AIR FORCE DISCHARGE REVIEW BOARD HEARI NG RECORD

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08 Jun 2010	FD-2009-00037

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1	0R f1FR APPOINTI NG Tiii llOARI)
2	APPL!CATION FOR REVIEW or DISCHARGE
3	LETTER OF NOTI FICATION
4  J.lRJEF OF PERSONNEL FILE COUNSEL'S RELEASE TO THE BOARD
ADDITIONAL EXHIBITS SUBMITTED AT TIME OF PERSONAL  APPEARANCE
TAPE RECORDING OF PERSONAL APPEARANCE I I HARI NG

"ARD OECIS!ONA,L Rf\TIONALE,

Case heard in Washington, D.C.

Advise applicant of the decision or the Board, the right to a personal  appeara nce with/without  counsel, and the righl to submit an
appl icati on to the AFBCMR.

Names and votes will be made avai lable to the applicant at the appl icant's req uest.

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AIR FORCE DISCHARGE REVIEW BOARD DECISIONAL RATIONALE	CASE NUMBER

FD-2009-00037	

GENERAL: The applicant appeals for upgrade of discharge to honorable, change the narrative reason and authority and the reenlistment code. The attached brief contains available pertinent data on the applicant and factors leading to the discharge.

The applicant appeared and testified before the Discharge Review Board (DRB) without counsel at And rews AFB on 8 June 2010.

The following additional exhibits were submitted at the hearing: Exhi bit 6:  School Transcri pts
.FINDINGS:  Upgrade of discharge, change of reason and change of reenl istment code arc denied. 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 his discharge was inequitable because it was too harsh due to financial difficul ties an<l an unti mely divorce after arriving to Eglin AFB FL.   The record indicates the appl icant received an Article 1 5 for failure to pay his Government Travel Card and Air Force Aid Society. He al so received two Letter of Reprimands for failure to report to his appointed place of duty and issuing a bad check.  He was discharged with a general discharge under honorable conditions after serving 5	m1d 3
months.	The Discharge Review Board opined that with assistance from supervisors and the Airman's Aid Society, the applicant had ample opportunities to re-pay h i s Government Travel Card and the Air Force Aid Society in a timely manner.	The Board found applicant's issues to be without merit and concluded the misconducl was a significant departure from conduct expected of all military members and the characterization of the discharge received by the applicm1t fiJund to be appropriate.

CONCLUSIONS:  The Discharge Review Board concludes that the discharge was consistent wit h the proced ural and substantive requirements of the discharge regulation and was with i n the discretion of the discharge authority and that the applicant was provided full administrative due process.

Attachmcnt: Examiner's Brief