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AF | BCMR | CY2001 | 0002452A
Original file (0002452A.doc) Auto-classification: Denied

                                 ADDENDUM TO
                            RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS
             AIR FORCE BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS


IN THE MATTER OF:            DOCKET NUMBER:  00-02452
                             INDEX CODE:  110.00

                             COUNSEL:  NONE

                             HEARING DESIRED:  NO


_________________________________________________________________

RESUME OF CASE:

On 27 May 1999, the Board  considered  and  denied  applicant’s  request  to
upgrade his bad conduct  discharge.   A  complete  copy  of  the  Record  of
Proceedings, with attachments, is attached at Exhibit F.

In a letter dated 27 March 1999, the case manager states that the  applicant
has been in the mental health system for many years.  He has been  diagnosed
with major depression recurrent, with psychotic  features,  anxiety  attacks
have aggravated this diagnosis.   They  believe  these  problems  have  been
evident throughout his life, and possibly could  be  the  underlying  factor
for his many problems in life, from his early teen  years  to  the  present.
The psychotic features most  probably  are  the  main  cause  for  his  many
involvements with law enforcement agencies, due to the applicant’s  reacting
or acting without thinking of the  consequences,  or  how  the  action  will
affect him.  They are requesting a reconsideration  on  his  appeal  for  an
upgraded discharge on these  grounds  and  for  the  simple  fact  that  the
applicant is 64 years old and would like to leave this  world  knowing  that
he does not have a black mark on his record.  The applicant has stated  that
he did file an appeal for an upgraded discharge in  a  timely  manner.   The
applicant did not receive a copy  of  the  Air  Force  Evaluation,  but  did
receive a copy of the FBI report only without a response form.  Most of  the
charges on the FBI report show no convictions due to  the  fact  of  charges
being dropped.   The  only  conviction  was  for  malicious  destruction  of
private property with a sentence of five days confinement, which was  served
before the court appearance - the applicant  had  unintentionally  broken  a
window  in  Alaska.   The  applicant  has  been  actively  involved  in  the
Community Counseling mental health system from 1995 until now (Exhibit G).

_________________________________________________________________




THE BOARD CONCLUDES THAT:

1.    Insufficient relevant evidence has been presented to  demonstrate  the
existence  of  probable  error  or  injustice  warranting  an   upgrade   of
discharge.  We find no impropriety in the  characterization  of  applicant's
discharge. As stated in our earlier findings, it  appears  that  responsible
officials applied appropriate standards in effecting the separation, and  we
do not find persuasive evidence that pertinent regulations were violated  or
that applicant was not afforded all the rights  to  which  entitled  at  the
time  of  discharge.   We  conclude,  therefore,  that  the  discharge   was
appropriate to the existing circumstances.

2.    We also find insufficient evidence to warrant  a  recommendation  that
the discharge be upgraded on the basis  of  clemency.   We  have  considered
applicant's overall quality of service, the events  which  precipitated  the
discharge, and his post-service conduct; on balance, we do not believe  that
clemency is warranted.

_________________________________________________________________

THE BOARD DETERMINES THAT:

The applicant be notified that the evidence presented  did  not  demonstrate
the existence of probable material error or injustice; that the  application
was denied without a personal appearance;  and  that  the  application  will
only be reconsidered  upon  the  submission  of  newly  discovered  relevant
evidence not considered with this application.

_________________________________________________________________

The following members of the Board considered this application in  Executive
Session on 6 August 2001, under the provisions of AFI 36-2603:

                  Mr. Mr. Patrick R. Wheeler, Panel Chair
                  Mr. Roger E. Willmeth, Member
                  Mr. John E. Pettit, Member

The following documentary evidence was considered:

   Exhibit F.  Record of Proceedings, dated 2 Mar 01, w/atchs.
   Exhibit G.  Letter, Community Counseling Centers, Inc., dated
                   22 Mar 01.
   Exhibit H.  Letter, AFBCMR, dated 9 April 2001, w/atchs.



                                PATRICK R. WHEELER
                                Panel Chair


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