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A94.05
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A66.00
EXIIlBITSSUBMITTED TO TUE BOARD1 ORDER APPOINTING THE BOARD 2 Al'l'LICAT ION fOR REVI EW Of DISCHARGE LETll:R Of NOTlflCAT ION 13Rlt.:.f Of l'l:RSONNEL fl LE COUNSEL'S RELEASE l'O Tl IE BOARO ADDITIONAL EXHIBITS SUBMITTED AT TIME OF PERSONAL APPEARANCE fAPE RECORDING OF PERSONA L APl'EARANCE HEARING H EARING DATE CASE NUMBER 26 Mar 20 15 FD-2014-00633 Al'PLICANT'S ISSUEANDTliEBOAAD'S DECISIONALRATIONAL.EARE DISCUSSED ON TliE ATIACH.ED lllR. FO!lCE DISCHMOER.EVIEW SOMO DllCISIONllL R.ATIONALE. 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. (b) (6) LI'IVURSEMEN'T JJA : illZ27ZUb TO: FROM: |
AIR FORCE DISCHARGE REVIEW BOARD DECISIONAL RATIONALE |
CASE NUMBER FD-2014-00633 |
GENERAL: The applicant appeals for upgrade of discharge to Honorable.
The applicant was offered a personal appearance before the Discharge Review Board (ORB) 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
The Board finds that neither the evidence of record nor that provided by the applicant substantiates an inequity or impropriety that would justify a change of discharge.
ISSUE: The 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 characterization 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 , to include evidence submitted by the applicant. The Board completed 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. The applicant's record of service included one Article 15 for wrongful use of Spice.
The applicant contends that the use of spice was a one time incident during his otherwise stellar career. However, the Article 15 specification indicates that he used spice on divers occasions. 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 .
CONCLUSION: The Discharge Review Board concludes that the discharge was consistent with the procedural and substantive requirements of the discharge regulation , was within the discretion of the discharge authority, and that 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 |
AF | DRB | CY2015 | FD-2014-00401
GENERAL: TheapplicantappealsforupgradeofdischargetoHonorable,tochangethereasonandauthorityforthedischarge,and tochange thereenlistmentcode. Theapplicantwasoffereda personalappearancebeforetheDischargeReviewBoard(DRB)butdeclined andrequests thatthereview becompletedbasedontheavailableservicerecord. Theattachedbrief containsavailablepertinentdataontheapplicantandthefactors leadingtothedischarge.
AF | DRB | CY2014 | FD-2014-00193
GENERAL:The applicantappealsforupgradeofdischarge tohonorable.Theapplicantwasoffereda personalappearancebeforetheDischargeReviewBoard(DRB)butdeclined andrequeststhatthereviewbecompletedbased ontheavailableservicerecord.Theattachedbrief containsavailablepertinentdataontheapplicantandthe factorsleadingtothe discharge. FINDING: TheBoarddeniestheupgradeofthedischarge.TheBoardfindsthatneithertheevidenceofrecordnorthatprovidedbytheapplicantsubstantiatesan inequityorimpropriety...
AF | DRB | CY2015 | FD-2014-00513
AJRFORCEDISCHARGEREVIEWBOARDHEARINGRECORDNAME OFSERVICEMEMBER(LAST,FIRST MlDOLE INIT"IAL)(b)(6)GRADETYPE GE I PERSONAL APPEARANCEx I RECORD REVIEW COIJNSEL:NAMEor COUNSELANDORORGAN17-TIONADDRESS ANDORORCANIZATIONOF COUNSEi,.YES No x MEMBER SITTI G VOTEOFTHEBOARDHONGENUOTHCOTllERDENY(b)(6)xxxxxISSUES A94.53 11''0£;\ NU)18£R A66.00EXHIBITSSUBMI1TEDTOTHEBOARD1ORDERAPPOINTINGTHEBOARD2APPLICATION FORREVIEWOFOISC'llARGE3LETTEROFNOTIFICAT ION4BR IEFOFPERSONNELFILECOUNSEL'SRELEASETO...
AF | DRB | CY2015 | FD-2014-00782
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AF | DRB | CY2015 | FD-2014-00365
GENERAL: Theapplicant appealsforupgradeofdischargetoHonorable. Theapplicantwasoffered apersonalappearancebeforetheAirForceDischargeReviewBoard(ORB)butdeclinedandrequeststhatthereviewbecompletedbasedontheavailableservicerecord. Theattachedbriefcontainsavailablepertinentdataontheapplicantandthefactorsleadingtothedischarge.
AF | DRB | CY2015 | FD-2013-00604
GENERAL:TheapplicantappealsforupgradeofdischargetoHonorable, tochangethereasonand authority forthedischargeandtochangethereenlistmentcode. Theapplicantwasoffereda personalappearancebeforetheDischargeReviewBoard(DRB)butdeclined andrequeststhatthereviewbecompleted basedontheavailableservicerecord. Theattachedbrief containsavailablepertinent dataontheapplicant andthefactorsleadingtothedischarge.
AF | DRB | CY2015 | FD-2014-00544
GENERAL: TheapplicantappealsforupgradeofdischargetoHonorable,tochangethereasonandauthority forthedischarge,andtochangethereenlistmentcode.TheapplicantwasofferedapersonalappearancebeforetheDischargeReviewBoard(DRB)butdeclinedandrequeststhatthereviewbecompletedbasedontheavailableservicerecord.Theattachedbriefcontainsavailablepertinentdataontheapplicantandthefactors leadingtothedischarge. FINDING: TheBoard request...
AF | DRB | CY2011 | FD-2009-00730
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AF | DRB | CY2015 | FD-2014-00165
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