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ORDER APPO!NTJ;'.;G THE BOARD
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2	APPl.ICATlON FOR R EVIEW OF DISCI IARGE
3	LETl'ER OF NOTll'ICATION
4	BRIEF Of PERSONNEL f!J..I::
COUNSEL'S RELEASE TO THE BOARD ADDITIONAL  EXHIBITS  SUBMITTED AT TIME OF
PERSONAL APPEARANCE
TAPE RECORDING OF PHRSONAI. APPEARANCE HEARfNG

HF.ARING llATE

05 Aug 2010

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Case beard in Washington, D.C.

Advise appl icant of the decision of the Board, the right to a personal appearance with/without counsel, and the appl icati on to the AFBCMR.

Names and votes wil l be made avail able to the applicant at the appl icant's request.

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AIR FORCE DISCHARGE REVIEW BOARD- DECISIONAL RATIONALE	CASE NUMBER

FD-2009-00086	

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 avai l able service record.

The attached brief contai ns available pertinent data on the applicant and the factors leading to the discharge.

After a review of the record, the Board unanimously voted to grant the relief of the requested upgrade as discussed below.

FINDING:  The Board denies the upgrade of the discharge.

The Board find s 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 ineq uity or impropriety of his discharge.  The applicant cited
his desire to receive  the  CU.  Bill  benefits  as  justification  for  upgrade.  The  DRB  noted  that when  th appl icant applied  for these benefits, he signed «1 statement (DD Form 2366) that he understood  he must
recei ve an Honorable discharge to receive future educational entitlements. The Board was sympathetic to the impact the loss of these benefits was having on the applicant, but this is not a matter of inequity or impropriety which would warrant an upgrade.

CONCLUSION: The Discharge Review Board concludes that the discharge was consistent with the procedural and substantive requirements of the discharge regulation and \Vas within the d iscretion of the discharge authority and the appl icant 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 remai n unchanged.

Attachment: Examiner's Brief