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A94.05	1	ORDER APPOINTING THE BOARD
2	APPLICATION FOR REVIEW OF DISCHARGE
3	LETTER OF NOTIFICATION
4	BRIEF OF PERSONNEL FILE COUNSEL'S RELEASE TO THE BOARD
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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 appl ication to the AFBCM R.

Names and votes will be made availabl e to the appl icant at the applicant's request

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

AIR FORCE DISCHARGE REVIEW BOARD DECISIONAL RATIONALE	CASE NUMBER

FD-2006-00419	

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 perti nent data on the appl icant 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.

ISSUES:

Issue 1. The applicant contends his discharge was inequitable because it was too harsh.  The records indicated the applicant received three Article l 5s, five Letters of Reprimand, one Letter of Counseling, and two Records oflndividual Counseling for misconduct. The misconduct included late for duty on divers occasions, failure to follow proper procedure, lying, insubordinate conduct towards a noncommissioned officer, fai lure to obey a lawful order, using disrespectful language toward s a noncom m issioned officer, and discharging a firearm in a residential area.  The DRB opined that through these admin i strative 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 mem bers.  The characterization of the discharge received by the applicant was found to be appropriate.

Issue 2.  Appl icant states that his discharge did not take into account the good things he did while in the service. The DRB took note of the applicant's duty performance as documented by his performance reports 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 within the discretion of the discharge authority and that the applicant was provided full administ rati ve due process.

In view of the foregoing findings the Board further concludes that there exists no legal or equitable basi s for upgrade of discharge, thus the applicant's discharge should not be changed.

Attachment: Examiner's Brief