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ISSlJES	_A94.03 | I NDEX NUMBER	_A67.10 | EXHIBITSSUBMITTED TO THE BOA RO
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2 | APPLICATION FOR REVIEW OF DISC!IARGE
3 | LEITER OF NOTrFICATION
4 | BRIEF OF PERSONNEL FILE
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| ADDITIONAL EXHIBITS SUBMITTED AT TIME Of PERSONA L APPEARANCE
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HEARING DATE

19 Mar 2015

CASE NUMBER

FD-2014-00605

APPLICANT'S ISSUE A>NDTHE BOARD'S DECISIONAL RATIOl'IALE ARE DISCUSSED ON"IHE ATTACHED AIR FORCE DlSCllAR<iE R£Vl£W BOARD OECISLONALRATIONALE

Case heard in Washington, D.C.

Advise appl icant 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.

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550 C STR EET WEST, SUITE 40 RANDOLPH AFB,TX 78150-4742

SECRETARY Of THE AIR FORCE PERSONNEL COUNCIL
AIR t--ORCE  l)ISCHARCE  REVa;w  BOARD ISJS COMMAND DR. EE WING,JRO fLOOR ANDREWS Al'B, MO 20762 7001

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

AIR FORCE DISCHARGE REVIEW BOARD DECISIONAL RATIONALE

CASE >'\UMBER

FD-2014-00605

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:	The applicant  received  a General  discharge  for Weight  Management  Program  Failure and Misconduct - Minor Disciplinary Infractions

The Air Force Discharge Review Board, under its responsi bility 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 cred ible evidence to rebut the  presumption , to incl ude 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 one Record of Individual Counseling, four Letters of Reprimand , and two Article I Ss.  His misconduct included failing to go to duty (2x), unsatisfactory progress in weight management program (2x), failing to meet dress and appearance standards, failing to obey network security policy by loading unauthorized programs on a government computer, failing to in-process a MICAP part in a timely manner, and failing to obtain a SBSS password that caused a delay in part processi ng times.

The applicant contends discharge was improper because he followed the procedures that he was trained on. The Board found the applicant's contention to be without meri t.  A vast majority of the applicant's misconduct had nothing to do with procedures in his job.  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 posi tive contributions he made in his Air Force career.  The character ization of the discharge received by the applicant was found to be appropriate. 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 remai n unchanged.

Attachment: Examiner's Brief