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 XXX: Should Parents Support Their Kids Joining Special Warfare?
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Exclusive access to bonus episodes!Peaches sits down with Kaylon, a former Air Force Security Forces military working dog handler, dog trainer, and father of a 17-year-old aspiring Air Force Special Warfare candidate.
This episode is built for the parents.
Kaylon talks about his time as a military working dog handler at RAF Mildenhall, McDill, and Malmstrom, his transition into professional dog training, and what it has been like watching his son decide he wants to pursue Combat Control.
The conversation gets into the questions parents actually have: Should I support this? Is my kid too young? What if they fail? What if they get hurt? What should I ask the recruiter? Should I let them go to something like Operator Training Summit? And how do I help without trying to control the entire process?
Kaylon also shares what it was like sending his son to Operator Training Summit, why he trusted the cadre, what his son learned, how OTS exposed holes in his training, and why the experience made his son even more certain about pursuing Air Force Special Warfare.
If your son or daughter is talking about AFSPECWAR, CCT, PJ, TACP, Special Reconnaissance, or any military path that makes you nervous, this episode is worth your time.
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Chapters:
00:00 - Intro, Tasty Gains, Ones Ready, and Operator Training Summit
04:04 - Meet Kaylon
04:58 - Peaches and Kaylon at RAF Mildenhall
05:34 - Security Forces and Military Working Dogs
06:59 - EOD, K9 Handlers, and Career Field Banter
08:01 - Mildenhall, Old Friends, and Trusting the Ones Ready Crew
09:41 - Kaylon’s Military Family Background
10:30 - Joining the Air Force After 9/11
11:32 - Giving His Son the Chance to Try
11:46 - His Son’s Interest in Special Operations
13:15 - From Navy SEALs to Air Force Special Warfare
14:17 - School, Homeschool, and Graduating Early
16:34 - Mom’s Support and Military Spouse Reality
20:17 - What Parents Should Know When They Are Nervous
22:24 - Why Parents Should Use Ones Ready as a Resource
24:22 - Prior Military Parents and Steering Your Kid
26:44 - Training Around Special Tactics at Mildenhall
27:28 - CCT or Bust and Not Building an Escape Hatch
29:10 - Why Every Air Force Job Matters
30:45 - The Reality of Security Forces Shifts
33:39 - Life as a Dog Handler
35:47 - The Ugly Side of Working Dogs
36:44 - Helping His Son Build a Network
38:41 - Physical Training and Keeping a 17-Year-Old Honest
41:01 - Lessons From the TF Voodoo Rucking Episode
43:10 - Trash Hips and Mobility Work
43:46 - What It Was Like Arriving at Operator Training Summit
46:42 - Parents Sending Young Candidates to OTS
48:49 - OTS Is Instruction, Not a Smoke Session
50:41 - Why “Just Show Up and Don’t Quit” Is Bad Advice
51:10 - Why Kaylon Chose OTS Over Other Prep Camps
52:14 - The Value of Real Instructors
52:43 - Taylor Starch, Running Form, and Mobility
56:59 - Advice for Parents Whose Kids Want to Join
59:39 - Letting Your Kid Become Their Own Person
01:03:26 - Recruiters, Contracts, and Ship Dates
01:04:15 - Sitting Down With the Special Warfare Recruiter
01:05:29 - TSP, Blended Retirement, and Money Lessons
01:07:38 - Picking Battles in the Air Force
01:09:44 - Kaylon’s Son at OTS
01:10:21 - Why OTS Validated the Goal
01:11:17 - Trent, Peaches, and Cadre Mentorship
01:12:31 - Finding Holes in Training
01:14:20 - Final Thoughts and Wrap-Up
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