AIR FORCE DISCHARGE REVIEW BOARD DECISIONAL DOCUMENT  
	CASE NUMBER

FD-2021-00650	
					
SUMMARY: 
The applicant was discharged on 1 May 2020 in accordance with AFI 36-3208 with an Entry Level Separation for Entry Level Performance and Conduct. The applicant appealed for an upgrade of his reenlistment eligibility code.

The applicant was not represented by counsel.    

The applicant requested the board be completed based on a records only review.

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. 

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 requested a correction to his RE code. He stated that his REDD report shows a 3C but his 214 shows a 2C. The applicant wants to reenter service. 

The DRB reviewed the circumstances that led to the applicant’s discharge.  The applicant had to leave the Air Force during a period of significant personal hardship involving the death of a family member during a training program for a special operations career field.  Based on the evidence the applicant provided, the Board determined that the applicant’s current reenlistment eligibility code which prevents him from being able to reenlist is inequitable.  

FINDING:  The DRB voted unanimously to approve the applicant’s request to upgrade his reenlistment eligibility code to 3K to allow for reenlistment. The Board did not change the discharge characterization or the discharge narrative reason.
 
CONCLUSION:  After a thorough review of the available evidence, to include the Applicant’s issues, summary of service, service/medical record entries, and discharge process, the Board found the discharge was inequitable. The awarded characterization of service shall remain “Entry Level Separation” and the narrative reason for separation shall remain “Entry Level Performance and Conduct”. The reentry code shall change to 3K. The AFDRB results were approved by the board president on 18 March 2022.  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)