CASE NO: AD97-00278

PART II - APPLICATION DATA
(Note: Part I deleted under the Privacy Act on Reading Room copy)

1. Type of discharge (or characterization of service): UOHC

2. Date of discharge (or REFRAD): 830804

3. Authority for separation:

         a. Regulation: Chapter 10, AR 635-200

         b. Reason:       For The Good Of The Service - In Lieu Of Court Martial

4. Prior review(s): D/841108


PART III - SERVICE HISTORY
SECTION A - Period of Service Under Review

1.       Service data: 2. Awards and decorations:
Type
a. Period entered for: 4 Years L/C
b. Entry date: 800922
c. Age: 24 Years DOB: 560121
d. Educational level: 10 Years
e. Aptitude area scores:
         GT: 81                   3. Highest grade achieved:
f. Actual creditable service: 2 Years Grade
10 Months 13 Days E5

4. Performance evaluations:
( X ) NONE


























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PART III - SERVICE HISTORY
SECTION A - Period of Service Under Review - Continued

5. Periods of unauthorized absence: ( X ) NONE

6. Nonjudicial punishment: ( X ) NONE
                 
7. Court-Martial data: ( X ) NONE

8.       Remarks: ( X ) NONE



SECTION B - Other Service Data

1. Other discharge(s):

         Service                   Type
         RA                         HD
         RA                         HD
        
                                  
                                  



































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PART IV - PREHEARING REVIEW
SECTION A - Analyst's Assessment

1. Summary of facts and circumstances concerning discharge:

         Note:    Facts and circumstances pertaining to applicant’s discharge                        proceedings under the provisions of Chapter 10, AR 635-200,
are not in the file. Facts and circumstances were taken from prior               review.

         830425:  Applicant was charged with 3 specifications of wrongfully                                   distributing marijuana, and 3 specifications of wrongfully                         possessing marijuana.
         830616:  Applicant consulted legal counsel, requested discharge under the                  provisions of Chapter 10, AR 635-200, in lieu of trial by court                            martial, and did not submit a statement in his own behalf.
         830701:  Separation authority approved separation with an under other than                 honorable conditions discharge.
         830824:  Applicant was discharged.

2. Issue(s) of propriety and/or equity on DD Form 293 or incorporated by reference:
         See Attached DD Form 293

3. Exhibit(s) submitted:

         A-1: DD Form 293, dated 960115.
         B-1:     DD Form 293, with eight(8) enclosures as submitted by the applicant.
         C-1:     DD Form 149, dated 950926.
        


PART IV - PREHEARING REVIEW
SECTION B - Medical and/or Legal Advisory Opinion
( X ) NONE

PART V - SUMMARY OF REVIEW HEARING

1. Review/Hearing information:

         a. Applicant testified: ( ) Yes ( X ) No

         b. Witness(es) testified: ( ) Yes ( X ) No
        

2. Exhibit(s) submitted at hearing: ( X ) NONE






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PART VI - ISSUES AND FINDINGS

1. a. Applicant's issue(s) of propriety and/or equity:
         ( X )   Same as those listed on DD Form 293 and Part IV, Section A, Paragraph 2.
         ( )     Revised issue(s) furnished in writing by applicant as follows:
         ( X )   Additional issue(s) identified during review/hearing as follows:

         Board Issue (2) The characterization of service is inequitable.

b. Request: ( X ) Recharacterization ( ) Change of Reason


2. Finding(s), conclusion(s), and reason(s) for the Board's decision(s) on issues of propriety and/or equity:

         a. Propriety:    The applicant has not submitted an issue of propriety and                          the ADRB has not otherwise relied upon an issue of                                           propriety to change the discharge.

         b. Equity:       The parenthetical number(s) below correspond(s) to the                     issue number(s) on the DD Form 293, or in Part VI,                                  Paragraph 1 above.
       





















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PART VII - BOARD ACTION
SECTION A - Conclusions/Decisions/Vote

1.       Board conclusion(s):

         The discharge was:

         ( X )    Proper.
         ( )      Improper as to characterization. Change characterization to                             .
         ( )      Improper as to reason. Change reason to                         under                         .
         ( )      Equitable.
         ( X )    Inequitable as to characterization. Change characterization to  General Discharge           .
         ( )      Inequitable as to reason. Change reason to                      
                  under                        .
         ( )      Both proper and equitable, but characterization/reason for separation cited was an administrative/clerical error and should be changed to                      under                          .


2. Voting record: Change No Change
         Reason 0 5
Characterization 5 0

         The names and votes of the members of the Board are recorded in Part IX of this document and can be obtained by writing to the address below. The request must contain the CASE NO. located in the upper right corner of this document.

Department of the Army Review Boards Agency
ATTN: CPCD
1941 Jefferson Davis Highway, 2nd Floor
Arlington, VA 22202-4508

3. Minority views: ( X ) NA




















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PART VII - BOARD ACTION
SECTION B - Verification and Authentication

Case report reviewed and verified       


                                 
COL MATHEWS
Post Hearing Reviewer   


PART VIII - DIRECTIVE/CERTIFICATION
SECTION A - DIRECTIVE

TO: Commander, ARPERCEN Date:

The Army Discharge Review Board, established under the provisions of Section 30, Public Law 346, 78th Congress, 22 June 1944 and codified as Title 10, United States Code, Section 1553, in the case of the applicant named in Part I directs that:

( )     Characterization of discharge be changed to Uncharacterized.
( )     Characterization of discharge be changed to Honorable.
( X )   Characterization of discharge be changed to Under Honorable Conditions.
( )     Reason and authority for discharge be changed to
        .
( )     Other (see remarks below).

Remarks: ADRB action requires restoration of grade. Restore grade to E-5.





SECTION B - CERTIFICATION


Approval Authority:

EL CARTIO BARNES
Colonel, U.S. Army
President, Army Discharge
Review Board

Official:




SHERRY HILL SARGENT
Major, U.S. Army
Chief, Secretary Recorder

EXHIBITS:
A - Application for review of discharge  C - Other
B - Material submitted by applicant     

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SECTION B - CERTIFICATION


INDEX RECORD:

AD9700278 970313 UD 830804 AR635-200 C10 A7000 GD 5-0 A
1 10 11 12 18 20 26 41 46 49 52

A9200 A0100 A9317
53 58 63














































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PART IX - VOTING RECORD

Name & Rank Reason Characterization
CHANGE NC HON UHC NC UNCHAR

1. MAJ WYRICK, JIMMY R. Mbr      X      X       

2. LTC PHILLIPS, JOHN S. Mbr     X      X       

3. LTC SMITH, LILLIAN C. Mbr      X      X       

4. COL ALLEN, THOMAS J. Mbr      X      X       

5. COL MATHEWS, WILLIAM E. PO      X      X       






























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