RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS

         AIR FORCE BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS



IN THE MATTER OF:      DOCKET NUMBER:  BC-2005-01256
            INDEX CODE:  106.00, 110.02
       XXXXXXXXXXXXX   COUNSEL:  NONE

      XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX  HEARING DESIRED:  NO


MANDATORY CASE COMPLETION DATE:  16 OCT 2006


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APPLICANT REQUESTS THAT:

His general (under honorable  conditions)  discharge  be  upgraded  to
honorable.

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APPLICANT CONTENDS THAT:

He served honorably for over  17  years  and  believes  his  discharge
characterization should reflect his overall service.  He has  been  in
recovery since he was  discharged,  works  as  a  chemical  dependency
counselor and helps others recover from diseases.

In support of his request, applicant provided a personal statement.

Applicant’s complete submission, with attachment, is at Exhibit A.

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STATEMENT OF FACTS:

The applicant entered into the Air Force on 23  August  1972  and  was
progressively promoted to the grade of technical sergeant.

On 13 March 1989, the applicant's commander notified him that  he  was
recommending he be discharged from the Air Force for  his  failure  in
the alcohol abuse rehabilitation and a pattern  of  misconduct-conduct
prejudicial to good order and discipline.  The basis  for  the  action
was on  18  January  1989,  the  applicant  failed  the  base  alcohol
rehabilitation program.  On two separate occasions he was placed as an
inpatient at an alcohol rehabilitation center; on 31 January 1989,  he
received an Article 15 for failure to go at the prescribed time to his
appointed place of duty; on 22 December 1988, he received a Letter  of
Reprimand (LOR) for being late to his place  of  duty;  on  5 December
1988, he received a Memorandum for Record (MFR) for being late to  his
place of duty; on 30 November 1988, he received a MFR for  failure  to
make his appointment for flu shots; on 6 September 1988, he received a
Letter of Counseling for performing his duties unsatisfactorily; on 16
December 1982, he received an Article 15 for being drunk on duty;  and
during the last half of 1982, he received three LORs  for  failure  to
repair.

He acknowledged receipt of  notification  for  discharge  on  13 March
1989.   He  did  not  waive  his  right  to  a   hearing   before   an
administrative discharge board or his right to military  counsel.   He
declined to submit statements in  his  own  behalf.   The  base  legal
office found the case was legally sufficient to support discharge. The
Secretary of the Air Force approved the administrative  discharge  and
directed the  applicant  be  discharged  and  denied  lengthy  service
probation.

On 3 November 1989, the applicant was discharged under the  provisions
of AFR 39-10, Administrative  Separation  of  Airmen,  (alcohol  abuse
rehabilitation  failure)  and  received  a  general  (under  honorable
conditions) discharge.  He served 17 years, 2 months and  11  days  on
active duty.

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AIR FORCE EVALUATION:

AFPC/DPPRS  recommends   denial.    DPPRS   states,   based   on   the
documentation on file in the master personnel  records  the  discharge
was consistent with the procedural and substantive requirements of the
discharge regulation.  The discharge was within the discretion of  the
discharge authority, the applicant did not submit any new evidence  or
identify any errors or  injustices  that  occurred  in  the  discharge
processing, nor did he provide any facts warranting a change to his DD
Form 214.

The DPPRS evaluation is at Exhibit C.

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APPLICANT'S REVIEW OF AIR FORCE EVALUATION:

A copy of the Air Force evaluation was forwarded to the  applicant  on
29 April 05, for review and comment within 30 days.  As of this  date,
this office has received no response.

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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.  Insufficient relevant evidence has been presented  to  demonstrate
the existence of an error or injustice to warrant changing his general
(under honorable conditions) discharge to  honorable.   After  careful
consideration of the available evidence, we found no  indication  that
the actions taken to affect his discharge were improper or contrary to
the provisions of the governing regulations in effect at the time,  or
that the actions taken against the applicant  were  based  on  factors
other than his own misconduct.  Therefore, we agree with  the  opinion
and recommendation of the Air Force office of  primary  responsibility
and adopt its rationale as the  basis  for  our  conclusion  that  the
applicant  has  not  been  the  victim  of  an  error  or   injustice.
Therefore, in the absence of evidence to  the  contrary,  we  find  no
compelling basis to recommend  granting  the  relief  sought  in  this
application.

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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.

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The following members of the Board considered Docket  Number  BC-2005-
01256 in Executive Session on 19 July 2005, under  the  provisions  of
AFI 36-2603:

                 Mr. John B. Hennessey, Panel Chair
                 Mr. Richard K. Hartley, Member
                 Ms. Patricia R. Collins, Member

The following documentary evidence was considered:

      Exhibit A. DD Form 149, dated 12 Apr 05, w/atch.
      Exhibit B. Applicant's Master Personnel Records.
      Exhibit C. Letter, AFPC/DPPRS, dated 28 Apr 05.
      Exhibit D. Letter, SAF/MRBR, dated 29 Apr 05.





      JOHN B. HENNESSEY
      Panel Chair