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AF | DRB | CY2013 | FD-2013-00550_13
Original file (FD-2013-00550_13.rtf) Auto-classification: Denied











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

03 Oct 2013		 CASE NUMBER

FD-2013-00550
Case heard in Washington, D.C.

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Names and votes will be made available to the applicant at the applicant 's request.









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CASE NUMBER
AIR FORCE DISCHARGE REVIEW BOARD DECISIONAL RATIONALE FD-2013-00550
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 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
Applicant submitted no issues regarding the inequity or impropriety of his discharge. He states he is asking for a second chance to correct his mistake. The record indicates that the applicant received an Article 15 for wrongful use of marijuana. The record shows that the applicant was found to be positive as a result of a random urinalysis and admitted to the use. 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 and four months 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.

 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 30 January 2008) 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.
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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