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1	ORDER APPOINTING THE BOARD
2	APPLICATION  POR REVIEW 01' DISCl lA IWE
3	LETTER OF NOTIFICATION
4	HRlEF OF PERSONNEL FILE COUNSEL'S RELEASE TO THE BOARD
ADDITIONAL EXHIBITS SUBMITTED AT TIME Of PERSONAL APPEARANCE
TAPE RECORDING Of PERSONAL APPEARANCE HEAR I NG

HEARING DATE	CASE  NllMBER

01 Dec 2009	FD-2008-00575
JSCUSS!lO ON THE ATIACHED AIR FORCE DISCHARGE REVIEW BOAAJJ DECISIONAL RAilONALE.

Case heard in Washington, D.C.

Advise appl icant of the decision of the Board, the right to a personal appearance wit h/without counsel, and the right to submit an application to the AFBCMR.

Names and votes wi l l be made available to the appl icant at the appl icant's request.

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AIR FORCE DISCHARGE REVIEW BOARD DECISIONAL RATIONALE	CASE NlJMBER

FD-2008-00575	

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

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, change of reason and authority for discharge, and change of reenlistment code.

The Board finds the applicant submitted no issues contesting the equity or propriety of the discharge, and after a thorough review of the record, the Board was unable to identify any that would justify a change of discharge.

ISSUE:

Applicant submitted no issues regarding the inequity or impropriety of his discharge.  The appl icant does express a desire to have his discharge upgraded so that he may be eligible to reenlist into the armed forces. The record indicates the applicant received an Article 15, two Letters of Reprimand , and two Letters of Counseling for misconduct.  His misconduct included failure to maintain proper dress and appearance, failure to go (3x), and failure to meet dormitory standards.  The Board opined that through these
administrative actions, the applicant had ample opportunities to change his behavior.  They found the seriousness of the willful misconduct offset any positive aspects of the applicant's duty performance.  The Board reviewed the entire record and found no evidence of impropriety or inequity to warrant an upgrade of the discharge.

CONCLUSION: 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 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: Exan1iner's Brief