AIR FORCE DISCHARGE REVIEW BOARD HEARING RECORD

NAME OF SERVICE MEMBER (LAST, FIRST MIDDLE INITIAL)

GRADE	AFSN/SSAN

PERSONAL  APPEARANCE

X	RECORD  REVIEW

YES
x

ADDRESS AND OR ORGANIZATION OF COUNSEL

HON

GEN

UOTHC	OTHER	DENY

X*+ X*+ X*+ X*+

ISSUES

A94.53

INDEX NUMBER

A67.30

1 ORDER APPOINTING THE BOARD
2  APPLICATION FOR REVIEW OF DISCHARGE
3	LETTER OF NOTIFICATION
4	BRIEF OF PERSONNEL FILE COUNSEL'S RELEASE TO THE BOARD
ADDITIONAL EXHIBITS SUBMITTED AT TIME OF PERSONAL  APPEARANCE
TAPE RECORDING OF PERSONAL APPEARANCE HEARING

HEARING DA TE	CASE NUMBER

21 Jan 2011

FD-2009-00404

Case heard  i n  Washington, D.C.

Advise appl i cant  of the decision  of the Board, the right to a personal  appearance  with/without  counsel, and the right to submit an applicati on  \( )  the AFBCMR.

Names and \ u tcs will be made available to the applicant at the applicant's request.

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AIR FORCE DISCHARGE REVIEW BOARD DECISIONAL RATIONALE	CASE NUMBER

FD-2009-00404	

GENERAL:	The  applicant  appeals  for  upgrade  of  discharge  to  honorable,  to  change  the  reason  and authority for the discharge, and to change the reenlistment code.

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, change of reason and authority for discharge, and change of reenlistment code.

ISSUE:	Applicant  received  a  General  discharge  for  Commission  of  a  Serious  Offense-Other  Serious Offense

Applicant submitted no issues regarding the inequity or impropriety of her discharge.  The applicant does submit she has learned from her mistake and moved on.  The record indicates the applicant received one Article 15. Her misconduct included misuse of her Government Travel Card and with intent to deceive submitted false pay documents for relocation reimbursement.  The Board recognized the fact that the applicant had served seven years and five months total service before the discharge was initiated, but concluded the applicant's misconduct outweighed the positive aspects of her time in the Air Force.  The characterization of the discharge received by the applicant was found to be appropriate.

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 signed a statement (DD Form 2366, on July 31, 2000) that she understood she must receive 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 proced ural 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.

Attachment:
Exami ner's Brief