AIR FORCE DISCHARGE REVIEW BOARD HEARING  RECORD

NAME OF SERVICE !\IEMBER (LAST, FIRST M IDl>U; I MTIA L)

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ORDER APPOINTING THE BOARD
2  APPLICATION rOR REVIEW OF DISCHARGE
•	3 LETTER Of NOTIFICATION
4  BRIEF OF PERSONNEL FILE COUNSEL'S RELEASE TO THE BOARD
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i ADDITIONAL EXHIBITS SUBMITTED AT Tit.IE OF
! PERSONAL APPEARANCE
TAPE RECORDING OF PERSONAL APPEARANCE HEARING

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CASE NUMBER

FD-2009-00092
Case heard in Washington, D.C.

CllOISCHARGE REVll'W BOAlO OBCISIONAL l(ATIONALTC .

Advise applicant orthe decision of the Board, the right to a personal  appearance with/wi thout counsel , and the right to submit an appl ication to the AFBCM R.
Names and votes wi l l be made avail abl e to the appl icant at the applicant 's req uest.

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AIR FORci; DISCHARGE REVIEW BOARD 1n:c1SIONAL RATIONALE	CASE NlJMilf.R

FD-2009-00092	

GENERAL:  The applicant appeals for upgrade of discharge to honorabl e.

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 perti nent 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 would justify a change of discharge.

ISSUE:

1.	Although not explicitly stated, applicant contends her discharge was inequitable because it was too harsh. She admits that she made mistakes; however, she also feels as though she was misled by her supervisors and not treated the same of other airman in similar situations.  The records indicated the applicant received an Articl e 15, a Vacation, three Letters of Reprimand , a Letter of Counseling, and a Memorandum for Record for misconduct   Her misconduct included wrongful appropriation of government property, failure to report for duty on-time; driving without a valid registration (3x), revocation of base driving privileges, and failure to follow a direct order.  The DRB opined that through these administrative actions, the applicant had ample opportunities to change her negative behavior.  The Board concluded that the negative aspects of the applicant's service outweighed the positive contributions she made in her A1r Force career.  The characterization of the discharge received by the applicant was found to be appropriate.

2.	The applicant cited her desire to receive the G.I. Bill benefits as justification for upgrade.  The DRB noted that when the applicant applied for these benefits, she understood she must receive an H.onorable 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 requi rements 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 eq uitable basis for upgrade of discharge and determines the discharge should remai n unchanged.

Attachment: Examiner's Brief