Michelle 'Mace' Curran

all of these things that are fairly insignificant by themselves, but it's almost like you train your body when you're learning a new sport or when you're working out and you get stronger and stronger or faster and faster. You can do that with your mind and with your level of discomfort that you can tolerate, right? Like you walk into a really cold pool and you're It sucks at first.

all of these things that are fairly insignificant by themselves, but it's almost like you train your body when you're learning a new sport or when you're working out and you get stronger and stronger or faster and faster. You can do that with your mind and with your level of discomfort that you can tolerate, right? Like you walk into a really cold pool and you're It sucks at first.

And then you're in there for five, 10 minutes and you're like, oh, come in. The water's great. As your friends like, no, this water feels terrible because your body adjusts and you get used to it. And your tolerance for discomfort goes up for that short amount of time. And you can train yourself to do that. And so I'd done that.

And then you're in there for five, 10 minutes and you're like, oh, come in. The water's great. As your friends like, no, this water feels terrible because your body adjusts and you get used to it. And your tolerance for discomfort goes up for that short amount of time. And you can train yourself to do that. And so I'd done that.

And then you're in there for five, 10 minutes and you're like, oh, come in. The water's great. As your friends like, no, this water feels terrible because your body adjusts and you get used to it. And your tolerance for discomfort goes up for that short amount of time. And you can train yourself to do that. And so I'd done that.

Over these about two years leading up to applying for the Thunderbirds, and that's what even which applying to the team is terrifying. It's super intimidating. It's very vulnerable. You're put on the spot. You're asked all kinds of questions. You're interviewed by a panel of 12 people. You're put on camera and like do a mock TV interview, which is.

Over these about two years leading up to applying for the Thunderbirds, and that's what even which applying to the team is terrifying. It's super intimidating. It's very vulnerable. You're put on the spot. You're asked all kinds of questions. You're interviewed by a panel of 12 people. You're put on camera and like do a mock TV interview, which is.

Over these about two years leading up to applying for the Thunderbirds, and that's what even which applying to the team is terrifying. It's super intimidating. It's very vulnerable. You're put on the spot. You're asked all kinds of questions. You're interviewed by a panel of 12 people. You're put on camera and like do a mock TV interview, which is.

Something I'd never done and was terrifying at first. So I did that. I got to a point where I was willing to be brave enough to put myself out there, apply. I become a Thunderbird. And now I'm looking at my time on the team ending. It's normally a two-year gig. I ended up doing three years because the pandemic threw a wrench in 2020.

Something I'd never done and was terrifying at first. So I did that. I got to a point where I was willing to be brave enough to put myself out there, apply. I become a Thunderbird. And now I'm looking at my time on the team ending. It's normally a two-year gig. I ended up doing three years because the pandemic threw a wrench in 2020.

Something I'd never done and was terrifying at first. So I did that. I got to a point where I was willing to be brave enough to put myself out there, apply. I become a Thunderbird. And now I'm looking at my time on the team ending. It's normally a two-year gig. I ended up doing three years because the pandemic threw a wrench in 2020.

And honestly, before the pandemic, I was already planning on leaving active duty. I just knew I was ready to do something else and I wanted a little bit more control of my life. And so I was looking at jobs and sales and tech. I was looking at going to the airlines, which is what a lot of people do when they leave. And then the pandemic happened.

And honestly, before the pandemic, I was already planning on leaving active duty. I just knew I was ready to do something else and I wanted a little bit more control of my life. And so I was looking at jobs and sales and tech. I was looking at going to the airlines, which is what a lot of people do when they leave. And then the pandemic happened.

And honestly, before the pandemic, I was already planning on leaving active duty. I just knew I was ready to do something else and I wanted a little bit more control of my life. And so I was looking at jobs and sales and tech. I was looking at going to the airlines, which is what a lot of people do when they leave. And then the pandemic happened.

And now my time to leave the military and go into the civilian world has shifted right an entire year. And The economy, who knows what's happening? The airline industry, who knows what's happening? So it forced me to kind of reflect on what I really wanted if the airlines wasn't an option. And it just gave me more time to think outside of kind of the status quo of what people would expect.

And now my time to leave the military and go into the civilian world has shifted right an entire year. And The economy, who knows what's happening? The airline industry, who knows what's happening? So it forced me to kind of reflect on what I really wanted if the airlines wasn't an option. And it just gave me more time to think outside of kind of the status quo of what people would expect.

And now my time to leave the military and go into the civilian world has shifted right an entire year. And The economy, who knows what's happening? The airline industry, who knows what's happening? So it forced me to kind of reflect on what I really wanted if the airlines wasn't an option. And it just gave me more time to think outside of kind of the status quo of what people would expect.

And I realized that the part of being on the team, on the Thunderbirds that I love the most, the flying was super fun. It was the most fun flying in my career was that feeling I got when I saw, you know, this kid or this woman or whoever it was come up and I would have a conversation with them and I could see it impact them and I could see it change them. And

And I realized that the part of being on the team, on the Thunderbirds that I love the most, the flying was super fun. It was the most fun flying in my career was that feeling I got when I saw, you know, this kid or this woman or whoever it was come up and I would have a conversation with them and I could see it impact them and I could see it change them. And

And I realized that the part of being on the team, on the Thunderbirds that I love the most, the flying was super fun. It was the most fun flying in my career was that feeling I got when I saw, you know, this kid or this woman or whoever it was come up and I would have a conversation with them and I could see it impact them and I could see it change them. And