UNITED STATES COAST GUARD DISCHARGE REVIEW BOARD 
Docket #: 2017-044 

Discharge Issued 
Character: Other Than Honorable Conditions 
Narrative Reason: Misconduct 
SPD/RE Code: HKQ / RE4 

Authority of Discharge: COMDTINST M1000.4 Art 1.B 

Date of Separation: 5/12/2014 

DRB Decision 
Character: No Change 
Narrative Reason: No Change 
SPD/RE Code: No Change / No Change 

New Authority: No Change 

Discharge Review Board Discussion and Decision: 

DISCUSSION: The applicant was separated from the service after being tried by a General Court Martial. 
The applicant was tried at a General Court-Martial and was convicted of one specification of sodomy, in 
violation of Article 125 and once specification of assault consummated by a battery, in violation of 
Article 128, both under the Uniformed Code of Military Justice. The military judge sentenced the 
applicant to confinement for thirteen months, reduction to E-1, and a bad-conduct discharge. The 
applicant’s conviction(s) stem from their conduct when they were assigned as a supervisor at a U.S. 
Coast Guard unit. 
The Board finds no issues with propriety or equity in this case. 

RECOMMENDATION: The Board members thoroughly reviewed the applicant’s record of service and all 
available documentation. The Board deemed that the applicant’s character of service, reason for 
separation and reenlistment code are appropriate and should not be changed. The applicant has not 
substantiated any error or inequity. 

2 In reviewing discharges, the Board presumes regularity in the conduct of governmental affairs unless there is 
substantial credible evidence (to include evidence submitted by the Applicant) to rebut the presumption.