Basis
The illegal, wrongful, or improper use, possession, sale, transfer, or introduction onto a military installation of any drug. This includes improper use of prescription medication.
Drug Abuse
The member has this many days to respond to a notification discharge
3 duty days
These three criteria make a member board eligible
6 years + TAFMS, NCO, UOTHC
These ranks are subject to Show Cause Actions
What can the member waive?
A board
A pattern of misconduct consisting solely of these infractions in the current enlistment
Minor Disciplinary Infractions
The commander must consider this when considering the basis for discharge
Entire Military Record
(SURF/RRR, EPBs, other disciplinary paperwork, decorations, and awards)
___ members sit on a board
3
This council takes final actions on show cause actions
Secretary of the Air Force Personnel Council (SAFPC)
What can a commander recommend before discharge initiations for enlisted members?
A discharge waiver/retention
A physical or mental condition that a commander has determined interferes with assignment or duty performance but does not make them eligible for disability processing under AFI 36-3212.
Conditions That Interfere with Military Service
The command can consider only this when making a recommendation for a characterization
The member's current enlistment
What does a board determine?
If there is a basis
If the member should be discharged
If so, the characterization
An officer has this many days to respond to a show cause action
10
What is the difference between an unconditional and a conditional waiver
A conditional waiver is predicated on a certain characterization, whereas an unconditional waiver is not.
Entry-level separations have this type of Characterization
Entry Level
The standard of proof
Perponderance
What the board considers to keep members in the Air Force
Retention Criteria
What is the difference between RETLO and RILO
Retriement in Lieu of v Resignation in Lieu of Discharge
The commander may recommend this type of waiver for fraudulent entry or erroneous enlistments
Constructive Waivers
Minor Disciplinary Infractions could fall under this type of discharge
Entry Level Performance or Conduct
He is the final authority when a member is being discharged for a positive command-directed urinalysis with an honorable characterization
SPCMCA (Col Merrell)
It is an honorable characterization recommendation from the board binding on the SPCMCA
Yes, the SPCMCA can not decide a lower characterization than what the board recommends
If an officer requests retirement in lieu of, what other process is triggered?
An Officer Grade Determination
This is the difference between a punitive and an administrative discharge
Punitive discharges can only be imposed by a court-martial