Former members of the Armed Forces who
received an administrative discharge have the right to appeal the
characterization or reason for separation. Title 10 of the U.S.
Code, Section 1553 and DOD Directive 1332.28 established a Board of
Review consisting of five members to review appeals of former
members of the Armed Forces. DD Form 293, "Application for Review
of discharge or Dismissal from the Armed Forces of the United
States." provides the respondent a vehicle to present to the Board
their reasons/justications for a discharg upgrade as well as
providing the Services the basic data needed to process
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On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that
the collection of information encompassed by this request complies
with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR
1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding
the proposed collection of information, that the certification
covers:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a
benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control
number;
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of
these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked
and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.