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 APPLICATION  FOR REVIEW  OF DJSCH.ARGF 	 LETTER OF NOTIFICATION
BRIEF OF PERSONNEL FILE COUNSEL'S RELEASE TO THE BOARD	
			ADDITIONAL EXHIBITS SUBMITTED AT TIME OF
PERSONAL APPEARANCE	
				TAPE RECORDING OF PERSONAL APPEARANCE HEARING	
HEARING DATE

17 Mar 2010	CASE NUMBER

FD-2009-00017			

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AIR FORCE DISCHARGE  REVIEW BOARD HEARING RECORD

NAME OF SERVICE MEMBER (LAST, FIRST MIDDLE INITIAL)

GRADE

AFSN/SSAN

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RECORD REVIEW

ADDRESS  AND  OR  ORGANIZATION  01'COUNSEL

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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 AFBCM R.

Names and votes wil l be made available to the applicant at the applicant's request.

+Reenlistment  Code

SAF/MRBR
550 C STREET WEST, SUITE 40 RANDOLPH AFB, TX 78150-4742

SECRETARY OF TUE AIR FORCF'. PERSONNEL COUNCIL
AIR FORCE DISC!-IARGE REVIEW BOARll 1535 COMMAND DR, EE WING, 3Rll FLOOR ANDREWS .•FD, MD 20762-7001

AFHQ FORM 0-2077, JAN 00

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AIR FORCE DISCHARGE REVIEW BOARD DECISIONAL  RATIONALE	CASR NUMRER

FD-2009-00017	

GENERAL: The applicant appeals for upgrade  of discharge to honorable 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 contai ns available pertinent data on the appl icant and the factors leading to the discharge.

FINDING:  The Board denies the upgrade of the discharge and the change of reenlistment code is denied.

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.

ISSll E:

The applicant was discharged IAW AFI 36-3209, paragraph 3.13 Unsatisfactory  Participation,  with  a general discharge. Although the applicant did not submit any matters contending inequity or impropriety, he requests an upgrad e and change in the        code so he can re-enlist in the military-asserting that "stupidity of youth took toll." The applicant also states that he was not able to complete his drills due to a lack of money to travel to the base and because he was not getting paid by the military. The applicant concedes that "being young, I did not know what to do and may not have thought t hings out."

Upon review	the record, the Board was unable to find any docwnentation regarding the discharge.  Due to lack of evidence and supporting documentation to explain the discharge, the Board concludes that the misconduct was a significant departure from the conduct expected of all military members.  The Board relies on the presumption ofregularity and finds the characterization reason for discharge and the reenlistment
code were appropriate.

CONCLUSION: The Discharge Review Board concludes that the discharge was consistent with the procedural and substantive requirements of the discharge regulation and wm; 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