AIR FORCE DISCHARGE REVIEW BOARD HEARING RECORD
NAME OF SERVICE MEMBER (LAST, FIRST MIDDLE INITIAL)	GRADE

X	RECORD REVIEW

ADDRESS AND OR ORGANIZATION OFCOUNSEL

MEMBER SITTING

HON	GEN	UOTHC	OTHER

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DENY

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ISSut.S

A94.54

INDQ: NUMB.ER

A67.10
A49.00

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ORDER APPOINTING THE BOARD
APPLICATION FOR REVIEW OF DISCHARGE
3  LETTER OF NOTIFICATION
4 BRIEF OF PERSONNEL FILE COUNSEL'S RELEASE TO THE BOARD
ADDITIONAL EXHIBITS SUBMITTED AT TIME OF PERSONAL  APPEARANCE
TAPE RECORDING OF PERSONAL APPEARANCE HEARING

H£AJUNG DATE	^CASE ^NUMBER

^05 ^Feb ^2014	FD-2013-00678

Case heard in Washington, D.C.

Advise applicant of the decision of the Board,the right to a personal appearance with/without counsel, and the right to submit an application to the AFBCMR.

Names and votes will be made available to the applicant at the applicant's request.

*Narrative Reason and Authority

TO:

SAFIMRBR
550 C STREET WEST. SUITE 40 RANDOLPH AFB,TX 78150-4742

FROM:

SECRETARY OFTHE AIR roRCEPERSONNEL COUNCIL
AIR l'ORCE DISCllARGE REVIEW BOARD
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AIR FORCE DISCHARGE REVIEW BOARD DECISIONAL RATIONALE

CASE NUMBER

FD-2013-00678

GENERAL: The applicant appeals for upgrade of discharge to honorable.

The applicant was offered a personal  appearance before the Discharge Review Board  (DRB) but declined and requests that the review be completed based on the available service record.

The attached brief contains available pertinent data on the applicant and the factors leading to the discharge.

FINDING:    The Board grants the requested relief.

ISSUE:	Applicant received a General discharge for Unsatisfactory Performance - Failure to Progress in OJT and Misconduct - Minor Disciplinary Infractions

Applicant submitted no issues regarding the inequity or impropriety of her discharge.  The applicant does submit that she would like to receive an upgrade to her discharge in order to receive GI Bill benefits.  The record indicated the applicant received four Records of Individual Counseling.  Her misconduct included failure to obey an order, missed appointment, failure to go (2x), and failure to obey a lawful order.  Her unsatisfactory performance included two unsatisfactory  scores on her Career Development end of course exams.  After a complete and thorough review of the records the Board found the General discharge to be too harsh.  The applicant's misconduct was very minor in nature.  The Board opinioned that the primary reason for discharge is more appropriately reflected as Unsatisfactory Performance rather than Minor Disciplinary Infractions.  The board grants the upgrade of the discharge to honorable.

CONCLUSION: The Discharge Review Board concludes that the discharge was consistent with the procedural and  substantive requirements of the discharge regulation and was within the discretion of the discharge authority and the applicant was provided full administrative due process.

However, in view of the foregoing findings, the Board concludes that the  overall  quality  of applicant's service is more accurately reflected by an Honorable discharge and the reason for the discharge is more accurately described as Unsatisfactory Performance under the provisions of Title 10, USC 1553.

Attachment: Examiner's Brief