Ep 540: Make Air Force Special Warfare Great Again? Or Are You Just High on Nostalgia

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Ep 540: Make Air Force Special Warfare Great Again? Or Are You Just High on Nostalgia
Dec 19, 2025
Aaron Love, Trent Seegmiller, and Jared "Peaches" Pietras

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Trent flies solo and takes a flamethrower to nostalgia—inside the military, inside Air Force Special Warfare, and inside your own head. What does “make it great again” even mean? When was it great… really? Trent breaks down why every generation swears their pipeline, their suffering, and their era was the peak—and why that thinking quietly poisons progress. From GWOT legends to pipeline myths, cadre trauma, and emotional memory, this episode is a reality check for anyone yelling from the sidelines. Legacy matters. Fallen brothers matter. But if all you’ve got is “back in my day,” you’re not helping—you’re just loud.

⏱️ Timestamps:
00:00 Ones Ready — Solo Episode
02:15 The Shirt That Sparked the Rant
05:40 When Was AFSW Actually “Great”?
09:30 GWOT Success vs Emotional Memory
14:50 Training Pipelines Aren’t Rites of Trauma
19:30 When Cadre Try to Recreate Their Pain
24:10 Nostalgia Is Not a Strategy
28:45 Stop Throwing Stones, Start Building
31:20 Keep Air Force Special Warfare Great

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