L/	I NDORSEMENT	V'	DATE: l/2412007
TO:	I   FROM:

SAF/MR13R

SECRETARY Of TH>; AIR  FORCE PERSONNEL  COlTNCll,
AIR FORCE DISCHARGk; REVIEW HOARD

550 C STREJ:T WEST, SUITE 40

15J5 COMMAND  DR, Et; WING,JRD  FLOOR

RANDOLPH AFB, TX 78150-4742	ANDREWS AFH, MD 20762-7002
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AFHQ FORM 0-2077, JAN 00	(EF-V2)	Previous edition will be used

AIR FORCE DISCHARGE REVIEW BOARD DECISIONAL RATIONALE	CASE NUMBER

FD-2006-00192	

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 appl icant and the factors leading to the discharge.

FINDINGS:  Upgrade of discharge is 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:

Issue 1. The applicant submitted no i ssues contesting the equity or propriety of his discharge and requested the review be completed based on the available service record.  Ile expressed his desire for upgrade to receive his education benefits.  The Board reviewed the entire record and found no evidence of impropriety or inequity in this case on which to base an upgrade of discharge.  The records indicated the applicant received an Article 15 and two Letters of Reprimand for misconduct.  Applicant received an Article 15 for failure to pay his monthly government travel card in foll; receiving a lawful order to immediately remove pets from his base housing unit and wrongfully maintained one pet, a Rottweiler dog.  He was punished with a reduction in grade to Airman First Class and a reprimand.  He was administrativel y disciplined for
disobeyi ng three written orders, making a false statement, fai lure to go, failure to control his pets, and failure to keep government quarters adeq uately cleaned.  The DRB opined that through these administrative actions, the applicant had ample opportunities to change hi s negative behavior.  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.  The applicant cited his desire to receive the G.I. Bill benefits as justification  for upgrade.  The DRB
noted that when the applicant appl ied for these benefits, he signed a statement (DD Form 2366, on
August 19, 1993) that he understood he must receive an Honorable discharge to recei ve future educational entitlements.  The Board was sympathetic to the impact the l oss of these benefits was having on the applicant, but this is not a matter of inequity or impropriety which would warrant an upgrade.

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 foll 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: Exami ner's Brief