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2 APPLICATION POR REVIF.W OF DJSCI!ARGE
3 LETTER OF NOTIFICATION
4  BRlEF OF PERSONNEL FILE COUNSEL'S RELEASE TO THR BOARD
ONAL EXHIBITS SUBMITTED AT TIME OF NAL APPEARANCE

HEARING DATF,

CASE NUMBER

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 appl icant at the applicant's

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AIR FORCE DISCHARGE REVIEW BOARD DECISIONAL RATIONALE	CASE NUMBER

FD-2008-00545	

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 available 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:

Applicant contends she was young and immature which eventually led to her misconduct.  She has expressed a desire to have her discharge upgraded so that she may be eligible for reenlistment into the armed forces.
The records indicated the applicant received two Article 1	for misconduct.  Her misconduct consisted of failing to adhere to curfew, failure to refrain from drinking off base and failure to go.  The DRB opined that through these administrative actions, the applicant had ample opportunities to change her negative behavior. The Board concluded that the negative aspects of the applicant's service outweighed the positive contributions she made in her Air Force career.  The characterization of the discharge received by the applicant was found to be appropriate.

The Board highly recommends that if the applicant can provide additional documented information to substantiate their issue(s), that she should consider exercising their right to make a personal appearance before the Board.  Ifthe applicant chooses to exercise this right, **he/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 Board concludes that the discharge was consistent with the procedural and substantive requirements of the discharge  regulation and was ¥.':ithin 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