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| ISSUES A94.05 INDEX NUMBER A66.00 ye ek :
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
25 Jun 2009 FD-2008-00281
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.
SIGNAFURE OF RECORDER > s SIGNAT, iF BOARB PRESIDENT
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
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CASE NUMBER
AIR FORCE DISCHARGE REVIEW BOARD DECISIONAL RATIONALE FD-2008-00281
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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:
Issue 1. Although not explicitly stated, applicant contends discharge was inequitable because it was too
harsh. He admits that he made mistakes and has expressed a desire to have his discharge upgraded so that he
can find success in his life. The records indicated the applicant received a General discharge for Misconduct
— Drug Abuse. The applicant received three Article 15s for misconduct. He was administratively
disciplined for underage drinking (twice) and for wrongfully inhaling an aerosol propellant. The Board
concluded that the negative aspects of the applicant’s service outweighed the positive contributions he made
in his Air Force career. The characterization of the discharge received by the applicant was found to be
appropriate.
Issue 2. The applicant cited his desire to receive the G.I. Bill benefits as justification for upgrade. The DRB
noted that when the applicant applied for these benefits, he signed a statement (DD Form 2366, on
November 29, 2005) that he understood he must receive an Honorable discharge to receive future
educational entitlements. The Board was sympathetic to the impact the loss of these benefits was having on
the applicant, but this is not a matter of inequity or impropriety which would warrant an upgrade.
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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