Marine Corps Pilot’s Cry for Help Met with Silence

Urban Valor: the podcast

This week's Urban Valor features former Marine Major Trish Linck, an Osprey Pilot from upstate New York. Trish shares her journey from a challenging childhood, marked by mental abuse from her stepfather, to becoming a Marine Corps officer and Osprey pilot with the Purple Foxes.
Trish discusses how her determination to succeed led her to the Marines, inspired by her supportive grandfather. She opens up about her struggles with deteriorating mental health during her service, which ultimately affected her ability to fly. The episode highlights the difficulties Trish faced when seeking help from her command, shedding light on mental health challenges in the military.
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Video Chapters:
00:40 Early Life
04:22 Hell At Home
12:14 Safe Haven
16:14 Find the Corps
23:39 Silver Bullet
27:24 The Commission
28:35 The Basic School
32:59 Learning to Fly
40:14 Camp Pendleton
41:36 The Callsign
49:18 Welcome to the Desert
53:31 Kangaroo Court
55:58 Inner Battles
01:13:43 Journey & Recovery
01:25:47 Leaving the Corps
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