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AF | DRB | CY2015 | FD-2015-00060
Original file (FD-2015-00060.rtf) Auto-classification: Denied

AIR FORCE DISCHARGE REVIEW BOARD HEARING RECORD
 NAME OF SERVlCE MEMBER (LAST, FIRST MIDDLE INITIAL)      GRADE
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TYPE GEN         I        PERSONAL APPEARANCE     x        I        RECORD REVIEW
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ISSUES

A94.53

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APPLICATION FOR REVIEW OF DISCHARGE
LETTER OFNOTlFICATION
BRIEF OP PERSONNEL FILE COUNSEL'S RELEASE TO THE BOARD
ADDITIONAL EXHIBITS SUBMITTED AT TIME OF PERSONAL APPEARANCE
TAPE RECORDlNG OF PERSONAL APPEARANCE HEARING

llEAIUNC DATE    CASE NUMBER

27 May 2015      FD-2015-00060
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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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550 C STREET WEST, SUITE 40      ls>5 COMMA.'iD DR. EE WINC, 3RD FLOOR
RANDOLPH AFB, TX 78150-4742      A.'iDREWS AFB, MD l076J 7001


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



AIR FORCE DISCHARGE REVIEW BOARD DECISIONAL RATIONALE		 CASE NUMBER

FD-2015-00060

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 the applicant submitted no issues contesting the equity or propriety of the discharge, and after a thorough review of the record, the Board was unable to identify any that would justify a change of discharge.

ISSUE: The applicant received a General discharge for Misconduct -Minor Disciplinary Infractions

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 two Article 15s, two Letters of Reprimand, two Letters of Admonishment, and two Letters of Counseling for misconduct which include failing a room inspection on three separate occasions, operating a vehicle while drunk, and making and uttering checks without sufficient funds on three separate occasions.

The applicant states that his discharge did not take into account the good things he did while in the service. The DRB took note of the applicant's duty performance as documented by his performance reports. 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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