AIR FORCE DISCHARGE REVIEW BOARD DECISIONAL DOCUMENT  
	CASE NUMBER

 FD-2022-00307 	
					
SUMMARY: 

The applicant was discharged on 19 June 2008 in accordance with AFI 36-3209 with an Entry Level Discharge and Narrative Reason, Failed Medical/Physical Procurement Standards. The applicant appealed for an upgrade of his discharge characterization.

The applicant was not represented by counsel and 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 that his discharge characterization be changed from Uncharacterized/Entry Level Separation to Honorable due to the injury he received in training that made it not possible for him to complete training.  The applicant stated that he could not complete his basic military training due to an injury he received in training that the VA granted a service-connected disability.

In accordance with AFI 36-3208, Airmen are in entry level status during the first 180 days of continuous active military service.  Because it is Air Force policy to not characterize this type of separation, the applicant’s request to “upgrade” it to Honorable could not be approved.  Based on Air Force medical retention policies and information in the applicants medical and service records, the discharge is appropriate.  The Board reviewed the applicant’s entire service record and found no evidence of impropriety or inequity to warrant any changes to the discharge.  

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 or 3K.
 
CONCLUSION:  After a thorough review of the available evidence, to include the Applicant’s issues, summary of service, service and medical record, and discharge process, the Board found the discharge was proper and equitable.  Therefore, the awarded characterization of service, the narrative reason for separation and the reentry code shall not change.  The AFDRB results were approved by the board president on 23 October 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)