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ISSllES	A93.01	INDEX NUMBER	A66.00	EXHIBITS SUBM ITTED TO TH E BOARD
A92.01	1	ORDER APPOI NTING THE BOARD
2	A PPLICATION  FOR R EVI EW OF DISCHARGE
3	LETTER OF NOTil'ICATION
4	BRIEF OF PERSONNEL FI LE COUNSEL'S RELEASE TO Tl-IF HOARD
ADDITIONAL EXl-llHITS SUBMITTED AT TIME OF PERSONAL APPEA RA NCE

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01 Mar 2007	FD-2006-00307
APPLICANT'S ISSUE ANDTllE BOARD'S DECISIONAL RATIONAL ARF DISCUSSED ON TIJE 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 AFBCMR

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

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INDORSEMENT	DATE: 3/1/2007

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RANDOLPH  AFB, TX 78150-4742	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-2006-00307	

GENERAL:  The applicant appeal s 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  applicant  substantiates  an inequity or impropriety that would justify a change of discharge.

ISSUE:

Issue 1. Applicant contends that he made a severe error in judgment and kept company with the wrong crowd; prior to incidents he did not have any derogatory information on him.  The record indicates the applicant was convicted by a Special Court Martial for the wrongful use of marijuana and lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD).  The Board took note of the applicant's duty performance as documented by his performance reports, letters of recommendation and other accomplishments.   They found the seriousness of the wi llful misconduct offset any positive aspects of the applicant's duty performance and concluded the misconduct was a significant departure from conduct expected of all mi litary members.  The characterization of the discharge received by the applicant was found to be appropriate.

Issue 2.  Applicant states he has applied with the City of Chattanooga as a firefighter but can not be considered with his current discharge.  The Board was sympathetic to the impact the discharge is having on the applicant's ability to obtain suitable employment, but this is not a matter of inequity or impropriety which would warrant an upgrade.

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.

ln 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