AIR FORCE DISCHARGE REVIEW BOARD HEARING RECORD

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ISSUES	A95.00	INDEX NUMBER	A49.00	.,. Jj1 .1       EXHIBITS SUBMITTED TO TQ!E BOAIUl
AOl.00	1	OR DER APPOINTING THE BOARD
2	APPLICATION FOR REVIEW OF DISCHARGE
3	LETTER OF NOTIFICATION
4	HRIEP OF PERSONNEL FILE COUNSEL'S RELEASE TO THE BOARD
ADDITIONAL EXHll31TS SUHM ITTED AT TIME OF PERSONAL APPEARANCE

TAPE RECORDING OF PERSONAL APPEARANCE HE

HEARING DATE	CASE  NllMllER

20 Feb 2007	FD-2006-00274
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Case heard i n Washi ngton, 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 made available to the applicant at the applicant's req uest.

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INDORSEMENT	V	•·	DA1'E: 2/23PL007
TO:	FROM:

SAF/MRBR

SECRETARY OF THE AIR  FORCE PERSONNEL  COUNCIL
AIR FORCE DISCHARGE  REVIEW BOARD
550 C STREET WEST, SlJl'l'E 40	1535 COMMAND DR, EE WING, JRD FLOOR
RANDOLPH  AFB, TX 781 50-4742	ANDREWS AFB, MD 20762-7002

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

AIR FORCE DISCHARGE REVIEW BOARD DECISIONAL RATIONALE	CASE NUMBER

FD-2006-0027 4	

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:  Upgrade of discharge is denied.

The Board finds the appl icant 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 j ustify a change of discharge.

ISSUE:

The applicant submitted no issues and requested that the review be completed based on the availabl e service record.  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 applicant received an Article 15, two Letters of Reprimand, a Letter of Counseling, and a Record of Individual Counseling for miscond uct.  The applicant received an Article 15 for failure to pay her Mil itary Star Account.  She was punished with a reduction in grade to Airman Basic with reduction below Airman First Class suspended and a reprimand.
She had additional misconduct and was administratively disciplined for financial irresponsibility, fai lure to obey a lawful order, leaving work before the end of duty day, and a civil arrest on an outstanding warrant for worthless checks.  The DRB opined that through these administrative actions, the applicant had ample opportunities to change her negative behavi or.  The Board concluded the miscond uct 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.

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 provi ded full administrative due process.

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

Attachment: Examiner's Brief