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1	ORDER APPOINTING THE BOARD
2	APPUCATION FOR REVIEW OF DISCHARGE
3	LETTER OF NOTIFICATION
4	BRIEF OF PERSONNEL FILE
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ADDITIONAL EXHIBITS SUBMITTED AT TIME OF PERSONAL  APPEARANCE
TAPE RECORDING OF PERSONAL APPEARANCE HEARING

HEARING  DATE	CASE NUMBER

01 Jul 2009	FD-2008-00250
APPLICANT'S ISSUE ANP.11{E BOARD'S DECISIONAL RATIONALE ARE DISCUSSED ON TIIEATTA<::liW	1'()RCEDJSCHAilGIHUlVIEW•J!(>AJIDDECl$lONAL  RATIONALE.
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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.

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INDORSEMENT	DATE: 1tl41i.009
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SECRETARY OF THE AIR FORCE PERSONNEL COUNCIL
AIR FORCE DISCHARGE REVIEW BOARD
550 C STREET WEST, SUITE 40	1535 COMMAND DR, EE WING, 3RD FLOOR
RANDOLPH AFB, TX 78150-4742	ANDREWS AFB, MD 20762-7001

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AIR FORCE DISCHARGE REVIEW BOARD DECISIONAL RATIONALE	CASE NUMBER

FD-2008-00250	

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.

ISSUE:

Applicant contends discharge was inequitable because it was based on one isolated incident that occurred when she was on terminal leave.  The applicant confessed to using marijuana  12 to 18 times during the time she was on terminal leave with a medical separation.  She pied guilty at a summary court-martial to wrongful use of marijuana and was sentenced to a reduction to E-1 and 21 days hard labor without confinement.  The Board concluded that the negative aspects of the applicant's service outweighed the positive contributions  she made in her Air Force career.  The Board determined the applicant's misconduct certainly warranted less than a fully honorable discharge.  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