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AF | DRB | CY2014 | FD-2014-00203
Original file (FD-2014-00203.rtf) Auto-classification: Denied

AIR FORCE DISCHARGE REVIEW BOARD HEARING RECORD

 NAME OF SERVICE ME'.\fBER (LAST,FIRST MIDDLE INITIAL)
GRADE
 AFSNISSAN

X        RECORD REVIEW
ADDRESS AND OR ORCAJl!ll.ATION OFCOUNSEL
x

MEMBER SITTING
HON

GEN

UOTHC

OTHER    DENY
x x x
x
x

AOl.00   A66.00
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
lfEARINC DATE    CASE NUMIER
28 Aug 2014      FD-2014-00203

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



StCRETARY Of' THE AJR roRCt PERSONNEL COUNCIL AIR 10tlC£ DISCHARG E IUlVIEW BOARD
1535 COMMAND DR, &E WING, JRD t'LOOR
ANDREWS AFB,MD 217'2-7101


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



AIR FORCE DISCHARGE REVIEW BOARD DECISIONAL RATIONALE		 CASE NUMBER

FD-2014-00203

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

The Air Force Discharge Review Board, under its responsibility to examine the propriety and equity of an Applicant's discharge, is authorized to change the character of service and the reason for discharge if such change is warranted. In reviewing discharges, the Board presumes regularity in the conduct of governmental affairs unless there is substantial credible evidence to rebut the presumption, io include evidence submitted by the applicant. The Board did complete a thorough review of the circumstances that led to the discharge and the discharge process to ensure the discharge met the pertinent standards of equity and propriety.

Applicant cited on his application that he was not given an opportunity for a hearing prior to discharge. After review of the record, the Board found a memorandum dated 25 May 2006, subject line, Letter of Notification of Intent to Discharge, which states that the applicant waived his rights to a board hearing. Furthermore, there is no evidence to indicate that the applicant did not know right from wrong or that in his six 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.

A discharge is upgraded only if the applicant and the Board can establish that an inequity or impropriety took place at the time of discharge. After a thorough review of the record, the Board found no evidence to justify an upgrade of the discharge characterization, reason for the discharge or the reenlistment code.

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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