DRB DIGEST/EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
DRB DOCKET 2013-034
TIS 3 yrs, 10 months, 28 days
Policy Implications None
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
The applicant was discharged for Hardship in early 2013. The applicant’s complete Personnel Data Record and
Separation Package were available for the Board to review. The underlying reasons for the voluntary
separation were becoming a parent for the first time in a very new member-to-member marriage, depression,
and previous bouts with alcohol that caused disciplinary actions, and approval of a second chance waiver for
service retention.
The board is aware of the circumstances that led up to the separation as well as the applicant’s ineligibility for
the Separation for Care of Newborn Children (SCNB) program that was previously applied for. Unfortunately,
the SCNB program requires a minimum of six years service time. The applicant only had three plus years at the
time of request. Shortly after, the applicant received a psychiatric evaluation in the Fall of 2012 that
recommended a hardship discharge. The applicant made the request for the separation shortly after. The
command and PSC (epm-1) all endorsed and approved the applicant for an Honorable Discharge.
The Board notices that the Servicing Personnel Office (SPO) made an error in processing the applicant’s DD-
214. Due to the applicant having a previous ‘Uncharacterized’ period of service in 2007 (52 days total), the
SPO used the default character of service that was uploaded in Direct Access from the first enlistment. All other
items were done correctly.
Aside from the administrative error, the Board finds no issues with propriety or equity in this case.
Propriety: Discharge was proper.
Equity: Discharge was equitable.
Final Adjudication by Assistant Commandant For Human Resources: Due to the administrative error
made, a Honorable Discharge will be issued as directed by PSC (epm). All other items stand as issued.
CG | DRB | 2013 - Discharge Review Board (DRB) | 2013 078
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CG | DRB | 2013 - Discharge Review Board (DRB) | 2013 055
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CG | DRB | 2013 - Discharge Review Board (DRB) | 2013 004
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CG | DRB | 2013 - Discharge Review Board (DRB) | 2013 032
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CG | DRB | 2013 - Discharge Review Board (DRB) | 2013 060
The applicant had a positive urinalysis result during a random testing in late 2012. The applicant’s had 10 years of service which afforded the right to an Administrative Separation Board (ASB) that occurred in the Spring of 2013. The Board finds no issues with propriety or equity in this case.
CG | DRB | 2012 - Discharge Review Board (DRB) | 2012 072
This was the result of a voluntary SILO request made in 2009, by the applicant, due to an overwhelming financial situation in which relocation would have adversely affected their family. In the Fall of 2009, just 8 weeks prior to his request to SILO, the applicant was taken to Summary Court-Martial (SCM) for an inappropriate relationship onboard a USGC cutter. The board recommends that applicant’s SPD code be changed to KND with the narrative reason as: ‘Separation for...
CG | DRB | 2014 - Discharge Review Board (DRB) | 2014 009
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CG | DRB | 2013 - Discharge Review Board (DRB) | 2013 067
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CG | DRB | 2014 - Discharge Review Board (DRB) | 2014 032
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CG | DRB | 2013 - Discharge Review Board (DRB) | 2013 027
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