Ones Ready
A team of active duty Combat Control (CCT), Pararescue (PJ), and Special Reconnaissance (SR) leveraging our 69 years of special operations experience to make the next generation of operators smarter, faster and stronger than we ever were. We are the PREMIERE resource for all things Air Force Special Warfare. The Ones Ready Podcast is honest talk about what it is like to go from a know-nothing high school graduate to an elite Special Operator. We will cover important practices for success including physical training, nutrition, recovery, and mindset traits essential to any team. Join us in The Team Room to get all your questions answered!! With battle-tested operators from across USAF SPECWAR and far-reaching web of recruiters, subject matter experts, and friends, there are no questions we can’t answer- and if we can’t, we know exactly where to look. See you in The Team Room!Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed by the OnesReady team are those of the team and do not reflect the official policy or position of the DoD. Any content provided by our Podcast guests, bloggers, sponsors, or authors are of their opinion and are not intended to malign the DoD, any religion, ethnic group, club, organization, company, individual, or anyone.
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Ep 559: Fat Tony Is Out At The USAF Academy!!!
Peaches and Trent break down the growing fallout around Gen. “Fat Tony” Bauerfeind, his short tenures at AFSOC and the Air Force Academy, and why leadership failures don’t happen in a vacuum. From berating cadets in locker rooms to misreading S...
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Ops Brief 123: Daily Drop - 6 Feb 2026 - Medal of Honor, 3D Printed Drones, and a USAFA Shakeup
Peaches runs a solo Daily Drop Ops Brief covering multiple days of military news after a short recording gap. The episode opens with a posthumous Medal of Honor awarded to Staff Sgt. Michael Alice for shielding a Polish soldier during a 2013 Ta...
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Ep 558: Top 10 Things You Should Be Doing Right Now to Survive the AFSW Pipeline
This episode is the closest thing you’ll get to a no-BS preparation checklist for Air Force Special Warfare—delivered straight by Peaches and Trent. They lay out the top 10 things every candidate should be doing before shipping: fitnes...
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Ep 557: AFSW Attribute - Teamwork
This episode breaks one of the biggest myths in Air Force Special Warfare selection: teamwork is not about getting along. Aaron lays out exactly what instructors are looking for in an attributes-based selection model—and why teamwork is evaluat...
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Ops Brief 122: Daily Drop - 3 Feb 2026 - Army Recruiting Shifts, ORIs Are Back, and the Shutdown
Peaches runs a solo Daily Drop Ops Brief and cuts through a wide slate of military news with zero patience for nonsense. From the Army’s recruiting age creeping up and a 10th Mountain deployment to the Middle East, to a soldier sentenced for mu...
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MBRS 98: Virtue Signaling, Doxxing, and an ANG Hero
This MBRS Only goes deep on internet outrage culture, hypocrisy, and why performative morality keeps collapsing under scrutiny. Peaches and Trent break down the Scotty K Fitness implosion—virtue signaling, selective Second Amendment outrage, an...
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Ep XXX: The Air Force Kills More Enemy—And Nobody Wants To Admit It
Peaches and Trent riff on an uncomfortable truth the Air Force rarely markets well: per capita, it’s the most lethal force in modern warfare. From GWAT kill ratios and budget realities to why “Chair Force” jokes might actually be strategic misd...
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Ops Brief 121: Daily Drop - 2 Feb 2026 - Army Recruiting, Trump-Class Ships, and Russian Space Shrapnel
Peaches runs a solo Daily Drop Ops Brief and moves fast through recruiting wins, force readiness, and why some headlines deserve side-eye. From the Army smashing recruiting goals and Fort Stewart gunnery training to debates over the Trump-class...
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Ep 556: AFSW Attribute - Problem Solving
This episode closes out the Attributes Series with the one that ties everything together: problem solving. Aaron and Peaches break down what instructors are actually evaluating when they give you impossible tasks, incomplete informatio...
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***Sneak Peek***MBRS 78: Charlie Kirk and the NFL: Welcome to Clown World
The Ones Ready crew just lit a fire under every sacred cow—politics, violence, the gym, and yes, even Justin Herbert’s love life. Peaches, Aaron, and Trent rip through the absurdity of modern America: college kids turned radicals, media gasligh...
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Ops Brief 120: Daily Drop - 30 Jan 2026 - Stolen Explosives, and Why Trusting China Is Insane
Peaches runs a solo Daily Drop Ops Brief and covers a packed slate of military news with zero patience for bad takes. From the Army redesignating a unit to lead jungle warfare training in Panama, 101st Airborne air assaults with Marine Ospreys,...
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Ep 555: AFSW Attribute - Stress Tolerance
This episode closes out the Attributes Series with one of the most mission-critical traits in Air Force Special Warfare: stress tolerance. Aaron breaks down what stress tolerance actually means—not being emotionless, but staying inside the perf...
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Ops Brief 119: Daily Drop - 29 Jan 2026 - US Army in Space, Stuck Cruise Ships, and AI Cockpits
Peaches runs a solo Daily Drop Ops Brief and walks through a dense slate of defense news the internet is already misunderstanding. From the Army opening an enlisted space operations career track to Air Force debates over AI in the cockpit, muni...
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Ops Brief 118: Daily Drop - 28 Jan 2026 - AI Pilots, New England Patriots, and a Government Shutdown For Good Measure
Peaches runs a solo Daily Drop Ops Brief and cuts through another stack of headlines the internet is already misreading. From Army AI platforms and Navy F-35A cross-service testing to Marines flying to Norway on a Patriots jet, Space Force acqu...
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Ep 554: AFSW Attribute - Trainability
This episode tackles one of the most decisive attributes in Air Force Special Warfare selection: trainability. Aaron, Trent, and Peaches break down why prior experience, certifications, and ego mean nothing if you can’t take feedback and apply ...
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Ops Brief 117: Daily Drop - 27 Jan 2026 - AI Contracts, Venezuela, and NATO Reality
Peaches runs a solo Daily Drop Ops Brief covering what actually matters across the force—without the internet losing its mind. From a massive Army AI data contract and Navy fatigue countermeasures to Marine Corps technical excellence, Air Force...
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Ops Brief 116: Daily Drop - 26 Jan 2026 - NATO Comments, Venezuela, Space Force, and a Loot Box?
Peaches runs a solo Daily Drop Ops Brief and covers a wide-open slate of military news the internet is reacting to—often without context. From Army suicide-prevention efforts and Navy substance bans to Marine retention bonuses, Space Force grow...
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MBRS 97: Posting Your Dream Online Won’t Save You—Performance Will
This members-only episode goes off the rails in the best way. Peaches and Trent start with social media hopefuls broadcasting their Special Warfare dreams—and break down why visibility without performance can come back to haunt you in the pipel...
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Ep 553: Air Force BMT Is Finally Changing
Peaches and Trent break down what’s actually changing in Air Force Basic Military Training 3.0—and why most of the outrage is missing the point. From mock airfields, F-16s, and C-130s to Pacer Forge becoming a true crucible, this episo...
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***Sneak Peek***MBRS 77: Air Force Leadership...Who’s Really in Charge?
Peaches goes off on the revolving door circus at the top of the Air Force. Chiefs stepping down early, generals bailing on nominations, and the DEI debates that make everyone wonder who’s actually running the show. From “just following orders” ...
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Ep 552: AFSW Attribute - Communication
This episode breaks down one of the most overlooked attributes in Air Force Special Warfare: communication. Aaron explains why communication isn’t volume or confidence theater—it’s message quality, delivery, and active listening, especially whe...
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Ops Brief 115: Daily Drop - 22 Jan 2026 - U.S. Ops, NATO Exercises, and Hypersonic Weapons
Peaches is back with a solo Daily Drop Ops Brief—and it’s a needed reset. From Army barracks issues and counter-drone tech to Navy hypersonics, NATO cold-weather training, Air Force deployments, and the internet losing its mind over Greenland a...
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Ep XXX: AFSW Attribute - Integrity
This episode tackles the most important—and most misunderstood—attribute in Air Force Special Warfare: integrity. Aaron and Peaches break down why integrity isn’t about being perfect, looking good, or avoiding trouble—it’s about owning mistakes...
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MBRS 96: Accuracy Isn’t Optional—And Hype Is Breaking the Force
This members-only episode is a blunt, no-filter conversation between Peaches and Trent—and it goes exactly where it needs to. They bounce from Operator Training Summit updates and deliberate training to beards, uniforms, recruiting hype, Specia...
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Ep XXX: AFSW Attribute - Fitness
This episode kills one of the biggest misconceptions in Air Force Special Warfare prep: the IFT is not a measure of fitness. Aaron breaks down why fitness and endurance are evaluated as core attributes in selection—and how physical preparedness...
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