AIR FORCE DISCHARG E REVIEW BOARD HEARING RECORD

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ISSUES

A92.35

INDEX NUMBER

A67.30

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
ADDITIONAL EXHIBITS SU HMITTED AT TIME OF
PERSONAL A PPEARANCE

TAPE RECORDI NG OF PERSONAL APPEARANCE I I EARING

HEARING DATE

CASF. NllMBER

15 Mar 2007	FD-2006-00422
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Case heard in Washington, D.C.

Ad vise appl icant of the decision of t he Board, the right to a personal appearance with/without counsel, and the right to submit an appl ication to the AFBCMR.

Names and votes wi ll be made avai lable to the applicant at the appl icant's req uest.

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TO:

SAF/MRBR
550 C STREET WEST, SUITE 40
RA NDOLPJ-1 AFH, TX 78150-4742

FROMo

SECKETARY OF THE AIK  FORCE PERSONNEL  COUNCIL AIR FORCE  DISCHAllGE REVIEW BOARD
1535 COMMAND DR, EE WING, JRD FLOOll ANDI<f;WS AFB, MD 20762-7002

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

AIR FORCE DISCHARGE REVIEW BOARD DECISIONAL RATIONALE	CASf: NUMBER

FD-2006-00422	

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:  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 her discharge was inequitable because it was too harsh and based on one isolated incident.  The records indicated the applicant received an Article 15 for misconduct. The misconduct included attempting to steal money from Bank of America by applying for a credit card in another noncommissioned  officer's nan1e and by using another non-commissioned  officer's social security number
to apply for a loan on-line through Bank of America. The Board concluded the misconduct was a significant departure from conduct expected of all military members. The characterization of the discharge received by the applicant was found to be appropriate.

Issue 2.  Applicant states that her discharge did not take into account the good things she did while in the service. The DRB took note of the applicant's duty performance as documented by her 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 administrative 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