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AF | DRB | CY2013 | FD-2013-00486_13
Original file (FD-2013-00486_13.rtf) Auto-classification: Denied

AIR FORCE DISCHARGE REVIEW BOARD HEARING RECORD

 NAME OFSERVICE MEMBER (LAST,FIRST MIDDLE INITIAL)
 GRADE

PERSONAL APPEARANCE
 x        RECORD REVIEW
 ADDRESS ANDOR ORGANIZATION OFCOUNSEL


MEMBER SITTING
HON

GEN      UOTHC
OTHER    DENY
x x x x x

A93.17

1 ORDER APPOINTING THE BOARD
2 APPLICATION FOR REVIEW OF DISCHARGE
3 LETTER OF NOTIFICATION
4 BRIEF OF PERSONN EL FILE
COUNSEL'SRELEASE TO THE BOARD
ADDITIONAL EXHIBITS SUBMITTED AT TIME OF PERSONALAPPEARANCE
TAPE RECORDING OF PERSONAL APPEARANCE HEARING


HEARING DATE     CASE N\JMBER

03 Sep 2013      FD-2013-00486

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.











TO:


SAF/MRBR
550 C STREET WEST, SUITE 40
RANDOLPH AFB, TX 78150-4742


SECRETARY OF THE AIR FORCE PERSONNEL COUNCIL
AIR FORCE DISCllARGE REVIEW BOARD 1535 COMMAND DR. U WING,3RD FLOOR
ANDREWS AFB, MD W762-?00t


AFHQ FORM 0-2077, JAN 00         (EF-V2)  Previous



AIR FORCE DISCHARGE REVIEW BOARD DECISIONAL RATIONALE		 CASE NUMBER

FD-2013-00486

GENERAL: The applicant appeals for upgrade of discharge to (honorable) (general) (and) (to change the reason and authority for the discharge), (and) (to change the reenlistment 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 Board denies the upgrade of the discharge.
ISSUE: Applicant received a General Discharge for Misconduct: Drug Abuse

The record indicates that the applicant was discharged for Misconduct-Drug Abuse. He received an Article 15 for use of marijuana. The record shows that the applicant was identified during a random urinalysis. This was not member's first use of marijuana, member self identified two previous uses of drugs prior to entering the Air Force. After review of the record, the Board found no evidence to indicate that the applicant did not know right from wrong or that in his two years of service was unaware of the Air Force policy of zero tolerance to drug use. The Board found the negative aspects of the willful misconduct outweighed the positive aspects of the applicant's performance and concluded that the discharge was appropriate.

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

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