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HEARI NG DATE

27 May 2015	CASE NUMBER

FD-2015-00068			
APPUCANT"S ISSUEAND 11"m BOARD"S DECISIONAL RATIONALE AA.E DISCUSStD ON THe AlTACHED Alll fORCE DISCHARGE R£Vl£W BOARD DECISIONAL RATIONALE.

Case heard i n Washi ngton, D.C.

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AIR FORCE DISCHARGE REVIEW BOARD DECISIONAL RATIONALE	CASE NUMBER

FD-2015-00068	

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 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

ISSUE: The applicant received a General discharge for Misconduct - A Pattern of Misconduct, Conduct Prejudicial to Good Order and Discipline

The Air Force Discharge Review Board, under its responsi bility to examine the propriety and equity of an applicant 's discharge, is authorized to change the characterization of service and the reason for discharge if such change is warranted. In reviewing discharges, the Board presumes regularity in the conduct of governmental affairs unless there is substantial credible evidence to rebut the presumption , to include evidence submitted by the applicant. The Board completed a thorough review of the circumstances that led to the discharge and the discharge process to ensure the discharge met the pertinent standards of equity and propriety. The applicant's record of service included two Article 15's for underage drinking (2x's), failing to keep dormitory room clean and destroying government property by throwing a rock through a window of dormitory .

The applicant submitted no issues regarding the inequity or impropriety of his discharge. The applicant does state that he was immature and has learned from his mistakes.  The applicant also mentioned that since his discharge, he regularly attends AA meetings and has enrolled in a 12 step recovery program to keep him on track.  The DRB was pleased to see that the applicant was doing well and is working on recovery from his past alcohol discrepancies, however, no inequity or impropriety  in his discharge was suggested or found in the course of the hearing.  The Board concluded the misconduct of the applicant appropriately characterized his term of service.
A discharge is upgraded only if the applicant and the Board can establish that an inequity or impropriety took place at the time of discharge.  After a thorough review of the record, the Board found no evidence to justify an upgrade of the discharge characterizat ion, reason for the discharge or the reenlistment code.

CONCLUSION: The Discharge Review Board concludes that the discharge was consistent with the procedural and substantive requirements of the discharge regulation , was within the discretion of the discharge authority, and that the applicant was provided full administrative due process.

Inview 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