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PERSONAL APPEARANCE HEARJNG

HEARING DATE	CASE NliMllER

29 Apr 2010	FD-2009-00018

Case heard in Washington, D.C.

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AIR FORCE DISCHARGE REVIEW BOARD DECISIONAL RATIONALE	CASE NUMBER

FD-2009-00018	

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  that  neither  the evidence  of record  nor  that  provided  by  the  applicant  substantiates  an inequity or impropriety that woul d justify a change of discharge.

ISSUE:

Issue l . Applicant contends discharge was inequitable because it was too harsh and based on isolated incidents. The records indicated the applicant received two Article l 5s and two Letters of Reprimand for misconduct.  His miscond uct consisted of failure to pay past due amount on government travel card, misuse of government travel card, open admission to committing adultery, making false entries on leave form, tampering with Finance Travel System and failure to properl y process and handle travel vouchers. The DRB opined that through these administrative actions, the applicant had ample opportunities to  change  xxhis negative behavior. The Board concluded that the negative aspects of the applicant's service outweighed the positive contributions he made in his Air	career. The characterization of the discharge received by the applicant was found to be appropriate.

Issue 2.  Applicant states that his discharge did not take into account the good things he did while in the service. The DRB took note of the applicant's duty performance as documented by his performance reports, letters of recommendation and other accomplishments.  They found the seriousness of the willful misconduct offset any positive aspects of the applicant's duty performance.  The Board concluded the discharge was appropriate for the reasons which were the basis for this case.

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 foregoi ng findings, the Board further concludes that there exists no legal or equitable basis for upgrade of discharge and determines the d ischarge should remain unchanged.

Attachment: Examiner's Brief