AIR FORCE DISCHARGE  REVIEW  BOARD HEARING  RECORD

NAME OF SERVICE MEMBER (LAST, FIRST MIDDLF: INITIAL)	GRADE
·' ------------------------ '
AB

AFSN/SSAN
f - - - - - - - - - - - - -·:
'................'.

'------------------------ ·

TYPE  GEN

I	PERSONAL  APPEARANCE

x	I	RECORD  REVIEW

....
YES	No
x

NAME OF COUNSEL AND OR ORGANIZATION

ADDRESS AND OR ORGANIZATION  OF COUNSEL

...·.	VOTE ,. ··2-·············"··'--'	'·· ¥"··.'·-·...._§•L 	

MEMBER SITTING	HON

GEN	UOTHC	OTHER	DENY
x
x

ISSUES

A95.00

INDEX NUMBER

A67. 10

x
x x

1

I	........••	·.·.•··	<:o SUB\1!!!!!1PtO THE	""---"""'."'

AOt.00	I
2
3

ORDER APPOINTING THE BOARD APPLICATION FOR REVI EW OF DISCHARGE LETTER OF NOTIFICATION

4	BRIEF OF PERSONNEL  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 NIJMllER

21 Feb 2007
APPLICAN'l"'S I	-- ..,.. "
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 right to submit an application to the AFBCMR

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

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------	!--	-1
'

'

·,,,;:::::::::::: ::: - - .,,;,,,;ISijI;,.,;..,j:;;j::::\::::;;::i:;: - - - :,::::t> - - ·;Ii	EM,i&-	-·:...,/::.:j::..: ::;;::;I:::::::- - --:;,;,,;;,,,;., - - - ·;:.:•.:.,,.·.- - ·:::.o'iti;· j; 'i

TO:

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

FROM:

SECRETARY OF THE AIR FORCE PERSONN:t. COUNCIL AIR FORCE DISCHARGE REVIEW BOARD
1535 COMMAND DR, EE WING, 3RD FLOOR ANDREWS AFB, MD 1076Z-7002

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

AIR FORCE DISCHARGE REVIEW BOARD DECISIONAL RATIONALE	CAS:NUMBER

FD-2006-00280	

GENERAL:  The applicant appeal s 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 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: The applicant submitted no issues and requested that the review be completed based on the available 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 the applicant received an Article 15, seven Letters of Reprimand, and a Letter of Counseling for misconduct.  The applicant received an
Article 15 for failure to pay debts and failure to maintain sufficient funds for payment of checks.  He was punished with a reduction in grade to Airman Basic, forfeiture of pay for two months (suspended) and a  repri mand.  The records also indicated the applicant had additional misconduct and was administratively disciplined for failure to go, financial irresponsibility, failure to obey a lawful order, dereliction of duty, and failure on fifth and final housing inspection.  The DRB opined that through these administrative actions, the applicant had ample opportunities to change his negative behavior.  The Board concluded the misconduct was a significant departure from cond uct 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 provided full administrative due process.

Inview 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