AIR FORCE DISCHARGE REVIEW BOARD DECISIONAL DOCUMENT  
	CASE NUMBER

FD-2021-00428	
					
GENERAL:  The applicant was discharged on 24 February 2013 in accordance with AFI 36-3209 with an Honorable characterization.  The applicant appealed for a change to her reenlistment eligibility code.  The Board was conducted on 30 November 2021.  

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 upgrade her discharge characterization to Honorable and to change the discharge narrative reason to Secretarial Authority. It voted unanimously to approve a change of the reenlistment eligibility code to 3K. 

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’s record of service included no misconduct. 

The applicant requested her RE code be changed from 6C to an RE code that will allow to reenlist. The applicant ended her enlistment with the ANG and was discharged honorably.  She is trying to commission as a flight nurse in the Wyoming ANG.  When she was discharged she was given an RE 6C as place holder but it was never updated. 

The applicant was issued an NGB 22, and not a DD Form 214. The applicant did not qualify for a DD Form 214 for her time with the ANG. The applicant’s NGB 22 will need to be updated by the appropriate ANG office for the administrative correction of her record.

CONCLUSION:  
The Board found neither the evidence of record, nor that provided by the applicant substantiated any inequity.  However, sufficient evidence existed to convince the board the discharge was improper.  Therefore, the Board determined the reenlistment eligibility code should change to an RE code that will allow her to reenter the military. 

The DRB results were approved by the board president on 9 December 2021.  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  
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Attachment:
Examiner's Brief (Applicant Only)