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INDEX    NUMBER	A67. 10	EXHIBITS SUBMITTED-TO THE BOARD
I	ORDER APPOINTING Tl IE BOARD
2	APPLICATION FOR REVIEW OF DISCHARGE
3	LETTER or NOTI FICATION
4		BRIEF OF PERSONNEL !'ILE COUNSEL'S RELEASE TO Tl IE HOARD
ADDITIONAL EXHI HITS SUBMITTED AT TIME OF
PERSONAL  APPEARANCE

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HEARING DATE	CASE NUMBER

20 Mar 2007	FD-2006-00321
Al'PLICANT'$ ISSUE', AND THE  OARD'S DECISIONAL RA1'10NAL ARE DISCUSSED ON Tiff ATTACHED AIR FORCE DISCHARGE REVIEW BOARD DECISIONAi. RATIONALE

Case heard i n Wash i ngton, D.C.

Ad vise appl icant of the decision of the Board and the right to submi t an application to the A FBC MR.

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

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SfCRtJARY OF TllF. AIR FORCE PERSONNEL COUNCii,
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AFHQ FORM 0-2077, JAN 00	(EF-Y2)	Previous edition will be used

AIR FORCE DISCHARGE REVIEW BOARD DECISIONAL RATIONALE	CASE NUMBER

FD-2006-00321	

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 available pertinent data on the applicant and the factors leading to the discharge.

FINDINGS:  The Board grants the requested relief.

The Board finds that neither the evidence of record nor that provided by applicant substantiates an impropriety that would justify a change of discharge.  However, after a thorough review of the record, the Board finds the applicant's character of discharge inequitable.

ISSUE:

The applicant stated his discharge was inequitable because it was based on two isolated incidents in 14 months of service.  The records indicated the applicant received an Article 15 and two Letters of Reprimand for misconduct.  The Discharge Review Board noted that the applicant's misconduct was within a 30 day period and his discharge seemed to be harsh.  While the DRB did not condone the applicant's misconduct, they did feel it would have been more equitable to give him an honorable discharge.

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.

However, in view of the foregoing findings, the Board further concludes that the overall qual ity of applicant's service is more accurately reflected by an Honorable discharge.  Therefore, the applicant's characterization for discharge should be changed to Honorable.

Attachment: Examiner's Brief