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AIR FORCE DISCHARGE REVIEW BOARD HEARING RECORD

(LAST,FIRST MIDDLE INITIAL)

HEARINGDATE
2016-11-17

CASE NUMBER
FD-2016-00125

TYPE	PERSONAL
APPEARANCE .
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Yes	No

NON-PERSONAL  APPEARANCE

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VOTE OF THE BOARD
GEN	UOTHC	OTHER	DENY
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1	ORDERAPPOINTING  THEBOARD
2	APPLICATION  FOR REVIEW OF DISCHARGE
3	LETTER  OFNOTIFJCATION
4	BRIEF OF PERSONNEL FILE
COIDISEL'S RELEASETO THE BOARD

ADDITTONAL EXHIBITS SUBMllTED ATTIMEOF  PERSONAL
APPEARANCE
TAPERECORDING OF PERSONAL APPEARANCE HEARING

Case heard in Washington, D.C.

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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 .

TO:

SAF/Mll.BR
SSO C STREETWEST,SUITE 40 RANDOLPH AFB, TX 78150-4742

FROM:  ,

SECRETARY OFTHE AIR FORCE PERSONNEL COUNCIL AIR fORCE DISCR\RGE REVJEW BOARD
!SIS COM\!A>'ill DI.EEWING, 3RD FLOOR ANDK&\VS AFB, Ml> 20761°7001

AFHQ FORM 0-2077, JAN 00	(EF-V2)	Previous edition will be used

AIR FORCE DISCHARGE REVIEW BOARD DECISIONAL RATIONALE	CASE NUMBER

FD-2016-00125	

GENERAL:  The applicant appeals for upgrade of discharge characterization to Honorable and to change the reenlistment code and narrative reason.

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 finds insufficient evidence of an inequity or impropriety that would warrant a change to the applicant's discharge.

DISCUSSION : The Air Force Discharge Review Board, under its responsibility 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 equjty and propriety.

The applicant received an Honorable discharge for failing to complete his commissioning program, therefore no upgrade for characterization can be granted.  The applicant contends the discharge was unjust because the narrative reason and re-enlistment are not accurate.  The applicant submitted no issues regarding the equity  or propriety ·of his discharge.  The Board reviewed the entire record and found no evidenc of impropriety or inequity to warrant a change.to the discharge.

A discharge is upgraded only if it is established 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 a change to the discharge characterization or change to the reenlistment code.

CONCLUSION: The  Discharge Review Board concludes that the discharge was consistent with the procedural and substantive requirements of thy 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 reason or re-enli.stment code and determines the discharge s.hould remain unchanged.
Attachment: Examiner's Brief