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ISSUES	A92.01	INDEX NUMBER	A69.00	;1 ·\ EIBITS, .UBMITTED TO THE BQtilW
A94.05	1	ORDER APPOINTING THE BOARD
2	A PPLICA TJON FOR REVIEW OF DlSCI IA RGE
3	LETTER OF NOTIFICATION
4	BRIEF OF PERSON NEL FILE COUNSEL'S RELEASE TO Tl IE BOARD
ADDITIONAL EXHIBITS SUBMITTED AT TIME OF
PERSONAL  APPEARANCE

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HEARING DAH;	CAS•:NUMB  R

13 Mar 2007	FD-2006-00294
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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 appl icant at the applicant's req uest.

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SECRETARY OF THE AIR  FORCE  PERSONNEL  COUNCIL
AIR FORCE  IJISCllARGE REVIEW  BOARD
550 C STREET WEST, SUITE 40	lJ COMMANll 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 wil l be used

AIR FORCE DISCHARGE REVIEW BOARD DECISIONAL RATIONALE	CASE NUMBER

FD-2006-00294	

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 that  neither  the  evidence  of record  nor that  provided  by  the  appl icant  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 was administratively discharged for failure in an alcohol abuse treatment program.  The records indicated the applicant was referred for an evaluation on November  17, 2005.  He began treatment on November 29, 2005 and signed himself out of the program on December 2, 2005 stating he wanted to get out of the military and felt he could control is drinking.	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.  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 ofrecommendation and other accomplishments.   They found the seriousness of the willful miscond uct 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