Wagstaff v. Department of Employment Security

OPINION

ORME, Judge.

Petitioner, a former Air Force employee discharged for drug use, challenges a decision of the Board of Review of the Industrial Commission denying him unemployment compensation benefits. Petitioner claims that, since Air Force disciplinary regulations in effect at the time of his drug use did not sanction discharge of first-time offenders, he was not terminated for just cause. We disagree and affirm.

FACTS

Petitioner, Dennis L. Wagstaff, began working at Hill Air Force Base (HAFB) as a store checker in 1978. After receiving several promotions and a “secret” security…