AIR FORCE DISCHARGE REVI EW BOARD HEARI NG RECORD
NAM E OF SERVJCE MEMBER (LAST, FIRST l\llDDLE JMTIAL)	GRADE	AFSN/SSAN
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APPLICATION FOR REVIEW OF DISCI IARGE
LETTER OF NOTIFICATION
4  BRIEF OF PERSONNEL FILE COUNSEL'S RELEASE TO THE OOARD
ADDITIONAL EXJILDITS SUBMIITED AT TIME Of PERSONAL APPEARANCE
TAPE RECORDING OF PERSONAL APPEARANCE HEARING

llEARINC DATE	CASE NUMBER

19 Feb 2015	FD-2014-00335
APPLICANT'SISSUE AND 1l!EBOARD'SDECISIONAi. RATIONALE ARE DISCUSSED ON TllE ArrACHED AIR FORCE DISCHARGE REVIEW BOARD DECISIONAL RA'l10NALE

Case heard in Wash ington, 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.

'(b) (6)

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AFHQ FORM 0-2077, JAN 00	(EF-V2)	Previous

AIR FORCE DISCHARGE  REVIEW BOARD DECISIONAL RATIONALE	CASE NUMBER

FD-2014-00335	

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

The applicant was offered a personal appearance before the Discharge Review Board  (ORB) 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

The Board finds the applicant submitted no issues contesting the equity or propriety of the discharge, and after a thorough review of the record, the Board was unable to identify any that would justify a change of discharge.

ISSUE:  The 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 characterization 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 completed 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 four Letters of Reprimand, and three Records of Individual Counseling for failure to comply with standards and disobeying a direct order, failure to comply with dress and appearance standards, falling asleep on duty, failure to wear seat beat while vehicle was in motion, violation of curfew and wingman policies, and failure on final dorm inspection.

The applicant submitted no issues regarding the inequity or impropriety of his discharge nor did he state any contentions on his application for upgrade.  He merel y indicated on his application that he would like his characterization upgraded.  The Board opined that through the administrative actions taken, the applicant had ample opportunities to change his behavior.  The Board reviewed the entire record and found no evidence of impropriety or inequity to warrant an upgrade of the discharge.  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.

CONCLUSION: The Discharge Review Board concludes that the discharge was consistent with the procedural and substantive requirements of the discharge regulation , was within the discretion of the discharge authority, and that 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