AIR FORCE DISCHARGE REVIEW BOARD HEARING RECORD
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TYPE    GEN	I	PE RSONAL   APPEARANCE	x	I	RECORD    REVIEW
COUNSEL	NAME OF COUNSEL AND OR ORGANIZATION	ADDRESS AND OR ORGANIZATION  OF COUNSEL
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MEMBER SITTING

VOTE OF THE BOARD

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SSllES	A95.00	INDEX NUMBER	A69.00	EXHIBITS SUBMITTED TO THE BOARD
AOl.00	1	ORDER APPOINTING THE BOARD
2	APPLICATION FOR REVIEW or DISC! IARUE
3	LETTER OF NOTIFICATION
4	BRIEF OF PERSONNEL FILE
COU NSEL'S R ELEASE TO THE BOARD
ADDITIONAL EXHIBITS SUBMITTED AT TIME OF PERSONAL APPEARA NCE

TAPE R ECORrn NU  OF PERSONAL  APPEARANCE  HE

HEARING DATE	CASE NUMBER

22 Mar 2007	FD-2006-00297
APPLICANT'S ISSUE AND THE BOARD'S DECISIONAL RATIONAL ARE DISCUSSED ON THE ATTACHED AIR FORCE DISCHARGE REVIEW BOARD DECISIONAL RATIONALE

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 A FBCMR

Names and votes will be made available to the applicant at the applicant's request.

X = Upgrade Discharge, Change Reason for Discharge and Change Reenlistment Code

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INDORSEMENT	D	: 4/13/2007

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TO:	FROM:

SAFIMRBR

SECRETARY OF THE AIR FORCE PERSONNEL COUNCIL
AIR FORCE DISCHARGE  REVIEW BOARD
550 C STREET WEST, SUITE 40	1535 COMMANU UR, I!; ; WING; 3HH ...l.OOR
RANDOLPH  AFB, TX 781 50-4742	ANDREWS AFB, MD 20762-7002

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

AIR FORCE DISCHARGE REVIEW BOARD DECISIONAL RATIONALE	CASE NUMBER

FD-2006-00297	

GENERAL: The applicant appeals for upgrade of discharge to Honorable, change reason for discharge and change reenlistment code.

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 appl icant and the factors leading to the discharge.

FINDINGS: Upgrade of discharge, change of reason for discharge, and change of reenlistment code are 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 specific issues.  The records indicate that the applicant was referred to the Alcohol and Drug Abuse Prevention and Treatment (ADAPT) for concerns regarding alcohol dependency. The applicant was diagnosed with alcohol dependency and participated in an inpatient treatment program for 28 days.  Upon discharge he was enrolled in an outpatient services treatment at his installation.  The  applicant was unreliable in attendance to group sessions, but remai ned abstinent.  After three months, he relapsed and indicated he did not wish to remain abstinent.  He was given a second opportunity to return to
ADAPT but failed to do so.  At that time he was advised that his decision constituted a failure in the program and would be recommended for discharge.  In addition to the failure, the applicant received four Records of Individual Counseling and a Letter of Reprimand for misconduct.  The misconduct included two failures to go, two late returns from lunch, and financial irresponsi bil ity.   The Board found the seriousness of the
willful misconduct offset any positive aspects of the applicant's duty performance and concluded that the discharge characterization, reason for discharge and the reenlistment code received by the applicant were appropriate.

CONCLUSIONS: The Discharge Review Board concludes that the discharge was consistent with the procedural and substantive req uirements of the discharge regu lation 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 discharge characterization, reason for discharge and reenlistment code should not be changed.

Attachment: Exami ner's Brief