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AIR FORCE DISCHARGE REVIE\V BOARD DECISIONAL RATIONALE	C \SF: "L''.\IBER

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

The applicant was offered a persona l appearance before the Discharge Review Boa rd (DRB) but decl ined and requests that the review be completed based on the available service record.

The attached brief contains available pertinent data on t he appl icant and the factors leading to the discharge.

FINDING: The Board denies the upgrade of the discharge.

ISSUE: The appl icant recei ved a General discharge for Misconduct - Minor Discipl inary Infractions

The Air Force Discharge Review Board, under i ts responsibili ty 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. I n reviewi ng discharges, the Board presumes regulari ty in the  conduct of governmental affairs unless there is substantial credible evidence to rebut t he 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 pc11i ncnt standards of equity and propriety. The applica nt's record of service incl uded four Letters of  Repri mand  and  one  Letter  of Counsel ing. His m isconduct i ncluded failure to cond uct proper jo int veh icle changeover proced u res (2x); fai l ure to properly an notate damage to a vehicle on A F Form 1800; failure to go on time; fai lure to pay Government Travel Card on time; insubord ination towa rds a SNCO; derel iction of duty; and al lowing a contractor that was hiding in the tnmk of a vehicle entry to the base and upon discovery did not inform leadershi p.

The applicant submitted no issue  regarding the inequi ty or im propriety of his d i charge. The applican t docs subm i t that he would l ike an upgrade to become el igible for med ical benefits to i m prove his life. The Board opined that through the administrati ve actions taken, the appl icant had ample opportu ni ties to change his behavior.  They found the seriousness of the will fu l m isconduct offset any posi ti ve aspects of the applica nt's du ty performance. The Board reviewed the entire record and found no evidence of impropriety or ineq ui ty
to warrant an upgrade of the discharge.  A discharge is upgraded only if the appl ican t and the Board can establish that an ineq ui t y or impropriety took place at the time of discharge.  Afler a thorough review of the record, the Board found no evidence to justify an u pgrade of the discharge.

CONCLUSION : The Discharge Review Board concludes that the discharge was consistent wit h the procedural and substant ive req ui rements of the discharge regulation, was wi thi n the discret ion of t he discharge authority, and t hat the applicant was provided full administrati ve cl ue process.

I n view of the foregoing find i ngs, the Board fu1ihcr concl udes that there exists no legal or equi table basis for upgrade of discharge and detennines the discharge should remai n unchanged.

Attachment: Exami ner's Brief