AIR FORCE DISCHARGE REVIEW BOARD DECISIONAL DOCUMENT  
	CASE NUMBER

 FD-2019-00315	
					
The applicant was discharged on 3 Mar 2017 in accordance with AFI 36-3208 with an Entry Level uncharacterized discharge for Entry Level Performance and Conduct (Get Fit).  The applicant appealed for a change to the reenlistment eligibility code.  The board was conducted on 5 Mar 2020.  

The applicant was offered a personal appearance before the Discharge Review Board (DRB), but declined and requested the board be completed based on a records only review.  The applicant was not represented by counsel.    

The attached examiner’s brief (provided to applicant only), extracted from available service records, contains pertinent data regarding the circumstances and character of the applicant’s military service. 
  
FINDING:  The DRB voted unanimously to deny the applicant’s request to change the reenlistment eligibility code.

DISCUSSION:  The DRB, under its responsibility to examine the propriety and equity of an applicant’s discharge, is authorized to change the characterization of service and the narrative reason for discharge if such changes are warranted.  If applicable, the board can also change the applicant’s reenlistment eligibility code.  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 determine if the discharge met the pertinent standards of equity and propriety.  

The applicant was entered into the Get Fit Program while at Basic Military Training due to his inability to meet physical fitness testing standards.  The applicant failed to progress in the program and was administratively discharged for Entry Level Performance and Conduct.  The applicant made no contentions that the discharge was inequitable or improper.  He states he is now prepared for all physical fitness requirements and since his discharge, has successfully passed fitness tests.  Based on the facts of this case, the eligibility to reenlist is within the authority of the Military Entrance Processing Section (MEPS).  The DRB requested the applicant provide proof of his ability to meet Air Force fitness testing requirements, to which he failed to provide such evidence.  Therefore, the DRB determined the discharge received by the applicant was appropriate.

If the applicant can provide additional information to substantiate his appeal, the board recommends he exercise the right to make a personal appearance before the DRB or appeal the DRB’s decision to the Air Force Board for Correction of Military Records.

CONCLUSION:  

The board found insufficient evidence of an inequity or impropriety that would warrant a change to the applicant’s discharge.  Therefore, the discharge received by the applicant was deemed to be appropriate and his request was not approved. 

The DRB results were approved by the board president on 23 Mar 2020.  If desired, the applicant can request a list of the board members and their votes by writing to:  

Air Force Review Boards Agency
Attn: Discharge Review Board
3351 Celmers Lane
Joint Base Andrews, NAF Washington, MD 20762-6602  

Attachment:
Examiner's Brief (Applicant Only)