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AF | DRB | CY2015 | FD-2015-00105
Original file (FD-2015-00105.rtf) Auto-classification: Denied

AI R FOR CE DISCHARG E REVIEW BOARD HEARING RECORD
 NAM£ OF SERVICE MEMBER (lAST, FIRST MlODLE INITIAL)       CRADE
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 1TYPt: GE        I        PERSONAL APPEARANCE     x        I        RECORD REVIEW
 COUNSEL  NA\IE OFCOUNSEL Ai'fD OR ORCANIZATION     ADDRESS AND OR ORCAMZATIO OFCOUNSEl
 YES      No
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VOTE OFTHE BOARD
M EMBER SITTING  HON      GEN      UOTHC    OTHER    DENY
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ISSUES
A92.35
INDEX NUMDER
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EXHlBITS SUBMJITED TOTHE BOARD
I ORDER APPOINTING Tll E BOARD
APPLICATION FOR RtVltW Or DISCHARGE
LETTER OF NOTIFICA I ION
BRIEF OF PERSONNtL flLt COt.,',NSEL'S RELl::.ASt 10 I He BOARD
ADDITIONAL EXHIBITS SUBMITIED AT TIME OF PERSONAL APPEARANCE
TAPE RECORDrNG OP PERSONAL APPEARANCE HEARING


11£/\RINC DATt     CASE NUMBER

13 Jul 2015      FD-2015-00105
APl'UCAMT'$ ISSUE A. 1>T1lE BOARD'SDECISIONAL llATIOSALE AIU: OISCl'.SSED ON T1IE ATTACHJ:I> AIR FORCE DISCHARGE R£VIEW OOAJU> DCOSIONAJ. llATIONA.l.C

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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SAF/MRBR         SECRETARY OF THE AIR FORCE PERSONNEi.. COUNCii..

550 C STREET WEST.SUITE 40
AIR FORCE DISCHARGE REVIEW BOARD
IS3S COMMAND DR. EE WINC. lRD f'l,OOR

RANDOLPH AFB,TX 78150-4742       ANDREWS AFB, ID 20762-7001


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



AIR FORCE DISCHARGE REVIEW BOARD DECISIONAL RATIONALE		 CASE NUMBER

FD-2015-00105

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       - Minor  Disciplinary Infractions/Failure in Alcohol Abuse Treatment.

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, two Letters of Reprimand and two Letters of Counseling. His misconduct included losing his identification card, failure to go to duty, failure to go to duty at appointed time, engaging in sexual intercourse while another Airman was in the dorm room and displaying personal irresponsibility by overindulging in alcohol.

The applicant contends that he should not be penalized indefinitely for a mistake he made when he was young. The DRB recognized the applicant was 22 years of age when the discharge took place. However, there is no evidence that he was immature. The Board opined the applicant was older than the vast majority of first-term members who properly adhere to the Air Force's standards of conduct. The DRB opined that through the administrative actions taken, the applicant had ample opportunities to change his negative behavior. The Board concluded the applicant's misconduct was a significant departure from conduct expected of all military members. The DRB found that the negative aspects of the applicant's service outweighed the positive contributions he made in his Air Force career. The DRB further concluded that the characterization of the applicant's discharge was appropriate due to the misconduct.

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, reason for the discharge or the reenlistment code.

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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