Chelle Lynne Anderson-Tesla; female pretender pilot

| November 5, 2012

Meet Chelle Lynne Anderson-Tesla who is currently a major in the Civil Air Patrol in Virginia and assigned to HQ, VA Wing as Director of Aerospace Education. She got that job because she represented herself as combat-wounded Army Aviation Captain, and a UH-60 Blackhawk pilot. Of course, she’s here on TAH, so you already know that none of that is true.

She was a PFC Air Traffic Controller for less than two years;

I don’t know how she got a Good Conduct Medal with less than 3 years service, but there it is.

She claims that she earned a Purple Heart when her Blackhawk was shot down in Iraq and, of course, because of that incident she claims she suffers from TBI and PTS. but, as her records show, she’s never been to Iraq;

She also claims that she had enlisted time before she went to OCS. So, I thought I’d give her time to prove that to her unit who has confronted her with this information, in case the NPRC’s records were deficient. But I’ve just heard that she’s resigning from CAP “because of all of the politics” which means there won’t be any proof forthcoming. So mainly, this post is to prevent her from pulling the same scam in another state when it hits the search engines.

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Passerby

@Hondo – I’m not exactly certain what the CAP regs state for these kinds of situations. I could imagine them mirroring/echoing those of the military but only to a point. Because CAP is a volunteer civilian auxiliary and because membership criteria and expectations are nowhere near those in the military, not all things could translate perfectly (a CAP “O-4” and an actual O-4 don’t fall from the same height, so to speak). There are administrative separations, and evidently that’s what she got…?
(Seriously, what is her status? I’ve read here and elsewhere that she’s in, that she’s out, that she was allowed to “retire,” that she got the boot and was flagged. Is the investigation even happening still? I’m not finding many straight answers and few people seem to know what’s going on.)
I was never an IG and never faced an inquiry, so how CAP decides punishments (and what evidence it uses) is admittedly a bit beyond me.

@OWB – The sticky situation with her Army service and CAP is that (apparently) she started in the latter as a cadet. So she already had a prior record to base her senior member career off of. CAP surely doesn’t discourage military service (in fact, many members are active, former, or retired military). However, I don’t recall them requiring any paperwork to apply for CAP (DD-214, etc.) unless maybe it was relevant to a certain specialty track (presenting flight records to become a CAP pilot, etc.). That being said, Tesla’s cadet experience meant that she really wouldn’t have been required to show her service paperwork. The only reason it’s an issue in this case is because she didn’t think her lies would come back to bite her in the ass.

OWB

And that is precisely why so many of us have said that any respect we might have had for the CAP has vaporized.

ArmyVet

@OWB: And that is precisely why so many of us have said that any respect we might have had for the CAP has vaporized.

Well Said.

CAP’s silence screams cover up. The Air Force has had all those scandals. CAP is an USAF Aux. Sounds like big brother blue is cleaning up it’s mess. Likely scenario, Quinn will be the VA group head in near future and Tesla may be his VC when the dust settles. And the Purple Heart saga continues…

I don’t want my kids any where near this program. It had promise when I was a kid, but the way they have handled this clusterfk like Tesla, it is a lost cause today.

Green Thumb

Extra shitbag loser.

Hondo

Passerby: as a USAF auxiliary, the CAP’s investigative procedures would presumably mirror those of the USAF. The USAF investigative procedures for both IG and Commander-directed investigations are publicly available:

http://www.af.mil/shared/media/document/AFD-120228-085.pdf

http://www.af.mil/shared/media/document/AFD-120228-078.pdf

Both use the “preponderance of evidence” standard. And both specifically allow the use of circumstantial evidence.

“Quinn” may or may not be conducting an investigation of this matter under CAP auspices. If he is, and if he continues to demand additional proof at this point, he’s giving every indication of “slow-rolling” things – perhaps intentionally.

Given that (1) an Army spokesman, speaking on the record, has confirmed that Tesla’s records show neither a Purple Heart nor Iraq service, and (2) the presumed subject of his investigation (Tesla) has publicly admitted she lacks any documentation to disprove the Army’s statements concerning her military service, I fail to see what more “Quinn” thinks he needs. IMO he’s got fairly conclusive proof that Tesla has in the past falsely claimed (and worn) a Purple Heart she does not rate, and never served in Iraq as she claimed.

MCPO NYC USN (Ret.)

Hondo – If that was her above. She did not lie – she admitted to having a fat ass!

Hondo

MCPO: I was referring to her initial claims of Purple Heart entitlement and Iraq service when I was referencing her lies.

I’ve neither met nor seen Ms. Tesla in person, so I have no personal knowledge regarding her size. I’ll therefore take her purported word above regarding the flabby nature of her ass. (smile)

Capt Poseur Buster

Guys, She was allowed to resign back in November when this whole flap first came to light online. While it is certainly not what you’d expect, it is pretty standard that someone is given that option instead of the lengthy membership termination process. Commanders have way better things to be dealing with than a member who is being a problem, so if they can get them to “just go away” versus a long, grotesque charade that ends in the same thing (them out of the organization) they’ll do that if they can. (not saying its right, but is the reality of the situation) Now, I have it on pretty good authority that her records at National HQ had a flag put on them in the event that she attempted to renew her membership after it ran out in February. She’s no longer listed on the CAP membership rolls, so she’s technically no longer CAP’s problem. They cashiered her (even though they didn’t formally do it, being told “you’re done” is enough). They’re not hiding anything. Virginia had been told as early as LAST SUMMER that they had a problem in their midst by more than one person. The state commander elected to ignore it, or didn’t feel it was important enough to warrant a full investigation. (he’s a retired Air Force guy, as I recall. Sucks that he didn’t give a crap) Mary & Jonn got the records in October. We put together a package detailing the issues (the lies, the documentation) and forwarded it to the state commander. Instead of unleashing his IG on it (as he probably should have), he let the vice commander investigate. Yeah. We see where that led. Did their vice commander in VA do a crummy job of investigating? Yep. When it appeared that nothing was forthcoming from VA, the PDF file that the state commander got went “up the chain” around the 10th or 15th of November. Suddenly, Tesla is “no longer participating.” And then the state commander is abruptly announced he was stepping down (while its been said that the Tesla situation… Read more »

EdUSMCleg

@358- Great points. Really, the latest article didn’t mention CAP at all, just her claims. She was raked over the coals for it, and life goes on. I am sure she will think twice next time. If she lies again and a reporter or someone else falls for it, I am sure we will find out and go back through all this lol

Nik

@359

I am sure she will think twice next time.

Seems to me thinking once would be a 100% improvement for that one.

OWB

Unfortunately, it is very likely that she will just come up with a new name, a new venue, and a variation on the theme of outrageous claims. She is still in training, honing her craft of lies, as we have seen so many times with other frauds.

Nothing would please me more than to have her prove me wrong.

Mustang2LT

@351 – I was a CAP cadet and later served in the Air Force Reserve, the Indiana Air National Guard, and am currently an officer in the Indiana Army National Guard. After I returned from a deployment to Iraq, I briefly re-joined CAP as a Senior Member and, when I filled out my paperwork, the application asked specifically if I had served (or was serving) in the military and asked for relevant documentation to ensure that I had not been discharged under less than honorable conditions. So, your statements in post 351 are not accurate. Obviously, CAP as an organization would not want a shitbag joining their organization and there’s no better way of finding this out than looking at a DD214. It seems that VA Wing dropped the ball on this one and it would behoove them to straighten this out ASAP; this will only get worse for the organization if this is allowed to fester.

Capt Poseur Buster

#361: If she can change her SSN & fingerprints, sure.

Capt Poseur Buster

#362: She was a member since she was a cadet. She never presented a DD-214 because she was never asked to. When she showed up in VA (after moving from TX) she arrived with her “narrative” (she had been in VA Wing previously) that included flight school, Iraq, etc. When you transfer units in CAP, nobody asks you for a DD-214.

In any event, she is not Virginia or CAP’s problem anymore: she’s not a member.

Hondo

Mustang2LT: not necessarily. Some chapter actions result in an honorable discharge. It’s possible Tesla provided them with an accurate DD214 and added the lies about Iraq and being entitled to a Purple Heart after joining.

Where I fault the VA CAP is in not taking action for months after the matter of Tesla’s lies was brought to their attention. That is IMO inexcusable.

2/17 Air Cav

@361. She doesn’t have to change either so long as there are organizations (CAP comes to mind) and individuals (a few come to mind) who are willing to take her at her word without more.

2/17 Air Cav

CORRECTION to cmt 366: I should have cited to cmt 363, which was a response to OWB’s cmt in 361.

Just sayin

The following post found on her FB page:

April 13
“Speculation is now truth. There is nothing I can do about this situation….even the Pentagon says that my name isn’t what I say it is. *smdh*”

EdUSMCleg

@368: Can’t help but lie.

Hondo

Perhaps rather than writing “smdh” on Facebook she should just STFU.

Capt Poseur Buster

Dear Chelle:

It is NOT POSSIBLE that the US Army or the ENTIRETY of the DoD have ZERO record of you being an Officer Candidate, a 2LT, a 1LT or a CPT while having gone thru OCS, Officer Basic Course, IERW and the UH-60 course, PCS’d to a unit in Germany, served a tour in Iraq and then were shot down, injured, awarded a Purple Heart (among other things), returned to the US and thence discharged with a disability.

If you were really an O-1, O-2 & O-3, and went thru all that training, YOU WOULD HAVE RECORDS. A Commission, Orders, Pay Records, Flight Records, Physicals, Grade Slips, graduation certificates, the books from OCS/OBC, the books from Flight School, an FAA pilots license as a rotary-wing aviator, treatment records, there would be a UH-60 “shoot-down” incident in Iraq listed on the date you were supposedly shot down, etc, etc, etc.

Read it again: NOT POSSIBLE THAT THIS INFORMATION DOES NOT EXIST.

So continue with your charade that “even the Pentagon says [your] name isn’t what [you] say it is.”

If you’re in possession of documentation that backs up your claims and can be verified (ie. you didn’t just print off a Meritorious Service Medal certificate with “SGT CHELLE LYNN HOUGAN” on your inkjet printer), I’ll kiss your ass right on the National Mall in front of the National Air & Space Museum.

But you can’t verify what does not exist.

A Proud Infidel

Is she still holding on to her story? I see again what Senior Chief Shipley is talking about when he says that “A lot of these posers will take their lies with them to the grave.”.

Capt Poseur Buster

I forgot to sign my post #371:

Hugs & kisses,

Capt Poseur Buster
(captposeurbuster@hushmail.com)

Just an Old Dog

“The following post found on her FB page:
April 13
“Speculation is now truth. There is nothing I can do about this situation….even the Pentagon says that my name isn’t what I say it is. *smdh*”

Wow, there is no end to this woman’s bullshit. Now she has to come up with some secret Squirrel story about how they scrubbed all records of her because she was flying uber-secret missions and refused orders to bomb a refugee camp filled with orphans. Or the great Kansas City Fire time warped to burn up her records.
Hey Chelle, just drop the military poser shit and find a local underground bondage club to join. You can pretend you are Jabba the Hut’s sister and Ron Mailhan can dress like Howdy Doody and rope your big ass. Or you can dress like an Injun and say your name is Buffalo Wallow Woman.
Seriously just drop off the radar.

Front Royal Grunt

I’ll be looking out for this chick. I know exactly where her complex is, too. I wonder if the apartment management would like to hear how the woman that called them out on the tattered flag was called out for being a fraud.

I wonder if her boyfriend Quinn-Boy hang out in the area. I’m sure she walks him around on a leash.

thebronze

Damn, this broad sure is a glutton for punishment!!! Here’s the convo I had with her tonight on facebook:

Conversation started April 11
3:49pm
thebronze

You lying, poser sack of shit. Busted, bitch!

http://valorguardians.com/blog/?p=32709
Chelle Lynne Anderson-Tesla; female pretender pilot
valorguardians.com

Meet Chelle Lynne Anderson-Tesla who is currently a major in the Civil Air Patrol in Virginia and assigned to HQ, VA Wing as Director of Aerospace Education. She got that job because she represented herself as combat-wounded Army Aviation Captain, and a UH-60 Blackhawk pilot. Of course, she’s here o…

Today
9:58pm
Michelle A. Tesla

thebronze,

Does it make you feel better to have said that? You are obviously a wonderful man and have never done anything wrong. Please, let me worship the ground that you walk on. GFY.

Michelle

10:23pm
thebronze

Haha! Sure I’ve made mistakes, but I never lied about my service. You fucking piece of shit!!

10:57pm
Michelle A. Tesla

Nice to know that you will spend your time talking to a fucking piece of shit on a Friday night….you have nothing else to do in California….so sad. Go drink a beer and go fuck yourself. Goodnight, Sam.

11:27pm
thebronze

I was waiting to get seen at the VA hospital, so yeah, I didn’t have anything better to do. Later, you lying sack of shit.

Just sayin

@375 If you saw the first news report, you can tell by the look on the manager’s face, she didn’t make no “friends” with them! Amusing how the “saving face” activity includes carefully arranging friends: virtual & rt who she knows she can still manipulate with her BS, or use to get her needs met. And two very separate FB personalities, one very public for a few hundred “influential” friends, several in CAP and the, now much smaller, group on the weird, personality, “acting out” FB page where she “bares all”, or gives the impression of said. FroRo is a SMALL town, tho. Eventually, it will run out and there’ll be no more “welcome mat”!

However, have heard that some have deep concerns about the safety of the child at the hands of a pathological sociopath, with a fixation on attention seeking, especially through numerous, nearly weekly visits to hospital, “accidentally” crashing two vehicles then posting pics of the overturned car numerous times, claiming serious injuries, which also was not true, claiming kid & ex were in “serious” accident and in critical condition at one point… All posted for everyone to read on her FB! Now the kid has supposedly been “sick” and visited the ER 3 times in two weeks. Anyone else familiar with Münchausen syndrome by proxy?

EdUSMCleg

This chick has issues.

11B2P

I’m surprised it took this long, but her original FB page (https://www.facebook.com/GCAGoddess) is no longer alive.

Astonished

You should contact a major news show like 60 minutes, 20/20, 48 Hours, HLN or even Nancy Grace (No I don’t really like her but she would eat this shit up and this poser). I think the more airtime it gets the more can be done about her crimes. It disgusts me that she is still walking around and no charges have been filed against her.

BTW, she is NOT the sister of Cpt. James C. Edge. He didn’t have a sister, only 2 brothers.

http://www.arlingtoncemetery.net/jcedge.htm

And as #377Just sayin posted, she does need to be investigated by the State regarding the mysterious injuries and illnesses of her son. I have never known anyone but her to have so much bad luck, injuries, catastrophic events in their life like she does. She conveniently always posts them on FB with multiple pictures while she’s in the hospital, even when she was supposedly in ICU. She needs to be stopped before she can do more harm. Who knows what all she is capable of. This woman is a ticking time bomb and now that she has been exposed and can’t ride the gravy train anymore she will turn her focus onto something/someone else.

I do have a question about her being able to be a member of CAP. She supposedly had extensive injuries from her “shot down Blackhawk”, she walks with a cane and is on powerful pain meds. These meds cause her to be extremely drowsy and lethargic, where she requires a lot of rest and at times can barely function. Can a person in this condition really be a CAP leader and do all the flights and activities that’s required of them?

BTW, I was a recipient of her email that she sent out last year requesting ‘donations’ to start over after she lost everything in a fire. That’s when the red flag went off for me. I was very suspicious because of the list of items she had. It was absolutely crazy.

Just sayin

@380 where’s the “fire”? Seriously, she asked for help after losing all in a “fire”? That’s “news”! Only “fire” was in her head! Another fabrication. : > ( Now apparently BOTH FB pages have gone away. Probably realized how damning her page would be if CPS got a hold of it!

ArmyVet

@380 You should contact a major news show like 60 minutes, 20/20, 48 Hours, HLN or even Nancy Grace (No I don’t really like her but she would eat this shit up and this poser). I think the more airtime it gets the more can be done about her crimes. It disgusts me that she is still walking around and no charges have been filed against her.

Excellent idea. From what I have seen on FB the Virginia VC is going about business like nothing has happened. No official word from the CAP about her. IMHO, the more exposure to this fraud will lessen the chance she gets off.

A_Proud_Infidel

Her being on pain meds raises a huge red flag in my mind, my first wife was a pill junkie, and she would do or say whatever she thought was necessary to prey on someone’s sympathy and manipulate them however she wanted to. I think she’s a Sociopath, plain and simple, and she has no feeling for anything other than instant gratification, nothing else means anything to her, even someone’s life or health.

Valkyrie

My Doctor and I were just discussing how people who abuse pain meds have given everyone who requires them a bad name. And how since it was determined that it was to hard to arrest all the “bad people” they went after the Doctors and when that didn’t work they did what was sure to punish all those in the right. They made it where a pharmacist just can’t order the meds anymore. (remind anyone of how gun control is going? Just make it harder to find the ammo) Then talking about that kind of fraud and how suspicious everyone is of everyone nowadays lead to us talking about Stolen Valor. He and I both respect the hell out of anyone who’s served in any form, where I use to run up to shake a person’s hand in uniform I now eye them with cynicism. No, Stolen Valor is not a victimless crime, it’s made a victim of us all.

11B2P

Does anyone know if this lady even has a job? If so, does it require a clearance? As an employer, I would like to know if one of my employees were pulling this crap, especially if it was a job requiring integrity and trustworthiness.

Combat Historian

#385: My bet is that she is living completely on the public assistance dole…

11B2P

@386: You’re probably right. But I remember reading somewhere that she was claiming a federal job on her LinkedIn account. Nothing else she says is true, not sure why anyone would think that is, but you never know.

My guess is that she’s living on someone else’s dime, like her ex-husband’s. Meh, you’re probably right, public funds are providing this chick with all she needs I’m sure, and then some.

EdUSMCleg

@387- she WAS claiming a Fed job… I posted it a while back but am too lazy to read back on all the comments lol

Passerby

@387 – She’s claimed a lot of other things which haven’t actually been true either. And I have a gut feeling that she’s no stranger to sugar daddies.

11B2P

I did a google search for her old facebook name “GCAGoddess” and turned up a couple of BDSM type sites. Didn’t want to click on them, but interesting find for sure.

I’m not saying I’m against it, but come on, if you’re working with kids in the C.A.P. then you may want to consider having an alternate user name. But then again, she’s a frew french fries short of a happy meal.

Astonished

Look what I found

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMC7NkdMYzlgQ-YwpyKsmcQ?feature=watch

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Just sayin Says:
April 24th, 2013 at 6:16 pm
@380 where’s the “fire”? Seriously, she asked for help after losing all in a “fire”? That’s “news”! Only “fire” was in her head! Another fabrication. : > ( Now apparently BOTH FB pages have gone away. Probably realized how damning her page would be if CPS got a hold of it!

Yes, she really did this. She’s got some big ones, I’ll give her that!

A Proud Infidel

@391, I have to disagree. Like I said earlier, I’m certain that she’s a Sociopath, the only thing that matters to her is instant gratification. Other peoples’ lives, health, and well-being obviously mean nothing to her!

11B2P
Mr. Showtime Formerly C2 Guy

393, looks like an act.

Astonished

@392

What are you disagreeing with, I’m confused.

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A Proud Infidel

@395, Astonished, I was disagreeing that she had “big ones”, I think her actions are driven by her sociopathy, she only wants instant gratification, nothing else means anything to her, even others’ lives and well-being. Just look at her kid’s illnesses, there’s a pattern!

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Ann

This is especially appalling since the CAP is involved with the majority of search and rescue operations in the United States. They also occasionally help the DEA with aerial reconnaissance over possible drug fields. She could have gotten someone killed.

Michael

I’m trying to figure out how she got to be an Air Traffic Controller without going through Ft. Rucker.