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ISSUES	A92.0l	INDEX NUMBER	A67.90	EXHIBITS SUBMITTED TO THE BOARD
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HEARING llATE	CASE NUMBER

13 Mar 2007	FD-2006-00193
APPLICANT'S ISSUE AND lHE BOAR.ll'S DECISIONAL RATIONAL ARE UISCUSSED ON TI.JE ATTACHED AIR fORC'E OlSCHARQE REVIEW BOARD DECISIONAL RATIONALE

Case heard in Wash ington, 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 wi ll be made available to the applicant at the applicant's request.

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550 C STREET WEST, SUITE 40	1535 COMMAND DR. EE WING, JRD FLOOll
RANUOLPll  AFR. TX  781 50-4742	i\NllREWS ,\Fll, Ml> W762-71Ml2

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

AIR FORCE DISCHARGE REVIEW BOARD DECISIONAL RATlONALE	CASE NUMBER

FD-2006-001 93	

GENERAL:	The applicant appeals for upgrade  of discharge  to honorable  and to change the reason  and authority for the discharge.

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 and change of reason and authority for discharge 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 and a Record of Individual Counseling for misconduct.  The applicant received an Article 15 for wrongfully participating in an organization that supports supremacist causes and wrongful appropriation of government property.  He was punished with a reduction in grade to Airman and forfeiture of $400.00 pay for one month.	The Board concluded the applicant's miscond uct was a significant departure from conduct expected of all military mem bers.  The characterization of the discharge received by the applicant was found to be appropriate.

Issue 2.  Applicant states that his discharge did not take into account the good things he did while in the service. The DRB took note of the applicant's duty performance as documented by his performance reports, letters of recommendation and other accomplishments.  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.

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