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A93.01	I	ORDER APPOINTING THE BOARD
A94.05	2	APPLICATION  FOR REVIEW OF DISCHARGE
3	LETTER OF NOTIFICATION
4	BR1EF OF PERSONNEL FI LE COUNSEL'S RELEASE TO THE BOARD
ADDITIONAL EXHIBITS SUBM ITTED AT TI M E OF
PERSONA L APPEARANCE
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HEARING DATE	CASE NllMDER

08 Ma r 2007	FD-2006-00311

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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 avai l able to the applicant at the applicant's req uest.

X- Upgrade of discharge, change ofreason and authority for discharge and change ofrecnlistrnent code are denied.

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SECRETARY OF THE AIR FORCE Pl':RSONNEL  COUNCIL
AIR FORCE DISCHARGE REV!RW BOARD
550 C STREET WEST, SUITE 40	1535 COMMAND OR, EE WING, Ji<O FLOOR
RANDOLPll AFB, TX 78150-4742	ANDREWS AFR, MD 20762-70112
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AFHQ FORM 0-2077, JAN 00	(EF-V2)	Previous edition wi I l be used

AIR FORCE DISCHARGE  REVIEW BOARD DECISIONAL  RATIONALE	CASE NUMBER

FD-2006-003 11	

GENERAL:	The  applicant  appeals  for  upgrade  of  discharge  to  honorable,  to  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 deeIined 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.

ISSUES:

Issue  1.  Applicant contends discharge was inequitable  because  it was too harsh.   The records indicated the applicant received  an Article  15, three  Letters of Reprimand,  and  eight Records  of Individual  Counseling for misconduct.    The misconduct  included  being  late for work  on numerous  occasions,  failure to  complete homework  on time,  inappropriate  behavior,  failure to obey lawful  orders,  failure to complete  assigned  duties, disrespectful  and  argumentative  towards  an officer,  disrespectful  towards  a non-commissioned   officer,  and failing to read  and write about a new procedure  and prepare  a presentation  for the morning  technical
meeting.  The DRB opined that through these administrative actions, the applicant had ample opportunities to change his negative behavior.  The Board concluded the misconduct was a significant departure from conduct expected of all military members.  The characterization of the discharge recei ved by the applicant was found to be appropriate.

Issue 2.  Applicant contends that he should not be penalized indefinitely for a mistake he made when young. The DRB recognized the applicant was 19 years of age when the discharge took place.  However, there is no evidence he was immature or did not know right from wrong.  The Board opined the applicant was the same age as the vast majority of first-term members who properl y adhere to the Air Force's standards of conduct. The DRB concluded that the characterization of the applicant's discharge was appropriate due to the misconduct.

Issue 3. The DRB was pleased to see that the applicant was doing well in college and has a good job. However, no inequity or impropriety in his discharge was found in the course of the hearing. The Board concluded the misconduct of the applicant appropriately characterized his term of service.

Attachment: Exan1iner's Brief