What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? Maryland
I didn't complete training at Navy OCS after a medical issue was detected, so I ended up receiving honorable discharge in December 2007.
I left there on good terms at first with my class Chief Petty Officer. It was good enough that when I called her the next month (January 2008) to request her as a job reference, I could hear a warm and enthusiastic tone in her voice.
Then the next month on February 2008, I somewhat pulled a prank by posing as a relative of myself on an online military social network called Together We Served (TWS) and saying that I have fallen. Well each new member can browse around for free the first month but has to pay after that, so I would add pseudonyms to take advantage of free browsing. Another reason for this was I felt the "military me" have died on the day I got discharged.
I called Chief last month (December 2008) to request her as a job reference again. When her office answer machine picked up, I left a voicemail message saying "Hello my dear Chief. I thought I'd call to check if you wouldn't mind bein a job reference again." The recording quoted her cell phone number if it's an emergency, so I called her on that the next day.
Her: Chief C.
Me: Hi Chief. It's Joe A. How you doin'?
Her: Hi. How are you?
Me: Not bad. Just finished first semester of grad school.
Her: Good.
Me: Say I assume you got my message yesterday?
Her: About that, not after what you posted on Facebook.
Me: You have access to my Facebook profile?
Her: Oh I meant the Together We Served website. You were posing on there with pseudonyms as sister and brother of yourself and that you have fallen.
Me: It was a prank.
Her: Then that was a ****ty prank. You had a rough road back then in training, and you still had a rough road after that. Didn't you?
Me: (Pause) Yeah
Her: Yeah. I'm getting concerned about you. I'm uncomfortable recommending you. Don't talk to me again. (Hung up)
I was feeling so guilty since then that I finally text messaged her on January 10, 2009 and traded a reply or two.
Me: Hello Chief. I know I must be the last person you want to talk to or hear from, but I just want to say so sorry for the TWS incident.
Her: T w s?
Me: Together We Served. If theres any1 else I owe apologies or explanations to, please let me know. Again, deeply sorry.
Her: I have asked you once and i'm telling you again. Please do not ever contact me by any means ever again. If it continues i will press charges.
Can she really do that or is she exaggerating? If so, what other charges can she press for besides assumingly harrassment and stalking? If it does happen, how easily can she win? Where would I be tried since I live in MD and she's stationed/living in RI, or is it up to her?
I didn't complete training at Navy OCS after a medical issue was detected, so I ended up receiving honorable discharge in December 2007.
I left there on good terms at first with my class Chief Petty Officer. It was good enough that when I called her the next month (January 2008) to request her as a job reference, I could hear a warm and enthusiastic tone in her voice.
Then the next month on February 2008, I somewhat pulled a prank by posing as a relative of myself on an online military social network called Together We Served (TWS) and saying that I have fallen. Well each new member can browse around for free the first month but has to pay after that, so I would add pseudonyms to take advantage of free browsing. Another reason for this was I felt the "military me" have died on the day I got discharged.
I called Chief last month (December 2008) to request her as a job reference again. When her office answer machine picked up, I left a voicemail message saying "Hello my dear Chief. I thought I'd call to check if you wouldn't mind bein a job reference again." The recording quoted her cell phone number if it's an emergency, so I called her on that the next day.
Her: Chief C.
Me: Hi Chief. It's Joe A. How you doin'?
Her: Hi. How are you?
Me: Not bad. Just finished first semester of grad school.
Her: Good.
Me: Say I assume you got my message yesterday?
Her: About that, not after what you posted on Facebook.
Me: You have access to my Facebook profile?
Her: Oh I meant the Together We Served website. You were posing on there with pseudonyms as sister and brother of yourself and that you have fallen.
Me: It was a prank.
Her: Then that was a ****ty prank. You had a rough road back then in training, and you still had a rough road after that. Didn't you?
Me: (Pause) Yeah
Her: Yeah. I'm getting concerned about you. I'm uncomfortable recommending you. Don't talk to me again. (Hung up)
I was feeling so guilty since then that I finally text messaged her on January 10, 2009 and traded a reply or two.
Me: Hello Chief. I know I must be the last person you want to talk to or hear from, but I just want to say so sorry for the TWS incident.
Her: T w s?
Me: Together We Served. If theres any1 else I owe apologies or explanations to, please let me know. Again, deeply sorry.
Her: I have asked you once and i'm telling you again. Please do not ever contact me by any means ever again. If it continues i will press charges.
Can she really do that or is she exaggerating? If so, what other charges can she press for besides assumingly harrassment and stalking? If it does happen, how easily can she win? Where would I be tried since I live in MD and she's stationed/living in RI, or is it up to her?