AIR FORCE DISCHARGE REVIEW BOARD HEARING RECORD

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INDEX NUMBER

A67.30

EXHIBITS Sl;!BfTI'ED TO THE BOARD
I   1	ORDER APPOINTING THE BOARD
2	APPLICATION FOR REVIEW OF DISCHARGE
3	LETTER  OF NOTIFICATION
4		BRIEF OF PERSONNEL FILE COUNSEL'S REI.EASE TO THE BOARD
ADDITI UNAL EXHIBITS SUBMITTED AT TIME or
PERSONAL  APPEARANCE

TAPE RECORDI NG OF PERSONAL APPEARANCE HE

HEARING DATE	

13 Mar 2007	FD-2006-00304
APPLIC.'ANT'S,ISSUI:'. AND ine l!IOAllD'SDl!CISIONAL  RATIONAL Artll DISC0$Slll> ON,iHli AT]'ACHED AIR FORCE DlSCHAROl! Rl!Vl!\WllDA)J.tl DllqSJONAL RATIONALE

Case heard in Washington, 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 appl icant at the applicant's request.

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DATE·: 312i12001
SECRETARY OF THE AIR FORCE  PERSON NEL CO!INC!L AIR FORCE DISCHARGE  REVIEW BOARD

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

1535 COMMAND DR, EE WING, 3RD FLOOR ANDREWS AFB, MD 20762·7002

AFHQ  FORM  0-2077, JAN  00	(EF-Y2)	Previous edition wi ll be used

AIR FORCE DISCHARGE REVIEW BOARD DECISIONAL RATIONALE	CASE NUMBER

FD-2006-00304	

GENERAL:   The applicant appeals for upgrade of discharge to honorable, change the reason and authority for the discharge, and to change the 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 applicant and the factors leading to the discharge.

FINDINGS:	Upgrade  of  discharge,  change  of  reason   and  authority   for  discharge,   and  change  of reenlistment code are denied.

The  Board  finds that  neither the  evidence  of record  nor  that  provided  by  the  applicant  substantiates  an inequity or impropriety that would justify a change of discharge.

ISSUE:

Issue 1. Although not explicitly stated, applicant contends discharge was inequitable because it was too harsh.  He has also expressed a desire for upgrade of his discharge to allow for reenlistment into the armed forces.  The records indicated the applicant received an Under Honorable Con.ditions (General) discharge from the Pennsyl vania Air National Guard for admitting under oath to numerous violations of the travel regulations which included falsifying receipts and submitting fraudulent travel vouchers.  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 misconduct 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 concl udes 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