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AF | BCMR | CY2004 | bc-2004-00626
Original file (bc-2004-00626.doc) Auto-classification: Denied

                            RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS
             AIR FORCE BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS


IN THE MATTER OF:      DOCKET NUMBER: BC-2004-00626
            INDEX NUMBER: A02.15/16, A64.00

      XXXXXXX, JR.     COUNSEL:  NONE

      XXXXXXX    HEARING DESIRED:  NO


_________________________________________________________________

APPLICANT REQUESTS THAT:

His discharge be upgraded to honorable.

_________________________________________________________________

THE APPLICANT CONTENDS THAT:

His discharge was inequitable because it was based on an  isolated  incident
and he was not afforded  due  process  in  addressing  the  charges  brought
against him.

Applicant’s complete submission is at Exhibit A.

_________________________________________________________________

STATEMENT OF FACTS:

Applicant contracted his initial enlistment in the Regular Air Force  on  26
April 1978.  He was progressively promoted to the grade  of  senior  airman,
with an effective date and date of rank of 1  September  1980.   On  1  June
1982,  the  commander  notified  him  that  he  was  being  recommended  for
discharge for frequent involvement of a discreditable nature  with  military
and civilian authorities as  evidenced  by  2  Article  15s,  2  Letters  of
Reprimand (LORs), numerous records of  counseling,  and  three  civil  court
convictions.  After consulting with military counsel, he waived  his  rights
associated with an administrative discharge board  hearing  contingent  upon
receipt  of  a  general  (under  honorable   conditions)   discharge.    His
conditional waiver was  accepted  and  he  was  discharged  under  honorable
conditions  on  3 September  1982,  under  the  provisions  of   AFM   39-12
(Misconduct  -  Frequent  Involvement  of  a  Discreditable   Nature).    He
completed a total of 4 years, 4 months, and 8 days  of  active  service  and
was serving in the grade of senior airman (E-4) at the  time  of  discharge.
He received an RE Code of “2B,” which defined means "separated under AFM 39-
12 with less than an honorable discharge."

_________________________________________________________________




AIR FORCE EVALUATION:

AFPC/DPPRS recommends the application be denied and  states,  in  part,  the
discharge was consistent with the procedural  and  substantive  requirements
of the discharge regulation.  The discharge was within the sound  discretion
of the discharge authority and the  applicant  has  not  submitted  any  new
evidence or identified  any  errors  or  injustices  that  occurred  in  the
discharge processing.

The AFPC/DPPRS evaluation is at Exhibit C.

_________________________________________________________________

APPLICANT’S REVIEW OF AIR FORCE EVALUATION:

A complete copy of the Air Force evaluation was forwarded to  the  applicant
on 26 March 2004 for review and response within 30  days.   However,  as  of
this date, this office has received no response.

_________________________________________________________________

THE BOARD CONCLUDES THAT:

1.  The applicant has exhausted all remedies provided by existing law or
regulations.

2.  The application was not timely filed; however, it is in the interest  of
justice to excuse the failure to timely file.

3.  We find no  impropriety  in  the  characterization  of  the  applicant’s
discharge.   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  proceedings  were  proper   and
characterization  of  the  discharge  was  appropriate   to   the   existing
circumstances.

4.  We also find insufficient evidence to warrant a recommendation that  the
discharge be upgraded on the basis of  clemency.   We  have  considered  the
applicant's overall quality of service and  the  events  which  precipitated
the discharge; however, based on the evidence of record, we cannot  conclude
that  clemency  is  warranted.   Applicant  has  not   provided   sufficient
information  of  post-service  activities  and  accomplishments  for  us  to
conclude that he  has  overcome  the  behavioral  traits  which  caused  the
discharge.   Should  he  provide  statements  from  community  leaders   and
acquaintances attesting to his  good  character  and  reputation  and  other
evidence  of  successful  post-service  rehabilitation,  this   Board   will
reconsider this case  based  on  the  new  evidence.   We  cannot,  however,
recommend approval based on the current evidence of record.

_________________________________________________________________

THE BOARD DETERMINES THAT:

The applicant be notified that the evidence presented  did  not  demonstrate
the existence of 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  Docket  Number  BC-2004-00626
in Executive Session on 1 June 2004, under the provisions of AFI 36-2603:

                       Mr. Richard A. Peterson, Panel Chair
                       Mr. James A. Wolffe, Member
                       Ms. Carolyn B. Willis, Member

The following documentary evidence was considered:

    Exhibit A.  DD Form 149, dated 7 Dec 03, w/atch.
    Exhibit B.  Applicant's Master Personnel Records.
    Exhibit C.  Letter, AFPC/DPPRS, dated 17 Mar 04.
    Exhibit D.  Letter, SAF/MRBR, dated 26 Mar 04.




                                   RICHARD A. PETERSON
                                   Panel Chair

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