AIR FORCE DISCHARGE REVIEW BOARD DECISIONAL DOCUMENT  
	CASE NUMBER

 FD-2019-00800	
					
GENERAL:  The applicant was discharged on 23 Apr 2015 in accordance with AFI 36-3208 with a(n) Entry Level/Uncharacterized discharge for Fraudulent Enlistment, Drug Abuse.  The applicant appealed for, a change to the discharge narrative reason.  The board was conducted on 30 June 2020.  

The applicant initially requested for a personal appearance before the Discharge Review Board (DRB), but later 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 upgrade his discharge characterization to Honorable, to change the discharge narrative reason to Secretarial Authority and to change the reenlistment eligibility code to 2C.

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 contends that the discharge was inequitable/improper because he was wrongfully accused of fraudulent entry and drug abuse.  He claims that he told his recruiter that he never used marijuana because he had only “experimented with it briefly in high school.”  At Basic Training, during a security clearance investigation, he states he disclosed he had used marijuana 10-15 times, and that he was indirectly misled into inflating his answer.  He asserts that his previous experimentation with marijuana does not qualify him as drug abuser and the narrative reason on his DD 214 is hindering his ability to seek a law enforcement career.  

After reviewing the service record, the DRB found no evidence to indicate the applicant was unaware of the Air Force policy of zero tolerance for illegal drug use.  The DRB reviewed the applicant’s entire service record and found no evidence of impropriety or inequity to warrant an upgrade of the discharge.   

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 1 Jul 20.  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)