Application Receipt Date: 070613 Prior Review Prior Review Date: None I. Applicant Request Request: Upgrade Reason Change RE Code Change Issues: See applicant's attached DD Form 293 and supporting documents. 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: 011201 Chapter: 8 NGR: 600-200 Reason: Acts or Patterns of Misconduct (The applicant NGB Form 22 reads "First Time Drug Offender") RE: SPD: NA Unit/Location: B Battery, 2d Battalion, 110th Field Artillary, 29th Infantry Division, 610 Reisterstown, MD 21208-5197 (WPHGTO-550) 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: Current ENL Date: 990201 Current ENL Term: 04 Years 02 Months 23 Days Current ENL Service: 02 Yrs, 10Mos, 01Days ????? Total Service: 06 Yrs, 02Mos, 18Days ????? Previous Discharges: RA-950914-990131/HD Highest Grade: E4 Performance Ratings Available: Yes No MOS: 13E10 (Advance Field Artillery Tatical Data System) GT: 117 EDU: HS Grad Overseas: None Combat: None Decorations/Awards: ASR, NDSM, AAM (6th Award), ARCOM (2d Award), Parachutist Badge, Certificate of Achievement (7) V. Post-Discharge Activity Home of Record: Current Address: Post Service Accomplishments: None Listed VI. Facts, Circumstances, and Legal Basis for Separation a. Facts and Circumstances: The facts and circumstances pertaining to the applicant’s discharge from the State of Maryland Army National Guard and as a Reserve of the Army are not contained in the available records. However, the record does contain a properly constituted NGB Form 22 (Report of Separation and Record of Service), which the applicant was unavailable for signature. This document indicates that the applicant was discharged under the provisions of Chapter 8, Paragraph 8-26e (2) (a), NGR 600-200, by reason of acts or patterns of misconduct, with a characterization of service of general, under honorable conditions and a reenlistment eligibility (RE) code of "3." The evidence of record further shows that on 21 November 2001, State of Maryland, Military Department, Fifth Regiment Armory, Baltimore, Maryland, Orders 185-066 MD-STARC-ARP, discharged the applicant from the Army National Guard and as a Reserve of the Army, effective 1 December 2001, with an general, under honorable conditions discharge. b. Legal Basis for Separation: National Guard Regulation (NGR) 600-200 and Army Regulation 135-178 govern procedures for the administrative separation of enlisted personnel of the Army National Guard and Army Reserve. Chapter 8 of NGR 600-200 covers, in pertinent part, reasons for discharge and separation of enlisted personnel from the State Army National Guard and as a Reserve of the Army. The regulation defines misconduct by reason of one or more of the following: minor disciplinary infractions, a pattern of misconduct, commission of a serious offense, abuse of illegal drugs, and conviction by civil authorities. c. Response to Issues, Recommendation and Rationale: After a careful review of all the applicant’s available military records for the period of enlistment under review and the issues he submitted, the analyst recommends that relief be denied in this case. The applicant’s record is void of the specific facts and circumstances concerning the events that led to his discharge from the State of Maryland Army National Guard and as a Reserve of the Army. The evidence of record shows the applicant was discharged under the provisions of Chapter 8, Paragraph 8-26e (2) (a), NGR 600-200, by reason of acts or patterns of misconduct with a characterization of service of general, under honorable conditions and the analyst presumed Government Regularity in the discharge process. In the absence of corroborated 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. Furthermore, the analyst noted the applicant's contention, however, although a single incident, the analyst concluded that the discrediting entry constituted a departure from the standards of conduct expected of Soldiers in the Army. The applicable Army Regulation states that there are circumstances in which the conduct or performance of duty reflected by a single incident provides the basis for a characterization. In view of the foregoing, the analyst determined that the reason for discharge and the characterization of service were both proper and equitable. VII. Summary of Army Discharge Review Board Hearing Type of Hearing: Date: 14 November 2007 Location: Washington, DC Did the Applicant Testify? Yes No Counsel: ????? Witnesses/Observers: ????? Exhibits Submitted: ????? 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 ????? Case report reviewed and verified by: , Examiner X. Board Action Directed No Change Issue a new DD Form 214 Change Characterization to: Change Reason to: ????? Other: ????? RE Code: Grade Restoration: No Yes Grade: ????? XI. Certification Signature and Date Approval Authority: MARK E. COLLINS Colonel, U.S. Army President, Army Discharge Review Board Official: CHRISTINE U. MARTINSON DATE: 16 November 2007 Lieutenant Colonel, U.S. Army Chief, Secretary Recorder ARMY DISCHARGE REVIEW BOARD - CASE REPORT AND DIRECTIVE