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A67. 10 A92.04

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A67. 10

1	ORDER APPOINTING THE BOARD
2	APPLICATION FOR REVIEW OF DISCHARGE
3	LETTER OF NOTIFJCA TION
4	BRIEF OF PERSONNEL FILE COUNSEL'S RELEASE TO THE HOARD
ADDI	NAL EXHIBITS SUBMITTED AT TIME     F
PERSONAL APPEARANCE

TAPE RECORDING OF PERSONAL APPEARANCE HE

HEARING  DATE	CASE NUMIIER

12 Jun 2007	FD-2007-00031

Case heard in Washington, D.C.

Advise applicant of the decision of the Board and the right to submit an application to the AFBCMR

Names and votes will 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 78150-4742

FROM:

SECRETARY m·THE AIR  FORCE PERSONNEL  COUNCIL AIR FORCE DISCHARGE REVIEW  BOARD
1535 COMMAND DR, EE WING, JRD FLOOR ANDREWS AFB, MD 20762-7002

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

CASE NUMBER
AIR FORCE DISCHARGE REVIEW BOARD DECISIONAL RATIONALE     FD-2007-0003 1

GENERAL:  The applicant appeals for upgrade of discharge to honorable.

The applicant was  offered and scheduled for a personal appearance before the Discharge Review Board (DRB), via video teleconference between Andrews AFB, MD and Robins AFB, GA on 12 June 2007, but on the day of the hearing, ultimately declined to exercise his right to a personal appearance.

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 discharge is upgraded to honorable.

The Board finds that the evidence of record substantiates the applicant's request for a change of discharge characterization.

ISSUE:

Applicant contends discharge was inequitable because the positive contributions he made during his service outweigh the minor negative misconduct with which he was charged.  Although the records indicated the applicant received one Article 15, five Letters of Reprimand, one Letter of Counseling, and four Records of Individual Counseling for various misconduct, the DRB opined that almost all of these administrative  actions were for very minor offenses, and some were not given much, if any weight due to the explanations and rebuttals provided by the applicant.  Additionally, the DRB took note of the applicant's duty  performance as documented by his annual performance reports, letters of recommendation, and his many other accomplishments.  Particularly remarkable were his extensive volunteer activities, a stellar four-month long deployment to Kirkuk Air Base, Iraq in support of OPERATION Iraqi Freedom, and his year-long Honor Guard service.  These and his other accomplishments more than offset the minor negative aspects of the applicant's active duty service.  The Board found the general discharge characterization was inappropriately harsh considering the entirety of the applicant's service.

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 concludes that the overall quality of applicant's service is more accurately reflected by an Honorable discharge The applicant's characterization should be changed to honorable under the provisions of Title 10, USC 1553.

Attachment: Examiner's Brief