AIR FORCE DISCHARGE REVIEW BOARD HEARING RECORD

NAME OF SERVICE MEMBER (LAST, FIRST MIDDLE INITIAL)

PERSONAL APPEARANCE

GRADE

SRA
x	RECORD  REVIEW

AFSN/SSAN

YES	No
x

AODRt:SS ANO ON ONGAM:t:ATION  OF COUNSEL

HON	GEN

UOTHC

OTHER	DENY

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ISSUt:S

A93.07

INDEX NUMBER

A84.00

ORDER APPOINTING THE BOARD
2  Al'PLICA TION FOR REVIEW OF DISCHARGE
3	LETTER  OF NOTIFICATION
4	BRIEF OF PERSONNEL
COUNSEL'S RELEASE TO THE BOARD ADDJTTONA!. f'XHlRITS SUBMITTED AT TIME Of'
PERSONAL  APPEARANCE
TAPE RECORDING OF PERSONAL APPEARA Cf' IIEARIN(;

HEARING  DATE	CASE NUMBER

05 Mar 2010	FD-2008-00499
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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 application to the AFBCMR.

to submit an

Names and votes will be made available to the applicant at the applicant's req uest.

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RANDOLPH AFB, TX 78150-4742

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AIR FORCE DISCHARGE REVIEW BOARD DECISIONAL RATIONALE	CASE NUMBER

FD-2008-00499	

GENERAL:  The applicant appeal s for upgrade of discharge to honorable.

The applicant was offered a personal  appearance before the Discharge Review Board (DRB) but declined and requests that the review be completed based on the avai lable service record.

The attached brief contains available pertinent data on the applicant and the factors leading to the discharge.

FINDING:  The Board denies the upgrade of the discharge.

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:

The applicant was discharged IAW AFI 36-3209, paragraph 3.13.2, unsatisfactory participation with a general, under honorable conditions discharge characterization. In her request for an upgrade  to  her discharge, the applicant contends: "my mother became very ill and I was obligated as a devoted daughter to take care of my mother. 1 had no control over my situation. I am my mother's only daughter. My mother ended up being bedridden ......If lhad not been there for my mother she would not be alive today."

Upon review of the record, the Board was unable to find any documentation regarding the discharge in the applicant's records.  Due to lack of evidence and supporting documentation, the Board relies on the presumption of regularity and finds the characterization of the discharge was appropriate.

The Board highly recommends that if the applicant can provide additional documented information to substantiate her issue that she should consider exercising their right to make a personal appearance before the Board.  Ifthe applicant chooses to exercise her right, she should be prepared to provide the DRB with
factual evidence of the inequity/impropriety and any exemplary post-service accomplishments as well as any contributions to the community.

CONCLUSION: The Discharge Review 13oard 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 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 and determines the discharge should remain unchanged.

Attachment: Examiner's Brief