Application Receipt Date: 060414 Prior Review Prior Review Date: None I. Applicant Request Request: Upgrade Reason Change RE Code Change Issues: See DD Form 293. The applicant has submitted a statement from her physician and letters of support from employers and people who know her. II. Were Proper Discharge and Separation Authority procedures followed? Yes No Tender Offer: ????? See Attachments: Legal Medical Minority Opinion Exhibits III. Original Character of Discharge Unit CDR Recommended Discharge: Date: NIF Discharge Received: Date: 000724 Chapter: 5-13 AR: 635-200 Reason: Personality Disorder RE: SPD: JFK Unit/Location: Company A, 52nd Battalion, 7th Infantry Division, Fort Carson, CO 80913-5014 Time Lost: None Article 15s (Charges/Dates/Punishment): None Court-Martials (Charges/Dates/Punishment): None Counseling Records Available: Yes No IV. Soldier’s Overall Record DOB: 770519 Current ENL Date: 991005 Current ENL Term: 4 Years ????? Current ENL Service: 0 Yrs, 9 Mos, 20 Days ????? Total Service: 0 Yrs, 9 Mos, 20 Days ????? Previous Discharges: None Highest Grade: E3 Performance Ratings Available: Yes No MOS: 51B10, Carpenter and Masonry Specialist GT: NIF EDU: NIF Overseas: None Combat: None Decorations/Awards: ASR V. Post-Discharge Activity Home of Record: Current Address: Post Service Accomplishments: The applicant submitted letters of reference from her employer. VI. Facts, Circumstances, and Legal Basis for Separation a. Facts and Circumstances: The applicant’s record is void of the specific facts and circumstances concerning the events that led to a discharge from the Army. However, the record does contain a properly constituted DD Form 214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty), which was authenticated by the applicant's signature. That DD Form 214 shows the applicant was discharged under the provisions of Chapter 5-13, AR 635-200, by reason of personality disorder, with an Honorable characterization of service. Furthermore, the DD Form 214 shows a Separation Code of JFX (i.e., personality disorder) with a reentry eligibility (RE) code of 3. On 21 July 2000, DA, Headquarters, 7th Infantry Division and Fort Carson, Fort Carson, CO 80913-5014, issued Orders 203-0031, discharging the applicant from the Regular Army, effective date: 24 July 2000. b. Legal Basis for Separation: Army Regulation 635-200 provides the basic authority for the separation of enlisted personnel. Paragraph 5-13 provides that a Soldier may be separated for personality disorder, not amounting to disability under Army Regulation 635-40, that interferes with assignment to or performance of duty. The regulation requires that the condition is a deeply ingrained maladaptive pattern of behavior of long duration that interferes with the Soldier's ability to perform duty. The regulation also directs that: commanders will not take action prescribed in this chapter in lieu of disciplinary action; requires that the diagnosis concludes the disorder is so severe that the Soldier’s ability to function in the military environment is significantly impaired; and states that separation for personality disorder is not appropriate when separation is warranted under chapter 4, 5, 7, 9, 10, 11, 13, 14, or 15; Army Regulation 604-10 or Army Regulation 635-40. Army policy requires the award of a fully honorable discharge in such case. c. Response to Issues, Recommendation and Rationale: After a careful review of all the applicant’s military records, the issue and independent evidence she submitted, the analyst found no mitigating factors that would merit an upgrade of the applicant's discharge. The applicant’s record is void of specific facts and circumstances which led to the applicant’s discharge from the Army. However, the applicant’s DD Form 214 indicates that she was discharged under the provisions of Chapter 5, Paragraph 5-13, AR 635-200 by reason of personality disorder, with an honorable characterization of service. This document identifies the reason and characterization of the discharge and the analyst presumed Government regularity in the discharge process. In connection with this type of discharge, the applicant would have been diagnosed by competent medical authority with a condition that is a deeply ingrained maladaptive pattern of behavior of long duration that interferes with the Soldier's ability to perform her duty. In the absence of evidence to the contrary, the analyst presumed Government regularity in the discharge process. Barring evidence to the contrary, the analyst was satisfied that all requirements of law and regulation were met and the rights of the applicant were fully protected throughout the separation process. Therefore, the reason for discharge and the characterization of service remains both proper and equitable and the analyst recommends to the Board to deny relief in this case. VII. Summary of Army Discharge Review Board Hearing Type of Hearing: Date: 14 February 2007 Location: Washington, D.C. Did the Applicant Testify? Yes No Counsel: N/A Witnesses/Observers: N/A Exhibits Submitted: N/A VIII. Board Decision The discharge was: Proper Improper Equitable Inequitable The characterization of service was: Proper Improper Equitable Inequitable The narrative reasons were: Equitable Inequitable DRB voting record: Change No change (Character) Change No change (Reason) (Board member names available upon request) IX. Board Discussion, Determination, and Recommendation After carefully examining the applicant’s record of service during the period of enlistment under review and considering the analyst’s recommendation and rationale, the Board determined that the discharge was both proper and equitable, and voted not to change it. Case report reviewed and verified by: Mr. John Zangas, Examiner X. Board Action Directed No Change Issue a new DD Form 214 Change Characterization to: Change Reason to: None Other: None RE Code: Grade Restoration: No Yes Grade: None XI. Certification Signature and Date Approval Authority: ROBERT L. HOUSE Colonel, U.S. Army President, Army Discharge Review Board Official: MARY E. SHAW DATE: 16 February 2007 Lieutenant Colonel, U.S. Army Chief, Secretary Recorder ARMY DISCHARGE REVIEW BOARD - CASE REPORT AND DIRECTIVE Case Number AR20060005402 Applicant Name: ______________________________________________________________________ Page 5 of 5 pages