AIR FORCE DISCHARGE REVIEW BOARD HEARING RECORD
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ISSUF:S	AOI.00	INDEX  NUMBER	A67.90	'./ >'.,t.<j« <	EXHIBITS StJDMI1t P TO THE BOARD
A95.00	1	ORDER APPOINTI NG THE BOARD
2	APPLICATION FOR REVIEW OF DISCHARGE
3	LETTER OF NOTIFICATION
4	BRIEF OF PERSONNEL FILE COUNSEL'S RELEASE TO Tl IE BOARD
ADDITIONAL EXHIBITS SUBMITTED AT TIME OF PERSONAL APPEARANCE

TAPE RECORDING  OF PERSONAL APPEA RANCE  H E

HEARING DATE	CASE NUMBER

19 Apr 2007	FD-2006-00282

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Case heard in Washington, DC.

Advise applicant of the decision of the Board and his right to submit an application to the AFBCMR Names and votes wil l be made available to the appl icant at the applicant's request.

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SECRETARY OF THE AIR FORCE PERSONNEL COUNCIL
AIR FORCE DISCHARGE REVIEW BOARD
550 C STREET WEST, SUITE 40	15J COMMAND OR, EE WING, 3RD FLOOR
RANDOLPH  AFB, TX  78150-4742	ANDREWS AFB, MO 20762-7002

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

AIR FORCE DISCHARGE REVIEW BOARD DECISIONAL RATIONALE	CASI': NUMBER

FD-2006-00282	

GENERAL:  The applicant appeals for upgrade of discharge to honorable

The applicant requested a personal appearance before the Discharge Review Board (DRB) and was scheduled for an appearance on 19 April 2007 at Andrews AFB, MD, but he did not keep the appointment or call to reschedule. Therefore, his request for upgrade was reviewed based upon the record and his submission.

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 did not submit sufficient evidence to persuade the DRB that upgrade action was justified  in the applicant's case.

ISSUE:

The applicant contends that his General discharge in 1993 was upgraded to Honorable six months after his discharge and has subsequently changed back to General.  He believes his record is now in error and wants it returned to Honorable.  The DRB noted his issue was common and was the result of a miscommunication.
While a discharge may be upgraded, the upgrade is by no means automatic.  A discharge is upgraded only if the appl icant and the DRB can establish an inequity or impropriety took place at the time of discharge.  In this case, none was found, so the Board denied the appeal.

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