1. Applicant's Name: a. Application Date: 29 June 2017 b. Date Received: 24 July 2017 c. Counsel: None 2. REQUEST, ISSUES, BOARD TYPE, AND DECISION: The applicant requests an upgrade of the characterization of service from general (under honorable conditions) to honorable. The applicant seeks relief contending, in effect, would like an upgrade to better oneself. The applicant is not the same person when these incidents happened. In a records review conducted at Arlington, VA on 20 March 2019, and by a 5-0 vote, the Board denied the request upon finding the separation was both proper and equitable. (Board member names available upon request) 3. DISCHARGE DETAILS: a. Reason / Authority / Codes / Characterization: Misconduct (Serious Offense) / AR 635-200, Paragraph 14-12c / JKQ / RE-3 / General (Under Honorable Conditions) b. Date of Discharge: 25 January 2013 c. Separation Facts: Yes (1) Date of Notification of Intent to Separate: 10 December 2012 (2) Basis for Separation: The applicant was informed of the following reasons for his discharge; he committed assault, underage drinking, drunk and disorderly conduct and multiple counts of failure to report. (3) Recommended Characterization: General (Under Honorable Conditions) (4) Legal Consultation Date: 11 December 2012 (5) Administrative Separation Board: The applicant voluntarily waived consideration of his case by an administrative separation board, even though he was not entitled to a board. (6) Separation Decision Date / Characterization: NIF, General (Under Honorable Conditions) 4. SERVICE DETAILS: a. Date / Period of Enlistment: 25 October 2010 / 3 years, 28 weeks b. Age at Enlistment / Education / GT Score: 19 years / HS Graduate / 98 c. Highest Grade Achieved / MOS / Total Service: E-2 / 91B10, Wheeled Vehicle Mechanic / 2 years, 3 months, 1 day d. Prior Service / Characterizations: None e. Overseas Service / Combat Service: Korea f. Awards and Decorations: NDSM, GWOTSM, ASR, OSR g. Performance Ratings: NA h. Disciplinary Action(s) / Evidentiary Record: CG Article 15, dated 23 August 2011, for assault, reduction to PVT / E-1 (suspended), extra duty and restriction for 14 days. This Article 15 is not contained in the available record. See the unit commander's recommendation memorandum. CG Article 15, dated 20 March 2012, for failure to go to his appointed place of duty at the prescribed time x2 (3 February 2012 and 15 February 2012); having received a lawful order from SGT O.G.D., a noncommissioned officer, to report to the CQ Desk every three hours beginning at 1800 on the days he worked and beginning at 0800 on the days he has off, to end at 2300, starting on 4 February 2012 and ending on 18 February 2012, an order which it was his duty to obey, did willfully disobey the same (15 February 2012); forfeiture of $347 pay, extra duty and restriction for 14 days and an oral reprimand. FG Article 15, dated 10 October 2012, for violating a lawful general regulation, by wrongfully consuming alcohol while under the age of 21 (2 September 2012); drunk and disorderly, which conduct was of a nature to bring discredit upon the armed forces (2 September 2012); reduction to PVT / E-1, forfeiture of $745 pay for two months, extra duty and restriction for 40 days. The applicant received numerous negative counseling statements for various acts of misconduct and pending separation action. i. Lost Time / Mode of Return: None j. Diagnosed PTSD / TBI / Behavioral Health: None 5. APPLICANT-PROVIDED EVIDENCE: DD Form 293 (two pages). 6. POST SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS: None submitted with the application. 7. REGULATORY CITATION(S): Chapter 14 establishes policy and prescribes procedures for separating members for misconduct. Specific categories include minor disciplinary infractions, a pattern of misconduct, and commission of a serious offense, to include abuse of illegal drugs, convictions by civil authorities and desertion or being absent without leave. Action will be taken to separate a member for misconduct when it is clearly established that rehabilitation is impractical or unlikely to succeed. Army policy states that an under other than honorable conditions discharge is normally considered appropriate; however, a general, under honorable conditions or an honorable discharge may be granted. Paragraph 14-12c states a Soldier is subject to action per this section for commission of a serious military or civilian offense, if the specific circumstances of the offense warrant separation and a punitive discharge is, or would be, authorized for the same or a closely related offense under the Manual for Courts-Martial. 8. DISCUSSION OF FACT(S): The applicant requests an upgrade of the characterization of service from general (under honorable conditions) to honorable. The applicant's record of service and the issues submitted with his application were carefully reviewed. The record confirms the applicant's discharge was appropriate because the quality of his service was not consistent with the Army's standards for acceptable personal conduct and performance of duty by military personnel. It brought discredit on the Army, and was prejudicial to good order and discipline. By the misconduct (serious offense), the applicant diminished the quality of his service below that meriting an honorable discharge at the time of separation. The applicant provided no independent corroborating evidence demonstrating that either the command's action was erroneous or that the applicant's service mitigated the misconduct or poor duty performance, such that he should have been retained on Active Duty. The applicant seeks relief contending, he would like an upgrade to better himself. The Board does not grant relief for the purpose of gaining employment or enhancing employment opportunities. The applicant further contends, he is not the same person when these incidents happened. This contention is not a matter upon which the Army Discharge Review Board grants a change in discharge because it raises no matter of fact, law, procedure, or discretion related to the discharge process, nor is it associated with the discharge at the time it was issued. The discharge was consistent with the procedural and substantive requirements of the regulation, was within the discretion of the separation authority, and the applicant was provided full administrative due process. 9. BOARD DETERMINATION: In a records review conducted at Arlington, VA on 20 March 2019, and by a 5-0 vote, the Board denied the request upon finding the separation was both proper and equitable. 10. BOARD ACTION DIRECTED: a. Issue a New DD-214 / Issue a New Separation Order: No b. Change Characterization to: No Change c. Change Reason to: No Change d. Change Authority to: No Change e. Change SPD / RE Code to: No Change Authenticating Official: Legend: AWOL - Absent Without Leave GD - General Discharge NCO - Noncommissioned Officer SCM - Summary Court Martial BCD - Bad Conduct Discharge HS - High School NIF - Not in File SPCM - Special Court Martial BH - Behavioral Health HD - Honorable Discharge NOS - Not Otherwise Specified SPD - Separation Program Designator CG - Company Grade Article 15 IADT - Initial Active Duty Training OAD - Ordered to Active Duty TBI - Traumatic Brain Injury CID - Criminal Investigation Division MP - Military Police OMPF - Official Military Personnel File UNC - Uncharacterized Discharge ELS - Entry Level Status MST - Military Sexual Trauma PTSD - Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder UOTHC - Under Other Than Honorable Conditions FG - Field Grade Article 15 NA - Not applicable RE - Reentry VA - Veterans Affairs ARMY DISCHARGE REVIEW BOARD CASE REPORT AND DIRECTIVE AR20170014617 1