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ARMY | DRB | CY1997 | 199701316
Original file (199701316.rtf) Auto-classification: Denied
                                    CASE NO: AD97-01316
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): 950221

3. Authority for separation:

         a. Regulation: Chapter 3, AR 635-200

         b. Reason:       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:
 Type
AAM (1st OLC)
 a. Period entered for: 4 Years NDSM
b. Entry date: 900518 SWASM
c. Age: 22 Years DOB: 680331 KLM
d. Educational level: HS Grad NCOPDR
e. Aptitude area scores: ( X ) NIF/NA CIB
 GT: 100 C/Ach
          3. Highest grade achieved:
f. Actual creditable service: 4 Years
6 Months 21 Days Grade
E5

4. Performance evaluations:
( X ) NONE

                                             CASE NO: AD97-01316
PART III - SERVICE HISTORY
SECTION A - Period of Service Under Review - Continued

5. Periods of unauthorized absence:

Status Inclusive dates
         AWOL 931001 - 931023
         Mil conf 930624 - 930813
         Civil conf
         Other


6. Nonjudicial punishment: ( X ) NONE

7. Court-Martial data:
SPCM for larceny, twenty-one (21) specifications.

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

1. Other discharge(s):

 Service Type
RA HD

         CASE NO: AD97-01316
PART IV - PREHEARING REVIEW
SECTION A - Analyst's Assessment

1. Summary of facts and circumstances concerning discharge:
930624: Applicant was charged with larceny, of a total value of about
$1,960.00, twenty-one (21) specifications.
930624: 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.
940110: The United States Army Court of Military Review affirmed the
approved findings of guilty and the sentence.
950119: The sentence having been affirmed pursuant to Article 66 and Article
71 (c) having been complied with, the sentence was ordered to be
executed.
950221: 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 970321.



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: AD97-01316
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, 2, 3, 4) The issues are 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: AD97-01316
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: AD97-01316
PART VII - BOARD ACTION
SECTION B - Verification and Authentication

Case report reviewed and verified       


                                 
LTC PHILLIPS
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:

AD9701316 970620 BD 950221 AR 635-200 C3 A6800 NC 5-0 A
1 10 11 12 18 20 26 41 46 49 52

A9105 A0139 A9235 A9217
53 58 63 68

                            CASE NO: AD97-01316
PART IX - VOTING RECORD

 Name  Reason Characterization
 CHANGE NC HON UHC NC UNCHAR

1. LTC 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 MELCHIOR, ROBERT J. PO      X          X    





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