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AF | DRB | CY2013 | FD-2013-00312_13
Original file (FD-2013-00312_13.rtf) Auto-classification: Denied

AIR FORCE DISCHARGE REVIEW BOARD HEARING RECORD

 (LAST,FIRST MIDDLE INITIAL)
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RSONAL APPEARANCE
 x        RECORD REVIEW
 ADDRESS AND OR ORGANl:MTION OF COUNS E L




MEMBER SIITING
HO N      GEN      U OT H C    OTHER

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1 ORDER APPOINTING THE BOARD

2 A P PLICA TION FOR REVIEW OF DISCHARG E
3        L ETTE R OF NOTIFICATIO N
4        BRIEF OF PERSONNEL F ILE COUNSEL'S R ELEASE T O THE BOARD
A DDITIONAL EXHIBITS SUBMITTE D A T TIME OF PERSONAL APPEARANCE
TAPE RECORDING OF P E RSONAL APPEARANC E HEARING

HL\IU N G DATE      CASE NUMBER

1 9 Jul 20 1 3      FD-2 0 1 3-00 3 12


Case heard in Washi n gton , D.C .

Advise applicant of the deci s ion of the Board, the right to a pe rs onal appearanc e with/without coun se l , and the rigbt to su bmi t an application to the AFBCMR .

Names and votes will be made available to th e applicant at the appli c ant's r e ques t .



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S AF/MRBR
550 C STREET WEST , SUITE 40
RANDOLPH AFB, TX 78150-4742
S ECRETARY OF 11IE AIR FOR CE PERSONNEL COUNCIL A IR FORCE DISCJIAR G E REVIEW BOARD 1535 COMMAND DR, EE WING , 3RD FLOOR
AN DREWS AFB, MD 20'/6:1 .. 7001


AFHQ FORM 0-2077, JAN 00         (EF-V 2)  Pr e vi o us




AIR FORCE DISCHARGE REVIEW BOARD DECISIONAL RATIONALE		 CASE NUMBER

FD-2013-00312
GENERAL: The applicant appeals for change of reason and authority for the discharge, and change of reenlistment eligibility (RE) code.
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 reason for discharge is changed to Secretarial Authority and the reenlistment code changed to 3K under the provisions of Title 10, USC 1553.

ISSUE: Applicant received an Honorable discharge, however the cited reason and authority for discharge is Homosexual Admission. Applicant appeals to the Discharge Review Board (DRB) for a change in his discharge pursuant to the September 20, 2011 memorandum from Clifford L. Stanley, Under Secretary of Defense, to Secretaries of the Military Departments on "Correction of Military Records Following Repeal of Section 654 of Title 10, United States Code." The record indicated applicant was discharged honorably after making statements that he was a homosexual and that he engaged or attempted to engage in homosexual acts with another airman. The Discharge Review Board may grant requests based on the aforementioned memorandum repealing the Department of Defense "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy when the Board finds the discharge was based solely on this policy. Upon review of the applicant's entire record, the Board determined a change to the narrative reason, authority for the discharge and the change of reenlistment code are justified.

CONCLUSION: The Discharge Review Board concludes that the discharge was inconsistent with the procedural and substantive requirements of the discharge regulation and finds the applicant was not provided full administrative due process.

In view of the foregoing findings, the Board concludes the reason for the discharge is more accurately described as Secretarial Authority and the reenlistment code changed to 3K under the provisions of Title 10, USC 1553.





Attachment: Examiner's Brief

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