AIR FORCE DISCHARGE REVIEW BOARD HEARING RECORD

NAME OF SERVICE M'.MBER (LAST, FIRST MIDDLE INITIAL)	GRADE	AFSN/SSAN

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SRA

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TYPE  GEN	- r-· PERSONAL APPEARANCE	x	I	RECORD    REVIEW

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YES	No
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NAME OF COUNSEL AND OR ORGANIZATION	ADDRESS AND OR ORGANlZATION OF COUNSEi.

MEMBER SITTING

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HON

GEN

UOTHC

OTHER

DENY
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SSUES	A94.53	lNll ;x NUMBER

A67.10

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x
EXHIBITS SUBMITTED TO 'Jiliji:'BOARD
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 EXI 1181TS SUBMITTED AT TIME OF PERSONAL APPEARANCE

TAPE RECORDING  OF PERSONAL  APPEARANCE  I IE

HEARING DATE	CASE NUMBER

08 May 2007	FD-2007-00016

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 AFBCM R.

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

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SAF/MRBR
550 C STREET WEST, SUITE 40
RANDOLPH AFB, TX 781 50-4742

SECRETARY OF THE AIR FORCE PERSONNEL COUNCIL AIR FORCE DISCHARGE REVIEW BOARD
1535 COMMAND DR, EE WING, JRD FLOOR
ANDREWS AJi'Jl, Mil lll76Z-71M1i

AFHQ FORM 0-2077, JAN 00	(EF-Y2)	Previous edition will be used

AIR FORCE DISCHARGE REVIEW BOARD DECISIONAL RATIONALE	CASE NUMBER

FD-2007-00016	

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 the applicant submitted no issues contesting the equity or propriety of the discharge, and after a thorough review of the record, the Board was unable to identify any that would justify a change of discharge.

ISSUE:

The applicant submitted no issues and requested that the review be completed based on the available service record.  The Board reviewed the entire record and found no evidence of impropriety or inequity in this case on which to base an upgrade of discharge.  The records indicated the applicant received an Article 15 and three Letters of Reprimand for misconduct.  The applicant received an Article 15 for driving while drunk and driving on Keesler AFB when driving privileges had been revoked.  He was punished with a reduction in grade to Senior Airman.  The records also indicated applicant was administratively disciplined for financial irresponsibility, driving a vehicle while under revocation of driving privileges and lying about it, and driving a vehicle off base while drunk and cited by civilian police.  The DRB opined that through these
administrative actions, the applicant had ample opportunities to change his negative behavior.  The Board concluded the applicant's 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.

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