AIR FORCE DISCHARGE  REVIEW BOARD HEARING RECORD

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1 ORDER APPOINTING THE BOARD
2 APPLICATION FOR REVIEW OF DISCHARGE
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ADDITIONAL EXHIBITS SUBMITTED AT TIME OF PERSONAL  APPEARANCE

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llEARING  IJAH;	CASE NllMBER

19 Feb 2010

FD-2008-00597

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 appl i cation to the AFBCMR.

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AIRFORCE DISCHARGE REVIEW BOARD DECISIONAL RATIONALE	CASE NUMBER

FD-2008-00597	

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 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 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: The applicant submitted no issues of inequity or impropriety. The record indicates the applicant received three Article l 5s, two Letters of Reprimand, two Records of Individual Counseling, one Letter of Admonishment, and numerous verbal cow1sclings. The overall majority of this misconduct was related to applicant's consumption of alcohol. Based on a thorough review of  applicants  medical  and  personnel records, the Board did not find a matter of inequity or impropriety which would warrant an upgrade. The Board concluded the misconduct was a significant departure from conduct expected of all military members. The characterization of the discharge received by the applicant was found to be appropriate.

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: Examiner's Brief