AIR FORCE DISCHARGE REVIEW BOARD DECISIONAL RATIONALE |
CASE NUMBE R FD-2015-00073 |
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 - Conduct Prejudicial to Good Order and Discipline
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 15's, one Vacation of Non-jud icial Punishment, one Letter of Reprimand, one Letter of Admonishment , and two Records of Counseling. His misconduct included; without authority leaving appointed place of duty (2x), failure to shave after being told one day prior, failure to report a bird strike in engine, failure to report on time (2x), and backing a bobtail truck into another vehicle.
The applicant submitted no issues regarding the inequity or impropriety of his discharge. The applicant does submit that he was young and reckless at the time of discharge and believes he deserves a second chance. The Board opined that through the administrative actions taken, the applicant had ample opportunities to change his negative behavior. They found the seriousness of the willful misconduct offset any positive aspects of the applicant's duty performance . The Board reviewed the entire record and found no evidence of impropriety or inequity to warrant an upgrade of the discharge. The applicant also cited his desire to receive the G.I. Bill benefits asjustification for upgrade. The DRB noted that when the applicant applied for these benefits, he signed a statement (DD Form 2366, on July 1, 2004) that he understood he must receive an Honorable discharge to receive future educational entitlements. The Board was sympathetic to the impact from the loss of these benefits to the applicant; however, this is not a matter of inequity or impropriety which would warrant an upgrade . 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 . |
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