A decision not to be taken lightly. I promise you that it often results in almost immediate, social and professional ostracism in isolation. So how does a whistle blower deal with that . Well, he or she associates with the ripe organization. Im john to reaku. Welcome to the whistle blowers the. 2 2 weve already told you the personal story of pentagon whistleblower Jackie Garrick jackie grew up like Many Americans who came from immigrant families intensely patriotic and wanting to give Something Back to the country that had given them so much in the 1980s. She did an internship at the Veterans Administration Medical Center in new york and developed an interest in post Traumatic Stress disorder, or p t. S. D. In veterans who had returned from service in vietnam. In 1992, she joined the army as a captain and as a social worker. Following the adage, if you want to work with veterans b one. After leaving the military, she worked as the Deputy Director of health care at the american legion,