AIR FORCE DISCHARGE REVIEW BOARD HEARING RECORD
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ISSUES A92.01 INDEX NUMBER A67.10 ee : E t
94.05 1 |ORDER APPOINTING THE BOARD
2. | APPLICATION FOR REVIEW OF DISCHARGE
3 |LETTER OF NOTIFICATION
4 |BRIEF OF PERSONNEL FILE
COUNSEL’S RELEASE TO THE BOARD
ADDITIONAL EXHIBITS SUBMITTED AT TIME OF
PERSONAL APPEARANCE
TAPE RECORDING OF PERSONAL APPEARANCE HEARING
HEARING DATE CASE NUMBER
07 Jul 2009 FD-2007-00404
Case heard in Washington, D.C.
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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SAF/MRBR ‘ SECRETARY OF THE AIR FORCE PERSONNEL COUNCIL
AIR FORCE DISCHARGE REVIEW BOARD
550 C STREET WEST, SUITE 40 1535 COMMAND DR, EE WING, 3RD FLOOR
RANDOLPH AFB, TX 78150-4742 ANDREWS AFB, MD 20762-7001
AFHQ FORM 0-2077, JAN 00 (EF-V2) Previous
CASE NUMBER
AIR FORCE DISCHARGE REVIEW BOARD DECISIONAL RATIONALE FD-2007-00404
GENERAL: The applicant appeals for upgrade of discharge to honorable and to change the reason and
authority for the discharge.
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 and change of reason and authority for discharge 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:
Issue 1. Applicant contends discharge was inequitable because it was too harsh. Applicant contends she
was a top notch airman until her life was turned upside down. She was raped by her FTAC instructor. Asa
result of this trauma, the lengthy investigation and court martial, applicant was diagnosed with adjustment
disorder, persistent insomnia and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. As a result of the trauma, applicant
starting abusing alcohol to cope with the trauma. She later received help through ADAPT and completed the
intensive outpatient treatment program. The records indicated the applicant received two Article 15s, two
Letters of Counseling, and two Records of Individual Counseling for misconduct. Her misconduct included
assault, underage drinking (2x), wrongfully distributed Ambien, a controlled substance, failure to go (2) and
failure to complete mandatory PT. The DRB opined that through these administrative actions, the applicant
had ample opportunities to change his negative behavior. The Board concluded that the negative aspects of
the applicant’s service outweighed the positive contributions she made in her Air Force career. The
characterization of the discharge received by the applicant was found to be appropriate.
Issue 2. Applicant states that her discharge did not take into account the good things she did while in the
service. The DRB took note of the applicant's duty performance as documented by her performance reports,
letters of recommendation and other accomplishments. They found the seriousness of the willful misconduct
offset any positive aspects of the applicant's duty performance. The Board concluded the discharge was
appropriate for the reasons which were the basis for this case.
If she can provide additional documented information to substantiate an issue, the applicant should consider
exercising her right to make a personal appearance before the Board. If she should choose to exercise her
right to a personal appearance hearing, the applicant should be prepared to provide the DRB with factual
evidence of the inequity and any exemplary post-service accomplishments as well as any contributions to the
munity.
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
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