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RDER APPOINTING THE BOARD 	
2  APPLICATION FOR REVIEW OF DISCHARGE
3	LETIER OF NOTIFICATION
4	BRIEF OF PERSONNEL FILE COUNSEL'S RELEASE TO UIE BOARD
ADDITIONAL EXHIBITS SUBMITIED AT TIME OF PERSONAL APPEARANCE
TAPE RECORDING OF PERSONAL APPEARANCE HEARING

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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 AFBCMR.

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

TO:

SAF/MRBR
550 C STREET WEST, SUITE 40
RANDOLPH AFB, TX 781 50-4742

Sl'.CRETARY OF THE AIR FORCf. PRSONNEL COUNCIL AIR FORCE DISCHARGE REVIEW BOARD
1535 COMMAND DR, EE WING, JRD FLOOR
ANDRF.WS AFB, MD 20762·7001

AFHQ FORM 0-2077, JAN 00	(EF-V2)	Previous

AIR FORCE DISCHARGE  REVI EW BOARD DECISIONAL  RATIONALE	CASE NUMBER

FD-2009-00150	

GENERA.L: The appJicant 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 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 inequity or impropriety of her discharge. The applicant does submit that since her discharge she has held a steady job and learned from her mistakes and that she believes an upgrade in discharge will help her in her daily life to find better employment. The record indicates the applicant received one Article 15 and one Letter of Reprimand during the 14 months she served on active duty. Her misconduct included drinking while under the legal of 21, allowing other minors to store and consume alcoholic beverages in her Air Force issued dormitory room, and soliciting another Air Force member to purchase alcohol for individuals who were under the age of 21. The Board opined that through these administrative actions, the applicant had ample opportunities to change her behavior. They found the seriousness and repetitiveness of the willful misconduct offset any positive aspects of the applicant's duty perfonnance. In addition, while the DRB was pleased to see that the applicant was doing well since leaving the Air Force and has maintained steady employment, it found no inequity or impropriety in her discharge to warrant an upgrade of the discharge. The Board concluded the misconduct of the applicant appropriately characterized her term of service.

CONCLUSION: The Discharge Review Board concludes that the discharge was consistent with the procedural and substantive requirements of the discharge re!:',lllation 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 equitable basis for upgrade of discharge and determines the discharge should remain unchanged.

Attachment: Examiner's Brief