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ARMY | DRB | CY1997 | 199700722
Original file (199700722.rtf) Auto-classification: Denied
                                    CASE NO: AD97-00722
PART II - APPLICATION DATA
(Note: Part I deleted under the Privacy Act on Reading Room copy)

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

2. Date of discharge (or REFRAD): 840224

3. Authority for separation:

         a. Regulation: Chapter 3, AR 635-200

         b. Reason:       As a Result of Court-Martial, Other
4. Prior review(s): ( X ) NONE
PART III - SERVICE HISTORY
SECTION A - Period of Service Under Review

 1.       Service data: 2. Awards and decorations:

a. Period entered for: 4 Years Type
b. Entry date: 801229 ASR
c. Age: 17 Years DOB: 631003 OSR
d. Educational level: 9 Years
e. Aptitude area scores: ( X ) NIF/NA
          GT: 93 3. Highest grade achieved:
f. Actual creditable service: 2 Years
10 Months 26 Days Grade
E3

4. Performance evaluations:
( X ) NONE

                                             CASE NO: AD97-00722
PART III - SERVICE HISTORY
SECTION A - Period of Service Under Review - Continued

5. Periods of unauthorized absence:

 Status Inclusive dates
         AWOL
         Mil conf 830606-830905
         Civil conf
         Other


6. Nonjudicial punishment:
         Date     Offense(s)
         821217   DOLC from 1LT (821130); DOLO from SGT (821202); wrongfully possessed 0.5 grams of marijuana (821016)
7. Court-Martial data:
         a. SCM: ( X ) NONE
                 
         b. SPCM:
                  Date Offense(s)
                   830606   Wrongfully possessed and distributed marijuana in the hashish                               form (830301)            

         c. GCM:  ( X ) NONE
                 

8.       Remarks: ( X ) NONE
SECTION B - Other Service Data
( X ) NONE

         CASE NO: AD97-00722
PART IV - PREHEARING REVIEW
SECTION A - Analyst's Assessment

1. Summary of facts and circumstances concerning discharge:
         830606:  Applicant was found guilty by a special court-martial of wrongful                 possession and distribution of marijuana in the hashish form                       (830301). He was sentenced to be discharged with a Bad Conduct                     Discharge, confinement at hard labor for one hundred and ten (110)                days and forfeiture of $360.00 pay per month for three months.
         830616:  The sentence was approved. The record of trial was forwarded to the               Judge Advocate General of the Army for review by the Court of                      Military Review.
         831102:  The United States Army Court of Military Review affirmed the                       approved findings of guilty and the sentence.
         840131:  The sentence having been affirmed pursuant to Article 66 and Article              71 (c) having been complied with, the sentence was ordered to be                  executed.
         840224:  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 970114.
C-1: DD Form 149, dated 970114.





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


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

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

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

                                    CASE NO: AD97-00722
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:
         ( )     Additional issue(s) identified during review/hearing as follows:
        

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 numbers below corresponds to the issue numbers on the DD Form 293, or in Part VI, Paragraph 1, above.

(1) The issue is rejected. Court-Martial convictions stand as adjudged or modified by appeal through the judicial process. The Army Discharge Review Board cannot retry the case. The Army Discharge Review Board is empowered only to change the discharge if it determines that clemency is in order. Clemency is an act of mercy, or instance of leniency, to moderate the severity of punishment. After a thorough review of the applicant's record and any issues submitted, the Board found no cause for clemency and voted to deny relief.

 3. Response to item(s) not addressed as decisional issue(s): ( X ) NA

                            CASE NO: AD97-00722
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                       .
         ( X )    Equitable.
         ( )      Inequitable as to characterization. Change characterization to                                .
         ( )      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 0 5

         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

                                     CASE NO: AD97-00722
PART VII - BOARD ACTION
SECTION B - Verification and Authentication

Case report reviewed and verified       


                                 
LTC WYRICK
Post Hearing Reviewer   


PART VIII - DIRECTIVE/CERTIFICATION
SECTION A - DIRECTIVE
(X) NONE
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

INDEX RECORD:

AD9700722 970519 BD 840224 AR635-200 C3 A6800 NC 5-0A
1 10 11 12 18 20 26 41 46 49 52

A9105 A0100 A9217 A9307
53 58 63 68

                           CASE NO: AD97-00722
PART IX - VOTING RECORD

 Name  Reason Characterization
 CHANGE NC HON UHC NC UNCHAR

1. LTC WYRICK, JIMMY Mbr      X          X    

2. LTC PHILLIPS, JOHN Mbr      X          X    

3. LTC SMITH, LILLIAN Mbr      X          X    

4. COL ALLEN, THOMAS Mbr      X          X    

5. COL MATHEWS, WILLIAM PO      X          X    






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