#76 Grace Tinkey - From Chaos to Grace: A Loadmaster's Experience in the Evacuation of Afghanistan & the Road to Pilot Training

Grace Tinkey joins us on  @AfterburnPodcast  for episode 76. Grace is a former C-17 loadmaster and has made a roundabout way to becoming an Air Force officer. We jump into Grace's experience during August 2021 and the role her and her fellow crew played in the daunting evacuation of Afghanistan at Hamid Karzai International Airport. She shares her firsthand experience at the challenges many faced during that period. Grace started her journey in aviation at as a cadet at the United States Air Force Academy. She shares the detour that led her to becoming a C-17 loadmaster. Grace recently commissioned as an officer and is awaiting to start pilot training. JOIN the Afterburn Newsletter for weekly nuggets of "wisdom." Afterburn Podcast Sponsors Launch Your Aviation Career - BogiDope: https://bit.ly/BogiDope Secure Your Digital Identity - Aura: https://aura.com/afterburn E3 Aviation Association: https://bit.ly/E3Aviation   🚨Afterburn Podcast Links🚨 Newsletter - https://bit.ly/AfterburnNewsletter Contact - https://www.theafterburnpodcast.com/contact Patreon -  https://www.patreon.com/theafterburnpodcast Rain on IG - https://www.instagram.com/rainwaters27/?hl=en Podcast on IG - https://www.instagram.com/afterburnpodcast/ Tik Tok - https://www.tiktok.com/@rainwaters27?lang=en Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/afterburnpodcast Website - https://www.theafterburnpodcast.com Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-afterburn-podcast/messageSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-afterburn-podcast8255/exclusive-contentSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-afterburn-podcast/exclusive-contentAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Have a story? Want to Connect? Advertise? https://theafterburnpodcast.com/contact/🛫 Become a Fighter/Bomber/Cargo/Tanker/RPA Pilot 🎯 : http://bogidope.com/?bd=tappodcast 🛫Air Force Officer Qualifying Test (AFOQT) Prep with AFOQT Wingman https://afoqtwingman.com/Code: AFTERBURN for 10% off🔺 Aviation & Defense Newsletter - https://bit.ly/AfterburnNewsletter 🔺Become a Patron, Support the Show, & Gain Exclusive Benefits: https://www.patreon.com/c/theafterburnpodcast   Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.