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02 Jun 2005 
APPLICANT'S ISSWE AND THE BOARD'S  DECISIONAL RATIONAL ARE DISCUSSED ON THE ATTACHED  AIR FORCE DISCHARGE REVIEW BOARD DECISIONAL RATIONALE 

FD-2004-00497 

Case heard at Washington, D.C. r 

Advise applicant of the decision of the Board, the right to a personal  appearance with/without counsel, and the right to 
submit an application to the AFBCMR. 

Names and votes will  be made available to the applicant at the applicant's  request. 

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SECRETARY OFTHE AIR  FORCE PERSONNEI. COI'NCII. 
AIR  FORCE DISCHARGE  REVIEW BOARD 
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AIR FORCE DISCHARGE REVIEW BOARD DECISIONAL RATIONALE 

CASE NUMBER 

FD-2004-00497 

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

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

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

FINDINGS:  Upgrade of discharge is denied. 

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

ISSUE:  Applicant does not contest his discharge.  He merely states that his discharge was due to a DWI and 
that  he  attended  rehab  treatment,  had  no  further  incidents,  and  was  unemployed  seeking  assistance  with 
educational benefits.  The applicant was discharged  for more reasons than the DWI.  The records  indicated 
the  applicant  received  an  Article  15  for  assaulting  his wife  and  an  Article  15 for DWI.  In addition,  he 
received two Letters of Reprimand, a Letter of Counseling, and nine vehicle related traffic tickets.  The DRB 
opined  that  through  these  administrative  actions,  the  applicant  had  ample  opportunities  to  change  his 
negative behavior.  The Board  concluded the misconduct was a significant  departure from conduct expected 
of all military members.  The characterization  of the  discharge  received  by  the  applicant  was  found  to  be 
appropriate. 

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 further concludes that there exists no legal or equitable basis for 
upgrade of discharge, thus the applicant's discharge should not be changed. 

Attachment: 
Examiner's Brief 

DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE 

AIR FORCE DISCHARGE REVIEW BOARD 

ANDREWS AFB, MD 

(Former A1C) (HGH SGT) 

1.  MATTER UNDER REVIEW:  Appl rec'd a GEN Disch fr Travis AFB, CA on 30 Apr 91 
UP AFR 39-10, para 5-46 (Misconduct -  Minor Disciplinary Infractions).  Appeals 
for Honorable Discharge. 
2 .  BACKGROUND : 

a. DOB: 21 May 56. Enlmt Age: 22 7/12.  Disch Age: 34 11/12. Educ: HS DIPL. 

AFQT: N/A.  A-29,  E-54,  G-66,  M-87. PAFSC: 46250 -  Aircraft Armament Systems 
Specialist. DAS: 2 Feb 87. 

b.  Prior Sv:  (1) AFRes 18 Jan 79 -  7 Feb 79  (21 days) (Inactive). 

for 13 months.  Svd: 4 yrs 6 months 11 days, all AMS.  AMN  -  Unknown.  A1C -  24 
Sep 79.  SrA -  1 Jun 81.  Sgt -  14 May 82.  APRs: 9,8,8,8. 

(2) Enlisted as AB 8 Feb 79 for 4 yrs.  Extended 20 Mar 81 

3.  SERVICE UNDER REVIEW: 

a.  Enlisted as Sgt 19 Aug 83 for 4 yrs. Ext 27 Oct 86 for 29 months.  Ext 

23 Dec 86 got 12 months. Svd: 7 Yrs 8 Mo 11 Das, all AMS. 

b.  Grade Status:  A1C -  14 Dec 90 (Article 15, 14 Dec 90) 

c.  ~ i m e  Lost:  None. 

d.  Art  15's:  (1) 14 Dec 90, Kadena AB, Japan -  Article 111.  You did, on 
or about 4 Dec 90, at Gate 2, operate a vehicle, to wit: 
a passenger car, while drunk.  Reduction to AlC. 
(No appeal) (No mitigation) 

(2) 19 Aug 87, Kadena AB, Japan -  Article 128.  That you 

did, on or about 2 Aug 87, unlawfully strike Lorraine N. 
Groomes on the face with your hand and in the abdomen 
with your fist.  Suspended reduction to AlC.  (No appeal) 
(No mitigation) 

e.  Additional: VBC, 06 AUG 90 -  Speeding. 

Traffic Ticket, 23 JUN 89 -  Illegal parking. 
RIC, 22 JUN 89 -  Failing to yield to a pedestrian. 
Traffic Ticket, 8 MAR 89 -  Illegal parking. 
Traffic Ticket, 31 OCT 88 -  Parking in a fire lane. 
LOR, 05 OCT 88 -  Failed room inspection. 
LOR, 01 FEB 88 -  Failure to go. 

Traffic Ticket, 15 JAN 88 -  Improperly backing POV. 
Traffic Ticket, 18 SEP 87 -  Operating a POV with expired 

vehicle registration. 

Traffic Ticket, 07 SEP 87 -  Operating a POV with expired 

American vehicle registration. 

VBC, 04 AUG 87 -  Financial irresponsibility. 
Traffic Ticket, 11 JUN 87 -  Illegal parking. 

f.  CM:  None. 

g.  Record of SV: 14 Jun 83 -  29 Mar 84 
30 Mar 84 -  09 Oct 84 
10 Oct 84 -  09 Oct 85 
10 Oct 85 -  09 Oct 86 
10 Oct 86 -  09 Oct 87 
10 Oct 87 -  09 Oct 88 
10 Oct 88 -  09 Oct 89 
10 Oct 89 -  09 Oct 90 

MacDill AFB 
MacDill AFB 
MacDill AFB 
MacDill AFB 
Kadena AB 
Kadena AB 
Kadena AB 
Kadena AB 

8  (CRO) 
8  (CRO) 
9  (Annual) 
9  (Annual) 
7  (Annual) 
8  (Annual) 
3  (Annual) 
4  (Annual) 

h.  Awards &  Decs:  AFTR, NDSM, AFOSLTR, AFGCM W/2 OLCS, AFLSAR W/2 OLCS, 

AFOSSTR, AFAM, AFOUA. 

i.  Stmt of Sv:  TMS:  (12) Yrs  (3) Mos  (13) Das 
TAMS:  (12) Yrs  (2) Mos  (23) Das 

4 .   BASIS ADVANCED FOR REWIEW:  Appln  (DD Fm 293) dtd 2 Dec 04. 

(Change Discharge to Honorable) 

Issue 1:  Request upgrade of discharge from General/under Honorable 
condition to Honorable with full benifits  (sic) and entilements (sic). 

I have returned to college full time and I am unemployed seeking assistance with 
educational benefits. 

Issue 2:  My discharge was due to a DUI without injury with rehab treatment 

and no futher (sic) incedent  (sic) . 

ATCH 
1. DD Form 214. 

DEPARTMENT O F  THE AIR FORCE 

I ~ T H  AIRCRAFT  GENERATION  SQUADRON  (PACAF) 

APO  SAN  FRANCISCO 96239 

R E P L Y  TO 

A T T W   OF:  CC 

JAN  1 I  19.31 

SUBJECT:  N o t i f i c a t i o n   L e t t e r   -  Board  H e a r i n g  

1.  I  am recommending  y o u r   d i s c h a r g e   f r o m   t h e   U n i t e d   S t a t e s   A i r  
F o r c e   f o r  M i s c o n d u c t   a c c o r d i n g   t o   AFR  39-10, 
u n d e r   t h e   p r o v i s i o n s  
o f   5-46,  Minor  D i s c i p l i n a r y   I n f r a c t i o n s .   C o p i e s   o f   t h e   documents 
t o   b e  
t o   s u p p o r t   t h i s  
recommendation  a r e   a t t a c h e d .  

t h e   s e p a r a t i o n   a u t h o r i t y  

f o r w a r d e d  

t o  

2.  My 
d i s c i p l i n a r y   i n f r a c t i o n s .  

r e a s o n  

f o r  

t h i s  

a c t i o n  

i s   y o u r  

S p e c i f i c a l l y :  

p a t t e r n   o f   m i n o r  

a .   On  11  J u n   8 7 ,  

you 

(POV) 
c i t a t i o n   (Tab  1-1). 

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i n   a  n o   p a r k i n g   area.  A s   a  r e s u l t ,  

p a r k e d   y o u r   p r i v a t e l y   owned  v e h i c l e  
you  r e c e i v e d   a  t r a f f i c  

b .   On 

o r   a b o u t   30  J u n   8 7 ,  

you 

A s   a  r e s u l t ,  

l e t   y o u r   NCO  C l u b   Account 
you  w e r e   c o u n s e l e d   on  4  

become 
Aug  87  (Tab  1 - 2 ) .  

60  d a y s   d e l i n q u e n t .  

c .   On 

w i t h   y o u r   hand  and  i n   t h e   abdomen  w i t h   y o u r f i s t .  
r e c e i v e d   a n   A r t i c l e   1 5   on  1 9   Aug 
87  and 
( s u s p e n d e d )   (Tab  1-3). 

2   Aug  8 7 ,   you  u n l a w f u l l y   s t r u c k   y o u r   w i f e   o n   t h e   f a c e  
A s   a  r e s u l t ,   you 
r e d u c t i o n  
t o   A 1 C  

d .   On 

7   S e p   8 7 ,  

American  R e g i s t r a t i o n .  
c i t a t i o n   ( T a b   1 - 4 ) .  

you  o p e r a t e d   y o u r   v e h i c l e   w i t h   a n   e x p i r e d  
i s s u e d   a  t r a f f i c  
A s   a 

you  were 

r e s u l t ,  

e .   On 

1 8   S e p   8 7 ,  

v e h i c l e  
c i t a t i o n   ( T a b   1 - 5 ) .  

r e g i s t r a t i o n .   A s   a 

you  o p e r a t e d   y o u r   POV  w i t h   a n   e x p i r e d  
r e s u l t ,   you  were  i s s u e d   a  t r a f f i c  

f .   On 

1 5   J a n   8 8 ,  

you 

i m p r o p e r l y   b a c k e d   y o u r   POV. 

A s   a 

r e s u l t ,   you  were  i s s u e d   a  t r a f f i c   c i t a t i o n   (Tab  1 - 6 ) .  

g.  Between 

19  -  22  Dec  8 7 ,  

OJT  S u p e r v i s o r s 1   C o u r s e .  
Reprimand  (LOR)  on  1 Feb  8 8   (Tab  1 - 7 ) .  

A s   a  r e s u l t ,  

you  f a i l e d   t o   a t t e n d   a  s c h e d u l e d  
you  r e c e i v e d   a  L e t t e r   of 

h .   On 

3  O c t  

88, 

A s   a  r e s u l t ,  

y o u r  

room 

i n s p e c t i o n  
you  r e c e i v e d   a n   LOR  on  5  Oct  88  (Tab 

t o   meet 

f a i l e d  

r e q u i r e m e n t s .  
1 - 8 ) .  

i .   On 

31  Oct  88, 

you  p a r k e d   y o u r   POV  i n   a   f i r e  l a n e .  

A s   a  

r e s u l t ,   you  were  i s s u e d   a  t r a f f i c   c i t a t i o n   (Tab  1 - 9 ) .  

j .   On 

i n   a   r e s e r v e d   p a r k i n g  
s l o t .   A s   a   r e s u l t ,   you  were  i s s u e d   a   t r a f f i c   c i t a t i o n   (Tab  1-10). 

you  p a r k e d   y o u r   POV 

8  Mar  89, 

k.  On 

21  Apr 

89, 

f a i l i n g   t o  y i e l d r a   p e d e s t r i a n .  
c o u n s e l e d   on  22  J u n   89  (Tab  1-11). 

you  were  i s s u e d   a  t r a f f i c   c i t a t i o n   f o r  
A s   a  r e s u l t ,   you  were  i n d i v i d u a l l y  

- a r e a .  

1.  On 

i n   a   n o n z d e s i g n a t e d  
A s   a  r e s u l t ,   you  were  i s s u e d   a   t r a f f i c   c i t a t i o n   (Tab  1-12). 

you  p a r k e d   y o u r   POV 

23  J u n   89', 

m .   On 

20 

,-  A r t i c l e   22.1,4.1 

Aug  90  (Tab  1-13). 

J u l   90, 

t r a f f i c   l a w  
( S p e e d i n g ) .   A s   a   r e s u l t ,   you  were  c o u n s e l e d   on  6 

J a p a n e s e   road 

you  v i o l a t e d  

- 

n .   On  4  Dec  90, 

A s   a  
r e s u l t ,   you  r e c e i v e d   a n   A r t i c l e   1 5   on  1 4   Dec  90,  r e d u c t i o n   t o   A 1 C  
(Tab  1-14). 

you  o p e r a t e d   y o u r   v e h i c l e   w h i l e   drunk. 

3.  T h i s   a c t i o n   c o u l d   r e s u l t   i n   y o u r   s e p a r a t i o n   w i t h   a n   h o n o r a b l e ,  
I  a m  
g e n e r a l   o r   under  o t h e r   t h a n   h o n o r a b l e   c o n d i t i o n s   d i s c h a r g e .  
recommending 
t h a t   you  r e c e i v e   a   g e n e r a l   d i s c h a r g e .   The  Commander 
e x e r c i s i n g   SPCM  j u r i s d i c t i o n   o r   h i g h e r   a u t h o r i t y   w i l l   make  t h e  
If  you  a r e   d i s c h a r g e d ,   you  w i l l   be 
f i n a l   d e c i s i o n   i n   t h i s   m a t t e r .  
i n e l i g i b l e   f o r   r e e n l i s t m e n t   i n   t h e   A i r   F o r c e .  

4.  You  have  t h e   r i g h t   t o :  

a .   C o n s u l t   l e g a l   c o u n s e l .  

b. 

P r e s e n t   y o u r   c a s e   t o   a n   a d m i n i s t r a t i v e   d i s c h a r g e   b o a r d .  

c .   Be  r e p r e s e n t e d   by  l e g a l   c o u n s e l   a t   a   board  h e a r i n g .  

d .   Submit  s t a t e m e n t s   i n   y o u r   own  b e h a l f   i n   a d d i t i o n   t o ,   o r   i n  

-  l i e u   o f ,   t h e   board  h e a r i n g .  

e .   Waive 

t h e  above 

r i g h t s .   You  must 

c o n s u l t   l e g a l   c o u n s e l  

b e f o r e   making  a  d e c i s i o n   t o  w a i v e   a n y   o f   y o u r   r i g h t s .  

5 .   You  had  a   m e d i c a l   e x a m i n a t i o n   a t  
,;;s18.-~~~''9q a t  

h o u r s   f o r   t h e   e x a m i n a t i o n .  

0800 

t h e   USAF  C l i n i c ,   Kadena  on 

6.  M i l i t a r y  
Defense  Counsel  a t   B u i l d i n g   1 
An 

a p p o i n t m e n t   h a s   been 

l e g a l   c o u n s e l  

1 6  Jan  9 1  

, a t   0800 

a t  
t h e   Area 
t o   a s s i s t   you. 
t o   c o n s u l t   h i m / h e r   on 
I n s t e a d   of  t h e   a p p o i n t e d   c o u n s e l ,  
i f   t h e   l a w y e r   you  r e q u e s t   i s   i n   t h e   a c t i v e  

s c h e d u l e d   f o r   you 

h o u r s .  

you  may  have  a n o t h e r ,  

GOVERNMENT  EXHIBIT  212- 

i s  
r e a s o n a b l y   a v a i l a b l e   as  d e t e r m i n e d  
m i l i t a r y  
s e r v i c e   and 
a c c o r d i n g   t o  AFR  111-1. 
I n   a d d i t i o n   t o  m i l i t a r y   c o u n s e l ,   you  h a v e  
t h e  
r i g h t   t o  employ  c i v i l i a n   c o u n s e l .   The  A i r   F o r c e   does  n o t   pay 
e x p e n s e s   i n c i d e n t   t o   t h e   employment  o f   c i v i l i a n   c o u n s e l .   C i v i l i a n  
c o u n s e l ,   i f   employed,  must  b'e  r e a d i l y   a v a i l a b l e .  

, 

s p e c i f y i n g  

c o u n s e l   and 
t h e  

r i g h t s   you 

r e p l y ,  

choose 

i n   w r i t i n g ,   w i t h i n   7 
7 .   C o n f e r   w i t h   y o u r  
workdays, 
t o   e x e r c i s e .   The 
s t a t e m e n t   must  b e   s i g n e d   i n   t h e   p r e s e n c e   o f   y o u r   c o u n s e l   who  w i l l  
a l s o   s i g n   i t .  
t o  a  h e a r i n g   b e f o r e   a n  
you  may  s u b m i t   w r i t t e n   s t a t e m e n t s  
a d m i n i s t r a t i v e   d i s c h a r g e   b o a r d ,  
t h e   s t a t e m e n t s   t o   t h e   d i s c h a r g e  
i n   y o u r   own  b e h a l f .  
a u t h o r i t y   w i t h  
t h i s  
recommendation. 
f a i l u r e   w i l l  
c o n s t i t u t e   a  w a i v e r   o f   t h e   r i g h t   t o   t h e   board  h e a r i n g .  

I  w i l l   s e n d  
f i l e  
t o  

I f   you  waive  y o u r   r i g h t  

t h e   c a s e  
If 

you 

c o n s i d e r e d   w i t h  

t o   be 
r e s p o n d ,  

y o u r  

f a i l  

8.  Any  p e r s o n a l   i n f o r m a t i o n   you  f u r n i s h   i n   r e b u t t a l   i s   c o v e r e d   by 
t h e   P r i v a c y   Act  S t a t e m e n t   as  e x p l a i n e d   i n   AFR  39-10,  a t t a c h m e n t   6 .  
A  copy  of  AFR  39-10  i s   a v a i l a b l e   f o r   y o u r   u s e   i n   t h e   o r d e r l y   room. 

9.  E x e c u t e  

t h e   a t t a c h e d   acknowledgment 

and 

r e t u r n   i t   t o  m e  

1 5   Atch 
1-1  t h r o u g h   1-15 
( s u p p o r t i n g   Documents 
f o r   Reasons  f o r  
D i s c h a r g e )