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AF | DRB | CY2015 | FD-2014-00709
Original file (FD-2014-00709.rtf) Auto-classification: Denied

AIR FORCE DISCHARGE REVIEW BOARO HEARING RECORD
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 TYPE GE1         I        PERSONAL APPEARANCE     x        I        RECORD REVIEW
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ISSUES   A66.00   INDEX NUMBER    A94.53   EXHIBITS SUBMl'ITED TO THE BOARD
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2 APPLICATION FOR REV IEW OF DlSCHARGE
LETTER OF NOTIFICATION
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TAPE RECORDING OF PERSONAL APPEARANCE HEARING

HEARING DATE     CASENUMOER

19 May 2015      FD-2014-00709
APPLICANTS ISSUEAA'D'lliEBOARD'S DECISIQ\IAL RATIOSALE ARE DISCUSSED Ollll!EATTACHED AIR FORC£ DISCHARGE REVIEW BOARD DECISIONAL RATIOAU

Case heard in Washington, D.C.

Advise appl icant of the decision of the Board, the right to a personal appearance with/without counsel, and the right to subm it an application to the AFBCMR.









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AIR FORCE DISCHARGE REVIEW BOARD DECISIONAL RATIONALE		 CASE NUMBER

FD-2014-00709

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.

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 Letter of Reprimand for being arrested by civil authorities for public intoxication, and admitting to ingesting Adderall , a narcotic not prescribed to him.

The applicant submitted no issues regarding the inequity or impropriety of his/her discharge. The DRB took note of the applicant's duty performance as documented by his performance reports, letters of recommendation and other accomplishments. They found the seriousness of the willful misconduct offset any positive aspects of the applicant's duty performance. The Board concluded the discharge was appropriate for the reasons which were the basis for this case. 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

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