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NAM IC OF SF;RVICF MEMBER (LAST, FIRST MIDDLE INITIAL)

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ISSUES

A95.00 A92.0l

INDEX NIJMHEH.

A66.00

EXHIBITS SUBMITTED TO THE BOARD
1	ORDER APPOINTING THE BOARD

AOI.00

2	APPLICATION FOR REVIEW OF DISCHARGE
3	I.ETTER OF NOTI FICATION
4		BRIEF OF PERSON NEL FI LE COUNSEL'S RELEASE TO THE ROA R D
ADDITIONAL  EXI l lBITS SUBM ITTED A'I  TI ME OF
PERSONAL APPEARANCE

TAPE R ECOR[)JNU OF PERSONAL APPEARA NCE HE

HEARIN(;  DATE	CASE NUMBER

01 Mar 2007	FD-2006-00314
APPLICANT'S ISSUE ANO THE ROAR D'S DECISIONAL RATIONAL ARE IJISCllSSEIJ ON THE AITACHW AIR CORCE DISCHARGE REVIEW BOARD DECISIONAL RA I IONALE

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 AFBC M R

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

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TO:

SAF/MRl:!R
550 C STREET WEST, SUITE 40 RA NDOLPll AFR, TX 78150-4742

FROM:

SECRETARY OF THE AIR FORCE PERSONNEL COUNCIL AIR FORCE DISCHARGE REVIEW BOARD
13 COMMAND I>H., ti'.ti: WINf;;Jkn fi'LOOR
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-2006-00314	

GENERAL:  The applicant appeals 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 avai lable pertinent data on the applicant and the factors leadi ng to the discharge.

FINDINGS:  U pgrade 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: The applicant submitted no specific issues of inequity or impropriety and requested that the review be completed based on the available service record. The Board reviewed the entire records and found no evidence of impropriety or inequity i n this case on which  to base an upgrade of discharge. The records indicated the applicant had received an Article 15 for wrongfully using marijuana. She admitted to usi ng marijuana and was puni shed with a reduction in grade to Airman, forfeiture of pay, and a reprimand. ·r·he Board concluded the m isconduct was a significant departure from conduct expected of all military mem bers. The characterization of the discharge received by the applicant was found to be appropriate.

Issue 2:  The applicant cited she had learned from her mistakes and has a great desire to move on and have a clean slate.  She further stated with the exception of one m i stake her discharge would be better reflected by  an Honorable discharge due to her character and good works while serving in the Air f orce.  The Board took note of the applicant's duty performance as documented by her performance report 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 withi n the discretion  of the discharge authority and that the applicant was provided full administrati ve 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