AIR FORCE DISCHARGE REVIEW BOARD HEARING RECORD
NAME OF SERVICE MEMBER (LAST, FlRST MIDDLE INITIAL) | GRADE | AFSN/SSAN
PERSONAL APPEARANCE | x	^RECORD ^REVIEW
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ISSUES

A94.53

INDEX NUMBER

A67.10

2 APPLICATION FOR REVIEW OF DISCHARGE
3 LEITER or NOTlFICATION
4  BRIEF OF PERSONNEL FILE
COUNSEL'S RELEASE TO THE BOARD ADDITIONA L EXHIBITS SUBMITTED ATTIME OF
PERSONAL APPEARANCE
TAPE RECORDING OF PERSON AL APPEARANCE HEARING

HEAJUNC DATE

CAS!l NUMIER

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.

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AIR FORCE DISCHARGE REVIEW BOARD DECISIONAL  RATIONALE

CASE NUMBER

FD-2014-00107

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: Minor Disciplinary Infractions

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 two Letters of Reprimand and four Letters of Counseling. His misconduct included failure to go to duty; failure to go to duty on time; violation of AETCI 36-2216 by smoking and lying to NCO; making false official statement; driving while intoxicated (DWI) and reporting to duty in wrong uniform.

Applicant contends his discharge was too harsh because he believes it was based on the DWI and not the other minor disciplinary infractions. The DRB opined that through the administrative actions taken, the applicant had ample opportunities to change his negative behavior. The Board concluded that the negative aspects of the applicant's service outweighed the positive contributions he made in his Air Force career. The characterization of the discharge received by the applicant was found to be appropriate. The Board reviewed the entire record and found no evidence of impropriety or inequity to warrant an upgrade of the discharge.

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