AIR FORCE DISCHARGE REVIEW BOARD DECISIONAL RATIONALE 

CASE NUMBER 
FDOl-00033 

GENERAL:  The applicant appeals for upgrade of discharge to Honorable, change of reason for discharge, 
and change of reenlistment eligibility (RE) code. 

The applicant was offered a personal appearance before the Discharge Review Board (DRB) but declined to 
exercise this right. 

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The attached brief contains the available pertinent data on the applicant and the factors leading to the 
discharge. 

FINDINGS:  Upgrade of discharge is denied. 

The board finds that neither evidence of record nor that provided by the applicant substantiates an inequity 
or impropriety, which would justify a change of discharge. 

The applicant's issues are listed in the attached brief. 

Issues 1, & 2 are not issues but merely request that the character of service be changed on the DD Form 2 14 
and that the reason for discharge be changed to convenience of government.  The Board reviewed the 
record and concluded the conduct for which applicant was discharged was a significant departure from the 
conduct expected of all military members.  The applicant was discharged in lieu of court martial action for a 
positive random urinalysis. The member tested positive for illicit drugs and agreed to accept an Under Other 
Than Honorable Conditions discharge.  No inequity or impropriety in his discharge was suggested or found 
in the course of the records review. 

The Board found no evidence of impropriety or inequity in this case upon which to base an upgrade of 
discharge. 

CONCLUSIONS:  The Discharge Review Board concludes that the discharge was consistent with the 
procedural and substantive requirements of the discharge regulation and 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 fbrther concludes that there exists no legal or equitable basis for 
upgrade of discharge, thus the applicant's discharge should not be changed. 

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Attachment: 
Examiner's Brief 

DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE 

AIR FORCE DISCHARGE REVIEW BOARD 

ANDREWS AFB, MD 

FD-01-00033 

(Former A1C) 

1.  MATTER UNDER REVIEW:  Appl rec'd  a UOTH Disch fr USAF 98/07/15 UP AFI 36- 
3208, Chapter 4 (Discharge in Lieu of Court Martial).  Appeals for Honorable 
Disch, and t o  Change the Reason and Authority for Disch. 

2.  BACKGROUND: 

a. DOB: 68/02/28.  Enlmt Age: 27 10/12.  Disch Age:  30 4/12. Educ:HS DIPL. 

AFQT: N/A.  A-77,  E-66,  G-74,  M-56. PAFSC: 1N231 -  Signals Intellegence 
Production Apprentice. DAS:  (EPR Indicates): 96/01/31-97/12/11. 

b.  Prior Sv: AFRes 96/01/16 -  96/01/30 (15 days)(Inactive). 

3.  SERVICE UNDER REVIEW: 

a.  Enld as AMN 96/01/31 for 4 yrs.  Ext: 97/01/22 fr 5 months.  Svd: 2 Yrs 

5 Mo 15 Das, all AMs. 

b.  Grade Status:  A1C -  96/11/30 

c.  Time Lost:  none. 

d.  Art 15's:  none. 

e.  Additional: none. 

f.  CM:  none. 

g.  Record of SV: 96/01/31  97/12/11  Hickam AFB  5  (Initial) 

(Discharged from Hickam AFB) 

h.  Awards &  Decs:  AFTR. 
i.  Stmt of Sv:  TMS:  (2) Yrs  (6) Mos  ( 0 )  Das 
TAMS:  (2) Yrs  (5) Mos  (15) Das 

4.  BASIS ADVANCED FOR REVIEW:  Appln  (DD Fm 293) dtd 00/11/26. 

(Change Discharge to Honorable'and  Change the Reason and Authority for 

Disch) 

Issue 1:  Change Character of Service from UNDER OTHER THAN HONORABLE 

CONDITIONS to HONORABLE under item #24 on DD214  (Document 2). 

Issue 2:  Change Narrative Reason For Separation from TRIABLE BY COURT 

MARITIAL to CONVENIENCE OF THE GOVERNMENT under item #28 on DD214  (Document 2). 

ATCH 
1. Letter to Discharge Review Board. 
2. DD Form 214. 
3. Enlisted Performance Report. 
4. Six Letters of Support. 
5. Three Letters of Appreciation. 
6. Certificate of Appreciation. 
7. Letter of Achievement. 
8. Certificate of Achievement. 
9. Letter of Congratulations. 
10. Certificate of Award. 
11. Letter of Recommended. 

FDO1-00033 

01/01/31/ia 

DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE 

PACIFIC AIR FORCES 

MEMORANDUM FOR 15 ABW/CC 

FROM:  15 ABW/JA 

2 Jul98 

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1.  1 have reviewed the attached request in accordance with AFI 36-3208, Administrative Separation 
of Airmen, and consider it legally sufficient. 

2.  FACTS:  The charge agai 
charge included one specifica 
acid diethylamide (LSD), a controlled substance.  On 23 Jun 98, 
s Air Force according to AF 
a careful review of the facts 

referred on 3 Apr 98 (Atch 1).  The 

concur. 

terized as under other than 

3.  AUTHORITY FOR ACTION:  As the 15 ABW/CC and the general court-martial (GCM) 
authority, you have the authority to personally act on this request under paragraph 4.1 1  of AFI 36- 
3208. 

4.  OPTIONS:  As the GCM authority, you may: 

a.  acce 

characterization; or 

b.  disappr 
court-martial. 

uest for discharge and make a determination regarding service 

request for discharge and return the package for trial by general 

5.  RECOMMENDATION:  I recommend you grant 
trial by court-martial and discharge her from the Air 

uest for dischargsin lieu of 
an honorable conditions. 

15"  Air Base Wing 

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CHARGE SHEET 

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324th Intelligence Squadron (AIA) 
Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii 96853 
7.  PAY PER  MONTH 

a.  BASIC 

-  b.  SEAIFORUGNOUTy 

S1.137.W 

m.00 

10.  CHARGE: 

ViounoN OF M E UCMJ.  u n c u  112a 

8.  NATURE OF RESTRAINT OF ACCUSED 

9. OATEEI lMF'CSED 

31 rm96 

1 

4years 

c.  TOTAL 

None 

31.137.9O 

11.  CHARGES AND SPEClFlCAnONS 

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SPECIFICATION: 

that AIRMAN FIRST CLASS 
hir Force Base, Hawaii, did,  at or 
September 1997, wrongfully use lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD). 

United States Air Force, 324th Intelligence Squadron, Hickam 
tween on or about 14 Seutember 1997 and on or about 16 

GRAOE 

I  c.  ORGANIZATION OF ACCUSER 

AFFIDAVIT: 

above named accuser this  5  day of 

that  heishe is a Person subject to 

under  Oath 
Or has 

me,  the undersigned,  authorized by law to administer oaths in cases of this character,  personaliy appeared the 

, 19 & , and signed the foregoing charges and specircatbns 
Justice  and that helshe either has personal knowledge of 

the  matters Set forth therein and that the same are true to the bett of hisher knowledge and belief. 

Captain 
Grade 

15th Air Base Wing Judge Advocate 

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Organization of Officer 

Judqe Advocate 

Official Ca  acity to Administer Oath 

(See R.C.M.  307& -must  be commissioned officer) 

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