Search Decisions

Decision Text

AF | DRB | CY2013 | FD-2013-00311_13
Original file (FD-2013-00311_13.rtf) Auto-classification: Denied


AIR FORCE DIS CHA RGE REVIEW BOARD HEARING RECORD

, FIRS T MIDDLE INITIAL )
GRADE



ONAL APPEARANCE  x        RECORD REVIEW
AD DRESS AND OR ORGA N I Z.A TIO N OF COUNSEi.



MEMBER SITTING
HON      G EN      UOTHC    O THE R    DENY
x x x x
x


 l UES

A9 4 . 5 5

I NDEX NUMBER

A6 7 . 1 0
t
l ORDER APPOIN T ING THE BOARD
2        AP P LICATION FO R REVIEW OF DI SCHARGE
3        LETTER OF NOTIFICATION
4        B RIEF OF PERSONNE L FI L E COUNSEL'S RE L EASE TO THE BOARD
ADDITIONAL EXHffilTS S UBMITTED AT TIME OF PERSONAL APPEARAN CE
TAPE RECORDING OF PERSONA L APPEARANC E HEARING


HEAR I NG DATE     CASE NUMBER

02 Aug2 0 13       F D -2 0 1 3 -00 3 1 1

Case heard in W ashington, D.C .

Advise applicant of the deci s ion of the Board, the right to a personal appearance with/without co un sel, and th e right to su bmit an ap pli cation t o the AFBCMR.

Names and v o t e s w ill be made availab le to the applicant at the applicant's re q u es t.












T O :


SAF/MRB R
550 C STREET WEST, S U ITE 40
RANDOLPH AFB , TX78 150-47 42

FRO M :


S E C RETARY O F THE A I R FORCE PERSON N E L COUNC I L
AIR FORCE DISCHAAGE RE \ 1 EW B0"1U> 1 53 COMMAND DR, EE W ING, 3RI> fLOOR AN D REWS Al'B, MD 20762- 790 1


AFHQ FORM 0-2077, JAN 00         ( EF - V2)  Pre vio u s


AIR FORCE DISCHARGE REVIEW BOARD DECISIONAL RATIONALE

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

CASE NUMBER
FD-2013-00311
The applicant was offered a personal appearance before the Discharge Review Board (DRB) but declined and requests that the review be completed based on the available service record.
The attached brief contains available pertinent data on the applicant and the factors leading to the discharge.

FINDING: The Board denies the upgrade of the discharge.
ISSUE: Applicant received a General discharge for Misconduct - Minor Disciplinary Infractions Applicant contends discharge was inequitable because it was too harsh. He states the Article 15 issued to
him on 14 September 2011 was invalid and believes that he would have received an honorable discharge had he not received the Article 15. The records indicated the applicant received one Article 15, two Letters of Reprimand, one Letter of Admonishment, and two Letters of Counseling for misconduct. His misconduct included failed to dispose of unused, obsolete equipment by deadline, failed to go to physical training, failed to go to physical training on time, failed to show at appointed time for practice PT test, failed to maintain food log as directed by commander, and failed to go to duty. Although the applicant did provide the Board with a copy of his Leave and Earning Statement (LES) that reflected he was charged leave for the time period of the Article 15, they found that the LES, by itself, was not enough evidence to support his contention of inequity. 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.
The Board highly recommends that if the applicant can provide additional documented information to substantiate his issue(s), that he should consider exercising his right to make a personal appearance before the Board. If the applicant chooses to exercise this right, he should be prepared to provide the DRB with
 factual evidence of the inequity/impropriety and any exemplary post-service accomplishments as well as any contributions to the community.

CONCLUSION: 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 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 and determines the discharge should remain unchanged.
Attachment: Examiner's Brief

Similar Decisions

  • AF | DRB | CY2013 | FD-2013-00693

    Original file (FD-2013-00693.rtf) Auto-classification: Denied

    AIRFORCEDISCHARGEREVIEWBOARDHEARINGRECORDNAMEOFSERVICEMEMBER(LAST,FIRSTMIDDLEI ITlAL) GRADEX RECORD REVIEWADDRESSANDORORCAl'UZATIONOF COUNSELxMEMBERSITTINGGENUOTHCOTHER DENY xA94.53A93.17INDEXNllMltRA66.00x"'* EXHIBITS SUDMITIEDTOTHEBOt\RDORDERAPPOINTINGTMEBOARD2 APPLICATIONFORREVIEWOFDISCHARGE3LETTEROFNOTIFICATION4BRIEFOFPERSONNELFILECOUNSEL'SRELEASETOTHEBOARDADDITIONALEXHIBITSSUBMITTEDATTIMEOFPERSONALAPPEARANCETAPERECORDINGOFPERSONALAPPEARANCEHEARINGHEARINCDATE CASENllMB&R...

  • AF | DRB | CY2013 | FD-2013-00792

    Original file (FD-2013-00792.rtf) Auto-classification: Denied

    AIRFORCEDISCHARGEREVIEWBOARDHEARINGRECORDNAMEOFSERVICEMEMBER(LAST,FIRSTMlOOLEINITIAL)GRADE AFSN/SSANPERSONALAPPEARANCEX RECORDREVIEWADDRESSANDORORGANl7.ATIONOfCOUNSELx MEMBERsrITING HON GEN UOTHC OTHER DENY...

  • AF | DRB | CY2013 | FD-2013-00690_13

    Original file (FD-2013-00690_13.rtf) Auto-classification: Denied

    AIR FORCEDISCHARGEREVIEWBOARDHEARINGRECORDNAMEOFSERVICEMEMBER(LAST,FIRSTMIDDLEl\TOAl.) GRADEX RECORDREVIEW1-----1NAMEOFCOUNSELANDORORGANIZATIONADDRESSANOORORGANIZHIONOFCOUNSELNoVOTEOFTHEBOARDMEMBERSITTINGHON GEN UOTHCOTHER DENY x x A49.00 EXHIBITSSUBMJTTEDTOTHEBOARDORDERAPPOINTINGTHEBOARD2APPLICATIONFORREVIEWOFDISCHARGE3LETTEROFNOTIFICl\TION4 BRIEFOFPERSONNELFILECOUNSEL'SRELEASETOTHEBOARDADDITIONALEXHIBITSSUBMITTED J\...

  • AF | DRB | CY2013 | FD-2013-00581

    Original file (FD-2013-00581.rtf) Auto-classification: Denied

    AIRFORCEDISCHARGEREVIEWBOARDHEARINGRECORDNAMEOFSERVICEMEMBER(LAST,FIRSTMIDDLEINql.AL). GRADEPERSONAL APPEARANCEx RECORDREVIEW ADORE$ ANDORORCANIZATIONOFCOUNS&L MEMBER SITTING HON GEN UOTHC OTHERDENYISSUESA92.35INDEXNUMBER A66.00 1ORDERAPPOINTINGTHEBOARD2 APPLICATIONFORREVIEWOfDISCHARGE3 LETIEROFNOTIFICATION4 BRIEFOFPERSONNELFILECOUNSEL'SRELEASETOTHEBOARDADDITIONALEXHIBITSSUBMITTEDATTIMEOFPERSONALAPPEARANCETAPERECORDINGOFPERSONALAPPEARANCEHEARINGHEARINCDATE CAS£NUM8ER...

  • AF | DRB | CY2013 | FD-2013-00652

    Original file (FD-2013-00652.rtf) Auto-classification: Denied

    GENERAL: Theapplicantappealsforupgradeofdischargetohonorable TheapplicantwasofferedapersonalappearancebeforetheDischargeReviewBoard(DRB)butdeclinedandrequeststhatthereviewbecompletedbasedontheavailableservicerecord. Theattachedbriefcontainsavailablepertinentdataontheapplicantandthefactorsleadingtothedischarge.

  • AF | DRB | CY2013 | FD-2013-00805

    Original file (FD-2013-00805.rtf) Auto-classification: Denied

    AIRFORCEDISCHARGEREVIEWBOARDHEARINGRECORDNAMEOFSERVICEMEMBER(LAST,FIRSTMIDDLEJNlTlAL)PERSONALAPPEARANCE , ... .., NAIEorCOUl'o'.S £ LANOORORGANIV.TIONGRADE AFSN/SSANX RECORDREVIEW-'ODRF,SSA,0ORORCANIV.TIONOFCOUl'SELMEMBERSITTINGVOTE01'nn:BOHON GEN UOTHC OTHER DENY xISSUESA94.53INDEX1'1UM81:R A67.10 EXUIBITSSOBMJ'r'fEDT-0T 1 .RD1ORDERAPPOINTINGTHEBOARD2APPLICATIONFORREVIEWOFDISCHARGE3LETTEROFNOTIFICATION4...

  • AF | DRB | CY2013 | FD-2013-00774

    Original file (FD-2013-00774.rtf) Auto-classification: Denied

    AIRFORCEDISCHARGE REVIEWBOARDHEARINGRECORDNAM£OFSERVIctMEMBER(LAST,FIRSTMIDDLEIN1TIAL)GRADE AFSNISSANPERSONAL APPEARANCEX RECORD REVIEWADDRESSANDORORGANIZATIONOPCOUNSEi,,00xMEMBERSITTINGGEN UOTHCOTHER DENY xxISSUESA94.53L'<DEX!>1JMBERA67.101ORDERAPPOINTINGTHEBOARD2APPLICATIONFORREVIEWOFDISCHARGE3 LETTEROFNOTIFICATION4 BRIEFOFPERSONNELFlLECOUNSEL'SRELEASETOTHEBOARDADDITIONALEXHIBITSSUBMTITEOATTIMEOFPERSONALAPPEARANCETAPERECORDINGOFPERSONALAPPEARANCEHEARINGH£AR.INCDATE CASENlJMB[R13Mar2014...

  • AF | DRB | CY2013 | FD-2013-00441_13

    Original file (FD-2013-00441_13.rtf) Auto-classification: Denied

    GENERAL: Theapplicantappealsforupgradeofdischargetohonorable,tochangethereasonandauthorityforthedischarge,andtochangethereenlistmentcode.Theapplicantwasofferedapersonal appearancebeforetheDischarge ReviewBoard (DRB)butdeclinedandrequeststhatthereviewbecompletedbasedontheavailableservicerecord.Theattachedbriefcontainsavailablepertinentdataontheapplicantandthefactorsleadingtothedischarge. FINDING:...

  • AF | DRB | CY2013 | FD-2013-00686

    Original file (FD-2013-00686.rtf) Auto-classification: Denied

    GENERAL: Theapplicantappealsfor upgradeofdischargetohonorable.TheapplicantwasofferedapersonalappearancebeforetheDischargeReviewBoard(DRB)butdeclinedandrequeststhatthereviewbecompletedbasedontheavailableservicerecord.Theattachedbriefcontainsavailablepertinentdataontheapplicantandthefactorsleadingtothedischarge.FINDING: TheBoarddeniestheupgradeofthedischarge.ISSUE:...

  • AF | DRB | CY2014 | FD-2014-00014

    Original file (FD-2014-00014.rtf) Auto-classification: Denied

    AIRFORCEDISCHARGEREVIEWBOARDHEARINGRECORDNAMEOFSERVICEMEMBER(LAST,FIRSTMIDDLEINITIAL)GRADE AFSNISSANX RECORDREVIEWADDRESSANDORORGANIZATIONOFCOIJNS&LxMEMBERSITTINGVOllON GEN UOTHC DENYx Drawn Shape (ignored-not implemented yet) ISSUES A94.SS INDEXNUIBER A67.9-0=-- -r fthUllDDrnrrssiiii/Mliiii"ifi:'.il!ii:iitiliiilf'.'"" Additionallyhestatesthathebelieveshedeservesasecondchancedespitehisdiscrepanciessothathemayserve hiscountryintheUnitesStatesAirForce.