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' APPLICANTS I S S ~  AND THEBOARD'S DECISIONAL RATIONAI$ARE UlSCtJSSED ON THE AT'Y A I  I 1t.D AIR FORCE 

FD-2005-00199 

( ASF NUMBLR 

UlSCh ARIIEBBVIEW B O A W  DLCISIONAL RATIONALE 

Case heard at Washington, D.C. 

Advise applicant of the decision of the Board, the right to a personal appearance withtwithout counsel, and the right to 
submit an application to the AFBCMR 

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KN\IDOI PI1 AFB, TX 781 50-4742 

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SECRETARY O F  THE AIR  FORCE PERSONNEL COIIN(:IL 
AIR FORCE UISC'IjARGE  REVIEW BOARD 
I535 COMhlAND DN, EE WING. 3RD FLOOR 
ANUKEWS AFB, MD 20712-7002 

AFHQ FORM 0-2077, JAN 00 

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Previous edition will be used 

AIR FORCE DISCHARGE REVIEW BOARD DECISIONAL RATIONALE 

CASE NIIMBER 

FD-2005-00199 

GENERAL:  The  applicant  appeals  for  upgradc  of  dischargc  to  honorable,  to  changc  the  rcason  and 
authority for the discharge, and change the reenlistment code. 

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

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

FINDINGS:  Upgrade  of  dischargc,  change  of  reason  and  authority  for  discharge,  and  change  of 
reenlistment code are 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 states that hc wants an upgrade in order to enlist in the 
Army.  The records  indicatcd  the applicant  received  a  General  discharge for not  attending drills (weekend 
duty) in the Air National  Guard.  'fhc  DKB opined that the applicant  had  ample opportunities to change his 
negative behavior, yet, he insisted on missing his weekend  TJnit Training Assemblies.  The Board concluded 
the  misconduct  was  a  significant  departure  from  conduct  cxpccted  of  all  military  members.  The 
characterization of the discharge received by the applicant was found to be appropriate. 

CONCLUSIONS:  The  Discharge  Kcview  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 proccss. 

In view of the foregoing findings the Board further concludes that therc cxists no legal  or equitable basis for 
upgrade of discharge, thus the applicant's discharge should not be changed. 

Attachment: 
Examiner's Brief 

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AIR  FORCE DISCHARGE REVIEW BOARD 

ANDREWS AFB, MD 

(Former SRA) (HGH SKA) 

1.  MATTER UNDER REVIEW:  Appl recld a GEN Disch fr Will Rogers ANG Base, OK on 1 
Oct 04 UP AFI 36-3209, para 3.13 (Unsatisfactory Participation).  Appeals for 
Honorable Discharge and to Change the RE Code, Reason and Authority for 
Discharge. 

2.  BACKGROUND: 

a. DOB: 30 Mas 83. Enlmt Age: 17 11/12.  Disch Age: 21 6/12. Educ: HS DIPL. 
AFQT: N/A.  A-74,  E-67,  G - 6 8 ,   M-67. PAFSC: 2E033 -  Ground Radio Communications 
Apprentice.  DAS: 20 Mar 01. 

b.  prior Sv: None. 

3 .   SERVICE UNDER REVIEW: 

a.  Enlisted as A1C 20 Mar 01 for 6 years. Svd: 03 Yrs 06 Mo 12 Das, of 

which AMS is 10 mos 06 days. 

b.  Grade Status:  SxA  -  19 Nov 02 

c.  Time Lost:  None. 

d.  Art  15's:  Unknown. 

e.  Additional: Unknown 

f .  CM:  None. 

g.  Record of SV: None. 

h.  Awards &  Decs:  AFTR, NDSM 

i.  Stmt of Sv:  TMS:  (03) Yrs  (06) Mos  (12) Das 
TAMS: (00) Yss  (10) Mos  (06) Das 

4.  BASIS ADVANCED  FOR REVIEW:  Appln  (DD Fm 293) dtd 16 May 05. 

(Change Discharge to Honorable, and Change the RE Code, Reason and Authority 

for Discharge. ) 

ISSUES ATTACHED TO BRIEF. 

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1.  Applicant's Issues. 
2 .   NGB  Form  2 2 .  
3 .   Discharge Order. 

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May 16,2005 

Dear Sir or Madam: 

consideration in upgrading my  discharge from the Air National  Guard  in Oklahoma City 
from a  "General  under  Honorable Conditions"  to  an "Honorable"  discharge. I want  very 
nlist in the United  States Army for full-time service commitment and in order to 
charge needs to be upgraded.  I will do my best to give some insight in this 
I ask for an upgrade to my discharge. 

listed in the Air National Guard I was in a mindset of "I'm  still just a kid."  I 
school senior with no outlook on what I planned to do for the rest of my life.  h 
st time I gave  any idea of enlisting into the military whatsoever was when my 
r  brought  it  up  as  a  suggestion.  Since  she's  retired  Air  Force  (20+  years),  she 
suggested it as a good start into adult life for me.  Still, I kept in mind that I was only  18 
years old.. .I had a lot of other things on my mind and the military was not one of them.  I 
didn't  want to think about being an adult or anything that went along with being an adult. 
Eventually I ~vou!d h ~ v e  to fzce zdulthood =d  did 1 ever.. .the very, very hard way.  What a 
rude awakening it would be. 

With those thoughts in mind, I enlisted.  - 

After listening to my Mother suggest entering the U.S.  Air Force, the Air National Guard 
finally appealed to me.  I thought "what the heck.. .two days per month, two weeks per year. 
How could a person beat that?"  So I figured I'd  kill. two birds with one stone.  I'd  go into 
the military to make a man of myself and still have free time to hang out with my friends. 

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Basic  training  and  teclmical  school  training  were  extremely  good  experiences  for  me; 
experiences  of  a  lifetime  and  ones  that  I'll  never  regret  or  forget.  During  basic  and 
technical training, I was  shown first-hand how the  military way of life can be.  I learned 
about responsibility, teamwork, leadership, duty, and honor. 

After  all  training  had  been  completed,  I  felt  an  enormous  sense  of  pride  and 
accomplishment.  When the time came for me to return home to Oklahoma City, I began to 
realize that I should have gone into the Air Force full-time but it was too late.  I was already 
enlisted in the Air National Guard. 

Upon  returning  to  Oklahoma  City  I  purchased  a  car  and  eventually moved  out  of  my 
Mother's  house.  I moved in with friends and went to my  drills at the  Guard Unit  for six 
months.  During those six months I was a good performer with the Air National Guard.  It's 
after the sixth month that things seemed to go downhill in my life; I wrecked my car which 
was my only means of transportation to and from the Guard Unit (there were no local buses 
that ran out that far); I had no job or money to purchase another car so I stopped going to 
drills; I eventually had  to move out of the apartment I shared with friends; I started living 
from place to place and fell in with people who didn't have my  best  interests in  mind nor 

their own. 

My life seemed to grow very dark, so dark I could hardly see.  Here I was living from place 
to place getting jobs for short periods of time here and there , no money most of the time, no 
car, or food to eat a lot of the time.  I never imagined my life would ever get to a point like 

that.. .rock bottom.. .and being  so young.  While  going through difficult times I began to 

question myself like "why  didn't  I hold onto all those good things that were taught to me 

during the United States Air Force basic and technical training?  How could I have let those 
I also came to realize that when good advice is given from those who 

good things go"? 

truly care about and love you, it should be listened to. 

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One day I sat down and thought long and hard.. .what could I do to get out of the rut I was 
in?  Knowing I  could not get back into the Air National Guard or full-time Air  Force for 
that matter, I realized that I had truly loved the time I served in the military. 

It's  at that moment I thought "I'm  going to enlist in the United  States Army"  so I went to 
talk to an Army recruiter (October 2004).  Because I had recently been discharged from the 
Air National  Guard,  the  recruiter  told  me due to  Army  regulations I had  to wait  for  six 
months. 

For six months I stayed in contact with the recruiter that I initially talked to, to assure him I 
was very serious about volunteering.  After the six-month period  (April 2005)'  I met with 
the  Army  recruiter  again  and  he  began  the  process  with  me  for  enlistment.  All 

documentation required  for  me  to  enlist  was  approved  except  my  discharge  paperwork 
because  of  its  wordings  "General  under  Honorable  Conditions."  In  the  meantime,  the 
recruiter is keeping everything on hold to  see if there can be an upgrade to my discharge. 

I'm truly sorry and deeply regret that I didn't  stay committed to the Air National Guard and 
wish I could do it all over again but I know I can't.  I've  made foolish mistakes and bad 
decisions during the last three years of my life but with everything I've  gone through and 
without a doubt,  I know I very much want to  become a part of the U.S.  military again if 
given the chance to prove myself once more. 

I  humbly  appeal  to  you  to  please  take  my  request  for  upgrade  of  my  discharge  into 
consideration so that I may again serve my country through enlistment of the United States 
Army.  Thank you. 

Sincerely, 

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