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AF | DRB | CY2015 | FD-2014-00737
Original file (FD-2014-00737.rtf) Auto-classification: Denied

AIR FORCE DISCHARGE REVIEW BOARD HEARING RECORD
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ISSUES   A94.05   INDEX NUMBER     A67.30   EXHIBITS SUBMITTED TO THE BO
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APPLICATION FOR REVIEW OF DISCHARGE     
LEITER OF NOTIFICATION
BRIEF OF PERSONNEL FILE COUNSEL'S RELEASE TO THE BOARD
ADDITIONAL EXHIBITS SUBMITIED AT TIME OF PERSONAL APPEARANCE
TAPE RECORDING OF PERSONAL APPEARANCE HEARlNG

HEARING DATE     CASE NUMBER

24 Apr 2015      FD 2014-00737
AJ>PUCANT'S ISSUE AND 1llEBOARD'S DECISIONAL RATIONALE AllB DISCUSSED ON TIIB ATTACHED AIR FO!lCE DISCHARGE RJ!VIl!W BOARD DECISIONAL RATIONAU:.

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.








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SECRETARY OFTIIE AIR FORCE PERSONNEL COUNCIL
AIR FORCE: DISCHARGE REVIEW BOARD

550 C STREET WEST,SUITE 40
1535 COMMAND DR, EE WING,3RD FLOOR

RANDOLPH AFB, TX 78150-4742      ANDREWS AFB, MD 207611001


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AIR FORCE DISCHARGE REVIEW BOARD DECISIONAL RATIONALE		 CASE NUMBER

FD-2014-00737

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: The applicant received a General discharge for Misconduct - Commission of a Serious Offense

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 stealing a backpack and three pairs of sunglasses from AAFES.

The applicant contends that the discharge was unwarranted because it was too harsh. The applicant claims that he did not steal the items in question in regards to the Article 15. After review of the records, the Board found that the applicant was given an opportunity to prove his innocence in court, by declining the Article 15 and choosing to go to trial, however he chose to decline a trial by accepting the Article 15.

The applicant submitted no issues regarding the inequity or impropriety of his discharge. 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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