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AIR FORCE DISCHARGE REVIEW BOARD HEARING RECORD

NAME OF SERVICE MEMBER (LAST, FIRST MIDDLE INITIAL)

GRADE

X	RECORD REVIEW

AFSNISSAN

YES	No
x

ADDRESS AND OR ORGANIZATION OFCOUNSEL

MEMBER SITTING

HON	GEN	UOTHC	OTHER

DENY
x x x x
x

A67.90

1	ORDER APPOINl'ING THE BOARD
2	APPLICATION FOR REVIEW OF DISCHARGE
3	LETIER OF NOTIFICATION
4 BRIEF OF PERSONN EL FlLE COUNSEL'S RELEASE TO TiiE BOARD
ADDITIONAL EXHIBITS SUBMITIED ATTIME OF PERSONAL  APPEARANCE
TAPE RECORDING OF PERSONAL APPEARANCE HEARING

lltARlNG   DATl	^CASE ^NUM81!R

^28 ^Aug2014	FD-2014-00102

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.

TO:

SAF/MRBR
S SO C STREET WEST, SUITE 40 RANDOLPH AFB,TX 78150-4742

SECRETARY OF nt E AIR FORCK PERSONNEL COUNOL AIR FORCE DISCHARGE REVltW BOARD
1535 COMMAND DR. EE WING, 3RD FLOOR
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AIR FORCE DISCHARGE REVIEW BOARD DECISIONAL RATIONALE

CASE NUMBER

FD-2014-00102

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 denies the upgrade of the discharge.

ISSUE:   Applicant  received  a General discharge for Misconduct:  Conduct Prejudicial  to Good Order and Discipline

The Air Force Discharge Review Board, under its responsibility to examine the propriety and equity of an Applicant's discharge, is authorized to change the character of service and the reason for discharge if such change is warranted. In reviewing discharges, the Board presumes regularity in the conduct of governmental affairs unless there is substantial credible evidence to rebut the presumption, to include evidence submitted by the applicant. The Board did complete a thorough review of the circumstances that led to the discharge and the discharge process to ensure the discharge met the pertinent standards of equity and propriety. The Applicant's record of service included one Article 15, one Vacation and one Letter of Reprimand. The misconduct included; disrespect to a SNCO; providing false official statement to a SNCO and violating a no contact order.

Applicant submitted no issues regarding the inequity or impropriety of his discharge.  The applicant indicated that since it has been more than six months since his discharge and he has become an active                  citizen, stayed out of trouble and working with kids, he hopes that this will be enough to show the board that he is deserves to have his discharge upgraded.	The Board noted the issue was common result of miscommunication,  at the time of discharge, when the applicant is briefed that his discharge will automatically be upgraded after six months.  The DRB was pleased to see that the applicant is doing well
and doing great things in his community, however, while a discharge may be upgraded after six months, the upgrade is by no means automatic.  A discharge is upgraded only if the applicant and the Board can establish that an inequity or impropriety took place at the time of discharge.  After a thorough review of the record,
the Board found no evidence to justify an upgrade of the discharge characterization, reason for the discharge or the reenlistment code.

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.

In view of the foregoing findings, the Board further concludes that there exists no legal or equitable basis for upgrade of discharge and determines the discharge should remain unchanged.

Attachment: Examiner's Brief