AIR FORCE DISCHARGE REVIEW BOARD HEARING RECORD

NAME OF SERVICE MEMBER (LAST, FIRST MIDDLE INITIAL)

GRADE	AFSN/SSAN

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YES	No
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NAME OF COUNSELAND OR ORGANIZATION

X	RECORD REVIEW
ADDRESS AND OR ORGANIZATION OF COUNSEL

MEMBER SITTING	HON
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ISSUES	A94.54

INDEX NUMBER

A66.00

1 ORDER APPOINTING THE BOARD
i 2  APPLICATION FOR REVIEW OF DISCHARGE
3 LEITER OF NOTIFICATION
4  BRIEF OF PERSONNEL FILE COUNSEL'S RELEASE TO THE BOARD
ADDITIONAL EXHIBITS SUBMJITED AT TIME OF PERSONAL  APPEARANCE
TAPE RECORDING OF PERSONAL APPEARANCE HEARING

HEARING DATE	CASE NUMBER

25 Jun 2009

FD-2008-00185

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 AFBCMR.

Names and votes will be made available to the applicant at the applicant's request. X - Upgrade, Reason for Discharge and Reenlistment Code

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TO:

SAF/MRBR
550 C STREET WEST, SUITE 40 RANDOLPH AFB, TX 78150-4742

FROM:

SECRETARY OF THE AIR FORCE PERSONNEL COUNCIL AIR FORCE DISCHARGE REVIEW BOARD
1535 COMMAND  DR, EE WING, 3RD FLOOR ANDREWS AFB, Mil 20762-7001

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AIR FORCE DISCHARGE REVIEW BOARD DECISIONAL RATIONALE	CASE NUMBER

FD-2008-00185	

GENERAL: The applicant appeals  for upgrade of discharge to honorable, to change the reason for discharge and to change the reenlistment code.

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, change to reason for discharge and change to the reenlistment code are 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.

ISSUE:

Applicant submitted no specific issues regarding the equity or propriety of his discharge. The applicant submits that he would like to join another service. The record indicates that applicant received an Article 15 for wrongful use of marijuana. The Board found the misconduct of the applicant was inconsistent with the standard of conduct expected of an Air Force member. The Board concluded the discharge action was  proper and equitable.

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 characterization, reason for discharge and reenlistment code should not be changed.

Attachment: Examiner's Brief