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ISSUES

A93. 11 A93.09 A93.07

INDEX NUMBER	A67.30

l	ORDER APPOINTING THE BOARD
2	APPLICATION    FOR   R EVIEW  OF DISCHARGE------
3	LETTER OF NOTI FICATION
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4	BRIEF OF PERSONN EL FILE
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COUNSEl' S RELEASE TO TllE BOARD
ADDITI  NAL EXI IIBITS SUBMITTED AT TIME OF PERSONAL  APPEARANCE

TAPE RECORDING OF PERSONAL APPEARANCE HE

llEARINC  DATE	CASE NUMlll':R

01 Mar 2007	FD-2006-00305
AfPLIANT'S ISSUE AND THE BOARD'S DECTSTONAOl!J!jlllli:IJ'IA i

Case heard i n Washington, D.C.

DECISIONAL  Ri\!CflQ!\!@l.tt

Advise applicant of the decision of the Board, the right to a personal appearance with/without counsel, and the right to subm it an appl ication to the AFBCMR

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

X - Upgrade, Change Reason for Discharge and Change RE Code

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SAF/MRBR
550 C STREET WEST, SUITE 40
RANDOLPH AFB, TX 781 50-4742

SECRETARY OF THE AIR t'ORCIC  PEJ!SONNEL COUNCIL AUi FORCE DISCllARCE  REVIEW  BOARD
lo35 COMMAND  DR, EE WINC, JRD FLOOR ANDREWS AFB, MD 20762-7002

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

AIR FORCE DISCHARGE REVIEW BOARD DECISIONAL RATIONALE	CASE NUMBER

FD-2006-00305	

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

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 ofreason and authority for discharge and change ofreenlistment 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:

The applicant contends he was having personal and financial problems which led to his discharge. Since his discharge, he has obtained an Associate Degree in Occupational Studies--Paralegal and would like a second chance to serve in the armed forces.  The record indicates the applicant received two Article 15s.  The first Article 15 was for wrongful use of his government travel card in the amount of $500.00 and making a false official statement with intent to deceive.  He was punished with a reduction in grade to Airman Basic and 14 days of extra duty.  His second Article 15 was for failure to pay debt owed to American Express
(government travel card) for cash withdrawals in the sum of $1027.50.  He was punished with a suspended forfeiture of pay ($100.00 for two months) and 10 days extra duty.  The Board recognized that the applicant's personal and financial problems affected his motivation and conduct.  Although he was counseled by his First Sergeant and attended finance counseling he was either unwilling or unable to adjust. The Board found the characterization of the discharge, reason for discharge and reenlistment code received by the applicant 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.

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