The Board found that the appellant's discharge from service was under other than honorable conditions due to a continuous period of AWOL, and denied his appeal as there were no compelling circumstances warranting such prolonged absence.
The deciding factor: The appellant had multiple periods of AWOL during service, totaling approximately 581 days. The Board found that these absences, along with the appellant's admitted use of illicit drugs, precluded a finding that his earlier service was honest, faithful, and meritorious.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 28, 2006
- Citation
- 0640018
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