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This isn’t just an episode — it’s a character arc. For the first time, Trent pulls back the curtain on how his life before the pipeline forged the fire he brings to every candidate now. From getting his teeth kicked in (literally) during his early military career, to surviving brutal operational deployments, to losing everything that mattered and rebuilding from scratch — this is his blueprint.

It’s not a sob story. It’s a leadership autopsy. And it's why he's allergic to your excuses. If you’ve ever wondered why Trent holds the standard so relentlessly or why he gives zero oxygen to pity parties, here’s your answer: he’s lived the consequences of failure, mediocrity, and accountability — and still came out swinging.

This episode is raw, emotional, and required listening for anyone claiming they want to lead warriors. Don’t bring your ego. Bring a notebook.

🔥 Key Takeaways:

• Trent’s life wasn’t a prep course. It was a crucible.
• He didn’t “become” — he earned it through failure, growth, and relentless recalibration.
• Real leadership comes from scars, not slogans.
• If you're chasing the title but not the sacrifice, you missed the point.
• His pain didn’t make him bitter — it made him honest.
• Candidates think the pipeline is hard. Try surviving your own life first.
• Trent’s not mad at you — he just refuses to lie to you.

⏱️ Timestamps:
00:00 – Intro: Why This One’s Personal
04:10 – Trent’s Humble Beginnings and First Gut-Checks
09:30 – Losing Battles, Losing Family, and What It Cost
15:45 – The Moment It All Snapped Into Focus
22:00 – From Broken to Brutal: Earning the Right to Lead
29:15 – Why He Won’t Coddle You (Because No One Coddled Him)
36:00 – The Real Reason He’s So Hard on Candidates
42:20 – Trent’s Advice for Anyone Who Thinks They’re Ready
48:00 – Closing Thoughts: What It Means to Truly Serve

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What happens when a guy born in Mexico, raised in Montana, gets denied reentry into the Air Force for nearly six years—and comes back swinging as Puerto Rico’s first full-time AFSW recruiter? You get this episode.

Peaches sits down with a recruiter who has seen every side of the Air Force: enlisted mechanic, disgruntled civilian, determined returnee, and now the face of Special Warfare recruiting across Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. This live Q&A is raw, real, and packed with advice you won’t find in any pamphlet.

They cover everything from sneaky prior-service roadblocks and cross-training myths to what it’s like building a pipeline in a place where half the population still thinks “military” just means “Army.” If you're thinking about enlisting, crossing over, or even just wondering if 5'2" is too short to ruck 10 miles—this one’s for you.

🔥 Key Takeaways:

• It took him 5 years and 8 months to get back in—but he never quit.
• Puerto Rico gets its first-ever full-time Special Warfare recruiter (and it shows).
• Prior-service lists? Yeah, they're real—and limited AF.
• Physical standards matter, but mental reps are what’ll save you.
• Yes, 5'2" is fine. So is being 33. You’re not washed. Yet.
• Don’t bring your whole family during the pipeline. You’ll regret it.
• The recruiter isn’t “just” a recruiter—they’re the front line of this community.
• A bachelor's degree doesn’t make you too good to enlist.
• “Three workouts a day” isn’t a joke—it’s the minimum for some of these applicants.
• He talks trash on purpose to weed out the weak. And it works.

⏱️ Timestamps:
00:00 – Welcome: Peaches forgets names again
01:00 – Recruiter origin story: Mexico ➝ Montana ➝ Mechanic ➝ Perseverance
06:00 – 5 years to rejoin: Why it took so long
10:30 – Puerto Rico’s first full-time AFSW recruiter
14:00 – Motivating the “can’t do a pull-up” crowd
18:00 – 33-year-old female asks how to support AFSW (we got you)
22:00 – “Enlisted is not beneath you”—Peaches breaks down the roles
26:00 – Why going officer isn’t always better
30:00 – Six-year contract bene

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In this absolute banger of an episode, Peaches and Trent casually disassemble the military-industrial complex, parenting guilt, British censorship, and how not to run a drone program… all while planning t-shirt logistics and surviving haunted Airbnbs. It’s like sitting in on a leadership meeting, a roast, and an existential crisis—all at the same time.

We kick things off with crop dusters—no, not the fart kind, the literal aircraft AFSOC spent $2 billion on instead of investing in drone tech that actually works at elevation. Then we spiral into public affairs drama (hi PAO 👋), complain about retired intel officers who suddenly think they know how to run special ops, and go deep on fatherhood and why we’ll never get it right (but we’re gonna keep trying anyway).

There’s also a solid takedown of British “hate speech” laws, a nostalgic breakdown of the chaos of pipeline prep, and a reminder that the best way to become famous is to get arrested by the UK’s constables.

You’ll laugh, you’ll get fired up, you’ll want to call your kid and apologize for being on your phone earlier.

🔥 Key Takeaways:

• AFSOC spent $2 billion on a glorified crop duster that can’t fly far, high, or long. But hey, at least it looks like it does something.
• Our drone program? Worth about 1.3% of that. But sure, let’s keep crashing them into Walmart roofs.
• Military leadership sometimes cares more about “protecting the image” than fixing the actual problems.
• Honest feedback is rare because people look up to you—until they're behind your back calling your event “mid.”
• Being a dad is mostly wondering if you were emotionally unavailable this week or just tired.
• If you’re gonna shoot someone in self-defense—make sure they’re dead. Not our words, just... ask any cop.
• The British will arrest you for saying mean things in a group chat. Jared hopes they try.
• Haunted Airbnbs are still better than futons.
• Introverts are people too. They just talk less and feel more.
• Being real gets you shadowbanned. Being loud gets you cancelled. But being honest? That gets you members.

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The Pentagon’s busy doing backflips to avoid picking a side in the Israel-Iran slugfest, while the U.S. military quietly scrambles tankers, evacuates families, and acts like $300 is enough to survive Naples, Italy. Meanwhile, Air Force tankers take center stage, hypersonic weapons get a reboot (because we’re behind... again), and Space Force finally gets a toy that isn’t just PowerPoint.

Plus: AI flight scheduling, Normandy’s long-overdue tribute, the F-35’s never-ending upgrade saga, and why the Naval Academy’s race-based admissions policy should’ve died long ago. Add some Trump, NATO posturing, and North Korean diplomacy (lol) for flavor. You’ll either be informed, outraged, or both—so grab your pre-workout and dive in.

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• 🤖 Pose Fitness App now judges your form like an angry cadre—first 30 days are free with code ONESREADY.
• 💥 Pentagon tiptoeing around Israel-Iran, but deploying Nimitz and KC-46s says otherwise.
• 💸 $300 relocation aid for military families fleeing the Middle East? That’s not even a Costco run.
• 🚀 Hypersonic catch-up mode: AGM-183 revived after delays in newer programs.
• 🧠 AI flight scheduling hits Misawa—Moneyball for jets is officially a thing.
• 🕊️ Normandy honors badassery of the 8th Air Force—finally.
• 🛰️ Space Force receives METRO LANDS counter-comm system. Jam away, Guardians.
• 🎭 Trump signals talks with Iran (bet you $5 they ghost).
• 🇷🇺 NATO planning to bring the pain to Russian soil if things pop off.
• 🔁 South Korea seeks DMZ dialogue, again (good luck with that).
• ✈️ F-35 still mid-glow up—delays, drama, but Block 4 is the prize.
• 🛩️ Air Force One design creeping forward, and yes, Trump is still involved.
• ⚖️ Naval Academy lawsuit over race-based admissions tossed—meritocracy reboots.
• 🧩 Defense innovation = Lockheed + Silicon Valley? We’ll believe it when it isn’t still in beta.

⏱️ Timestamps:
00:00 – Intro + Pose Fitness Promo
01:00 – Pentagon walks the line on Iran
02:30 – Nimitz, tankers, and U.S. readiness
03:20 – Families evacuated, $300 jokes
04:10 – Air Force tanker

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The Pentagon is getting Spiderwebbed, CENTCOM’s begging for a faster arms dealer, and Iran claims it bagged three F-35s (with CGI receipts, naturally). In this no-holds-barred Daily Drop, Jared rips through the absurdity of base security theater, why our military sales process might as well be faxed from 1996, and why trusting SpaceX while threatening to cancel their contracts is peak DoD dysfunction.

Also—Space Force can’t track satellites if you build a Starbucks next to the antenna, China’s nukes are multiplying like rabbits, and apparently 100% ID checks are optional now? Buckle up—this episode’s a napalm blast of reality for anyone still clinging to the myth that we’re “ready” for the next war. Spoiler: We’re not.

🔥 Key Takeaways:

• 🕷️ Operation Spiderweb proves $500 drones can decimate billion-dollar bombers—Pentagon just realized that’s… bad.
• 🐌 CENTCOM: “Hey, can we please not take 9 months to sell our allies a flashlight?”
• 🎭 Iran claims to down F-35s, but forgets AI flight sim footage ≠ real combat footage.
• 🚫 SpaceX builds our space program, DoD: “We might cancel… because Elon’s mean.”
• 🎯 Travis AFB airlifted 55,000 lbs of aid while PCS chaos continues to crush morale.
• 🧠 Gen. Bussiere talks nukes and AI; Jared wonders if any senior leader actually says anything useful on a podcast.
• 📉 US can't mass 200 fighters without draining the entire planet—awesome.
• 💥 China’s adding 100 nukes a year while we debate TikTok bans.
• 🤷‍♂️ Space Force vs. Real Estate Developers: Guess who’s winning?

⏱️ Timestamps:
00:00 – Discount code shill (Go get your ATAKALEAK gear)
01:15 – Pentagon wakes up to drone threats after Ukraine’s Spiderweb
02:50 – Why base security is a joke (Nellis fans, buckle up)
03:45 – CENTCOM wants to unfuck Foreign Military Sales
05:00 – Indo-PACOM hits Force Protection Bravo
05:45 – NORTHCOM beefs up security post-assassination
06:30 – U.S. helps Israel block Iranian missiles
07:00 – Gen. Bussiere: Nukes, AI, and the B-21 flex
08:10 – Travis AFB delivers humanitarian aid (C-17 MVP)
08:50 – PCS chaos and why movers keep ghosting
10:00 – Squadron

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Ones Ready goes scorched earth on the Manda Bay attack—a tragic cocktail of leadership failure, intelligence gaps, and straight-up tactical laziness that left Americans dead and a base in flames. This isn’t just a “bad day at work” story—this is what happens when we let comfort, complacency, and half-baked threat assessments set the tempo.

In this episode, we dissect the 2020 al-Shabaab attack on Manda Bay, Kenya, and the damning DoD report that followed. From unmanned gates to zero reaction plans, we break down just how avoidable this disaster was—and why the term “low-risk” might as well be a death sentence. Hard truths, hard lessons, and no pulled punches.

🔥 Key Takeaways:

“Unlikely target” became the most likely tragedy. Shocker.

Manda Bay had zero guards at the airfield gate… during an active insurgency.

U.S. personnel had no reaction plan in place. None. Zero. Nada.

Intelligence was dismissed, ignored, or watered down until it was meaningless.

Contractors doing critical security roles… and ghosting when it mattered most.

The attackers walked in with RPGs like they were late for a dinner party.

Al-Shabaab exploited every weakness—and the response was too little, too late.

Leadership failed. Period. It wasn’t the troops—it was the system.

"Low risk" doesn't mean "no risk"—especially when the enemy gets a vote.

⏱️ Timestamps:
00:00 – Intro: Why Manda Bay matters
01:10 – What was Manda Bay and why were we there?
03:00 – The al-Shabaab attack timeline: minute by minute
06:30 – What the DoD report really said (and didn’t say)
09:00 – Breakdown of base security—or total lack thereof
12:30 – Who ignored the warnings and why?
15:00 – Leadership accountability: missing in action
17:45 – Contractor chaos and absence of planning
20:10 – Airfield gate security = complete joke
22:00 – Lessons learned vs. lessons ignored
24:00 – Final thoughts: Fix this or it’ll happen again

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The Ones Ready crew is back with your daily drop, and today’s episode is hotter than the LRSO’s payload. Jared breaks down the latest in defense news with a healthy dose of sarcasm, fury, and common sense—none of which were found in the FY26 budget. From the Navy’s sixth-gen fighter dreams to Putin’s never-ending land grab, the episode covers it all. We’re talking U.S. evacuation plans in Bahrain, AFRICOM vs EUCOM turf wars, drone warfare budget gymnastics, and why building a micro nuke in Alaska is finally something to get excited about. Oh, and apparently we’re ready to go to war over Greenland…?

If you like watching bureaucratic chaos unfold in real-time while Jared dunks on generals and defends SpaceX like it’s a religion, this one’s for you.

🔥 Key Takeaways:

• 🛩️ Navy still wants a sixth-gen fighter… but don’t count on the money.
• 🇷🇺 Gen. Dan Cain says Putin’s got expansionist dreams—surprise, surprise.
• 🇵🇦 The Panama Canal is critical, and yeah, Carter may have screwed us.
• 🌍 AFRICOM might be more about officer jobs than strategic necessity.
• 🔬 Drone warfare is stuck in budget limbo pending reconciliation.
• 🚀 Sentinel ICBM testing delayed to 2028… more like “incremental incompetence.”
• ⚛️ Air Force builds a 5MW nuclear reactor in Alaska—finally, something badass.
• 💥 The LRSO cruise missile is real, stealthy, and 10x Hiroshima.
• 🛰️ Space Force gets $29B… but the White House is ghosting on documentation.
• 🇮🇷 Israel hits Iranian nuke sites while Ukraine experiments with fiber-optic drone defenses.
• 🏭 Congress wants dual-use defense factories like it’s 1942.
• 👨‍🚀 Musk vs Trump? Jared sides with SpaceX and the free market.

⏱️ Timestamps:
00:00 – Intro + Pose Fitness & 18A plugs
01:20 – Navy’s fighter dreams vs Air Force priorities
02:40 – Putin won’t stop at Ukraine? Hot takes from Gen. Cain
03:50 – Greenland and Panama: War games or just posturing?
05:20 – US families get the green light to evacuate Bahrain
06:00 – AFRICOM vs EUCOM: Do we really need both?
07:20 – Drone warfare and budget gridlock explained
08:00 – Sentinel ICBM delay & Nunn-McCurdy shoutout
08:45 – Nuclear microre

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What do you get when you mix scarlet berets, dive school lies, and a belt company that quietly shames your Amazon nylon webbing? You get this week’s Ones Ready episode featuring the legendary Greg “Vic” Novickas—a battle-hardened Combat Controller who’s operated at every level of AFSOC and is now rewriting how we prepare the next generation of warfighters.

Vic takes us through his journey from broke in Key West to tactically melting faces across the globe. From diving with inflatable sheep to running human performance integration like a battlefield surgeon, Vic is helping reshape Air Force Special Warfare—from Basic Training mindsets to elite pipeline development. This one’s deep, personal, hilarious, and full of hard truths—just how you like it.

🔥 Key Takeaways:

• Vic joined the Air Force for the most logical reason ever: free ATC training and maybe chicks.
• Dive school: lied to, survived it, became #1 dive team… with snacks.
• Setback? Sucks. But sometimes it makes you a monster. Ask Vic.
• He’s seen it all: 2-1 STS, AFSOC GSU, deployments that turned into selection courses, and team rooms full of chaos.
• The pipeline is broken… and Vic was working to fix it from the inside.
• Human performance isn’t just rehab—it’s how you dominate before, during, and after the mission.
• Resilience is cool… but wouldn’t it be better to not need it so much?
• If your why is just “don’t be trash,” congratulations—you’re normal.
• BrandX Belts: handmade by Vic, more dependable than your chain of command.

⏱️ Timestamps:
00:00 – Intro: Peaches, Trent, and Aaron chaos
01:00 – Meet Vic: CCT, Key West origins, and the pamphlet lies
04:30 – Dive school setbacks, inflatable sheep, and Navy smoke sessions
09:00 – Finding purpose without needing a sob story
13:00 – Why older pipeline candidates (22+) bring the heat
16:00 – First deployment = ski trip? Okay, PJ.
18:00 – Why CCT, PJ, SR, and TACP synergy matters
19:45 – Vic at the AFSOC GSU: real integration, real leadership
22:00 – Bridging the gap: Human Performance meets real world lethality
27:00 – Making students actually think like operators
30:00 – Pipeline fri

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Welcome to your daily dose of blunt-force intel. On this episode of Ones Ready, Peaches breaks down the 12 June Ops Brief with the same energy as a pissed-off NCO finding unbloused boots. From nuclear microreactors to E-7 program death rattles, and shady F-35 budget slashings, this rundown covers everything the Pentagon tried to slip under the radar.

Oh, and did we mention Air Force One is getting a facelift from Qatar... and no one will say what it costs?

This one’s for the operators, the policy nerds, and the junior troops trying to make sense of senior leader decisions that sound like they were made during an Ambien trip.

From partisan posturing to microreactor hype, this episode has one foot in the future and the other on a Congressional landmine. Grab your coffee and prep for turbulence.

🔥 Key Takeaways:

• 🔥 The E-7 Wedgetail might be dead. Twice mentioned. Quietly cut. Command & control bros are not okay.
• 🧨 CENTCOM families given the green light to bounce—tensions with Iran/Israel boiling over.
• 💵 Air Force One is getting a new ride from Qatar. Price tag? None of your business.
• 🛠️ F-35 orders slashed for 2026 in favor of the mysterious new F-47 program.
• ⚛️ A nuclear microreactor is coming to Eielson AFB. Power grid who?
• 🚀 Space Force is finally making moves—with private sector intel, new degree programs, and environmental wins.
• 🧢 Florida Tech launching degrees at Patrick Space Force Base. The nerds are deploying.
• 🧾 Nunn-McCurdy breach on B-52 radar means delays and Congressional re-approval. Government efficiency at its finest.
• 🔧 Peaches goes down a rabbit hole on microreactors. Again. And we support it.

⏱️ Timestamps:
00:00 – Intro, Pose App Plug & Daily Drop Setup
01:20 – National Guard to Handle Protest Security?
02:30 – Air Force One’s Qatari Makeover & Price Opaqueness
03:15 – E-7 Wedgetail Replaced by Space-Based Surveillance?
04:30 – CENTCOM Families Authorized to GTFO
05:00 – AUKUS Pact (Wait, What is That?)
05:30 – Soldiers Vetted for Trump Rally: Standard or Sketch?
06:20 – Microreactor

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Buckle up. In this Daily Drop, Jared steamrolls through a Pentagon fever dream where California governors cry about sovereignty, the Air Force funds anxiety nap pods, and Russia’s Spiderweb drone strikes are the new nightmare fuel. Meanwhile, Trump deploys 2,000 National Guard troops to L.A., the Air Force downs another billion on wingman drones, and Space Force is somehow both broke and booming.

The DoD can’t acquire software on time, the Air Force is buying nap boxes instead of fixing actual morale, and Space Force wants $4B more to figure out what they even do. If you were hoping for clarity, this ain’t it. But if you like chaos with a side of sarcasm and defense budget insanity—you’re in the right place.

🔥 Key Takeaways:

• Trump deploys 2,000 Guard troops to L.A.—Newsom loses his mind.
• Troops sent for “force protection,” but told not to load their weapons. Genius.
• National Guard troops slept on floors in SF—Newsom, you good?
• DoD's Signal messages conveniently "vanish" amid oversight.
• Relaxation cubes for Airmen: Cost millions. Results: “meh.”
• Space Force gets $4B boost, still can’t figure out what Guardians do.
• F-47 funding skyrockets while Navy’s FA-XX gets snubbed.
• Russia downs Ukraine F-16s… with Swedish help? Yeah.
• Golden Dome missile defense threatened by a spectrum auction. Wut.
• RDT&E budget logic: “$1B down to $75M” … wait, math?

⏱️ Timestamps:
00:00 – Intro + Pose Fitness app shoutout
01:00 – Trump sends 2,000 Guard troops to L.A.
01:55 – Guard & Marines deployed with ammo but unloaded weapons
03:00 – Former SecState says Guard move is “common sense”
03:45 – National Guard troops sleep on floors, lack support
04:45 – Pentagon CIO blamed for software acquisition delays
05:30 – $38B added to RDT&E budget: F-47 wins, Navy loses
06:50 – Bombers boost ops, munitions explode in Japan
07:40 – Relaxation cubes flop. Airmen still stressed.
08:30 – Wingman drones tested. CCA by any other name?
09:00 – Russia downs Ukraine F-16 with Swedish help
09:40 – Space Force gets $4B R&D boost
10:30 – House wants faster acquisitions for Space Force
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In today’s Daily Drop, Jared’s back to walk you through a spicy buffet of government overreach, UFO shenanigans, and military budget cosplay. NORCOM’s moving troops into L.A., Newsom’s throwing a federal tantrum, and the Pentagon is apparently deleting Signal messages like they’re hiding UFOs—because, spoiler alert: they kind of are.

We’ve got dive-deep takes on the Air Force’s nuclear glow-up, Space Force’s identity crisis (again), and why the B-1B is still the king of air-dropped “nope.” Also, if you ever wanted to know how Norway hijacked a U.S. bomb mid-flight or why Gavin Newsom thinks he's still in charge of something—this one’s for you.

🔥 Key Takeaways:

• Northcom’s Task Force 51 activated for L.A. deployment—because of course it is.
• Governor Newsom throws a legal hissy fit over National Guard federalization.
• The Pentagon’s Signal messages mysteriously vanish. IG says: “We’ll look into it… maybe.”
• DoD admits to 70 years of UFO gaslighting. Classic.
• The B-21 Raider may need backup. The Air Force is nuclear-hungry post-New START.
• Norway guides a U.S. bomb to target mid-flight, because NATO bros trust each other now.
• Beale AFB trades spy planes for robot warbirds (CCAs).
• Space Force beefs with Elon Musk… because of politics, not rockets.
• The B-1B turns 40 and still slaps. Jared gets nostalgic and misty-eyed.
• Trans ban leads to removal of Space Force Colonel Brie Fram—cue Twitter warfare.
• RAND warns: Indo-PACOM drone swarms are coming. So… maybe fix that.

⏱️ Timestamps:
00:00 – Intro + San Diego training summit shoutout
01:05 – Task Force 51 heads to L.A.; 2,000 National Guard on the move
02:10 – Newsom cries “unlawful!” over federalized National Guard
03:00 – Deleted Signal messages under Pentagon IG investigation
03:45 – DoD helped spread UFO conspiracy theories (yep, really)
04:30 – Air Force gears up for post-START nuclear mission
05:15 – CCAs get their own experimental ops wing at Nellis
06:00 – Norway guides U.S. bomb in joint strike test
06:45 – Beale AFB transitions from U-2s to CCAs
07:15 – B-1B turns 40, still delivering high-speed hate
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Strap in, nerds — it's time for another brutally honest, occasionally aggressive PSA from your favorite cynical pipehitters. Aaron, Jared, and Trent are done pretending like your DMs are cute. This episode is a tactical nuke on all the dumbass questions that keep clogging our inboxes like an MRE-induced constipation crisis.

Are you 25 and feeling “too old”? Shut up. Asking if you should delay shipping because your runtime is 0.3 seconds off? Delay your dreams forever, why not. Unsure whether you should be a PJ, CCT, SR, or join the FBI to fight aliens with the CIA? We’re not your career counselor, Karen.

This is the one-stop, soul-crushing episode you’ll be angrily timestamping and rage-sharing with your overthinking wannabe operator buddies. We cover:

• Magical age limits and why the pipeline doesn’t care about your birth year
• Why your “peak interest” is spelling itself out of selection
• What training volume actually means (spoiler: you’re not doing enough)
• The truth about SpecWar lifestyle, hot teammates, and why Air Force has the hottest dudes AND best hotels

Oh, and yes — we talk about “Hot Kyle.” Again.

🔥 Key Takeaways:

• If you’re old enough to ask if you're too old, you’re old enough to shut up and ruck.
• Passing the IFT once isn’t special. Passing it exhausted, multiple times a day, is the baseline.
• No one cares about your backstory. Pick a job. Any job. And stop writing novels in our DMs.
• Treading water is the secret sauce. Who knew?
• AF SpecWar = world travel, SOF missions, 5-star TDYs, and elite-level eye candy.
• Delaying shipping “until you’re ready” is code for “I’ll never go.”
• If your dream job requires a needle and you faint at the sight of blood, maybe skip PJ.
• Blood of the Covenant > Water of the Womb. Bonus lesson on misquoted proverbs.

⏱️ Timestamps (YouTube + Podcast):

00:00 – The Pettiest Opening Ever
 02:00 – Favorite Partners and Tactical Fashion Tips
 05:00 – "Am I Too Old?" (Yes, obviously)
 09:00 – Stop Writing Us Novels in the DMs
 13:00 – PJ vs. CCT vs. SR vs. Go Be a Ranger, Bro
 18:00 – You’re Not Ready to Ship? G

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The Daily Drop is here and this one is overflowing with fraud, firepower, and the federal fumble reel. Jared dives into the Pentagon’s latest week of insanity: $10.8B in fraud? Check. Hypersonic missiles making a comeback? Check. A free Qatari plane that’s somehow costing $400M to modify? Check. And that’s before we even get to the Air Force’s new anti-ship missile flex, transgender cadet policy chaos, and the absurd SpaceX-White House pissing match.

Oh yeah—Space Force nostalgia? F-47 cockpit speculation? Missileer cancer rates? Welcome to another episode of “Who’s Driving This Thing?” The answer is: no one. Absolutely no one.

🔥 Key Takeaways:

• NATO Supreme Commander: Now with five jobs, zero chill.
• $10.8B in Pentagon fraud = “Not that much” but also a ton.
• F-47 NGAD is the Raptor’s hot younger cousin—hopefully cheaper.
• SOCOM still moves faster than Big Blue when it comes to acquisition.
• Air Force’s new QuickSink missile is terrifyingly effective.
• 40% of missileers possibly affected by cancer risk. Read that again.
• Transgender cadets possibly banned after receiving full academy education.
• Qatar gifted a 747… we’re spending $400M+ to fix it. What.
• Space Force vs. Congress vs. Trump vs. Musk. Just vibes and rockets now.
• Jared Isaacman for NASA Admin, or burn it all down.
• The F-16 emergency wedding crashers in Alaska deserved better.

⏱️ Timestamps:
00:00 – Intro + HOIST hydration shoutout
00:45 – NATO names Cavoli as Supreme Commander (x5 jobs??)
01:40 – Hexeth pushes NATO to hit 5% GDP or get cut off
02:20 – National Guard surges 20K troops to U.S.–Mexico border
03:00 – CENTCOM ISIS strike + surprise! We're still in Syria
03:40 – Pentagon's $10.8B fraud problem
04:20 – Anti-drone systems shifting from Ukraine to Israel
05:00 – Hypersonic ARRWS returns after years of “meh” testing
06:15 – F-47 Fighter: faster, stealthier, and possibly ergonomic?
07:40 – QuickSink missile test = maritime “nope” button
08:20 – Qatar’s gifted 747 = $400M money pit
09:10 – 40% of missileers affected by cancer risk.
10:10 – Transgender cadets banned—will they owe tu

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Strap in, nerds. This episode is Peaches, raw and unfiltered—no Aaron, no Trent, no buffer. Just one man, one mic, and 46 minutes of Combat Controller origin story, featuring: childhood trauma via Lethal Weapon, a trifold pamphlet that somehow convinced him to join the Air Force, and a fratricide incident that definitely wasn’t in the recruiting video.

If you've ever wondered how a 5’4” kid with a soccer background, a VHS tape, and a chip on his shoulder turned into a JTAC legend, mentor, podcaster, and actual military boogeyman—this is it. Plus, why leadership isn’t sexy, why “white carding” is a war crime (almost), and why service to others is still the hardest flex.

🔥 Key Takeaways:

• Got recruited by a trifold PJ brochure and a cargo-strapped TV.
• Swapped to Combat Control mid-Hell Week—because the cadre gave one PowerPoint presentation.
• Operation Medusa: got nearly lit up by an A-10 during a fratricide incident caused by a campfire.
• Survived being blown up three times, a chute malfunction, and a helicopter crash—because why not.
• Weapon School taught him that “white carding” is ruining our future fights.
• The JTAC mission isn’t going away. You’re just not that important.
• “Peaches” came from his last name, and now you’ll never forget it. Branding, baby.
• The real flex? Service. And a flannel shirt soaked in trauma and sarcasm.

⏱️ Timestamps:
00:00 – Intro: Who the hell is Peaches?
02:00 – Air Force because... trifold brochure
04:30 – Hell Week swap: From PJ to CCT
07:00 – Fratricide & fires: Operation Medusa chaos
11:30 – How not to talk on a target
14:00 – Learning trust in joint ops
16:00 – Leadership: humans > hardware
18:30 – Why every mission is a team effort
21:00 – Training scars & "white card" reality checks
24:00 – Weapon School and future fight problems
27:00 – The Ones Ready podcast origin
30:00 – Why giving back > playing operator
34:00 – Advice for high schoolers who think they’re hard
37:00 – Flannel, tattoos, and Combat Controller stereotypes
41:00 – Resilience isn't sexy, but it matters
45:00 – Outro: merch, summits, and b

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It’s another beautifully chaotic episode of the Ones Ready Daily Drop, and today we’re launching straight into the bureaucratic bonfire. Jared's back with updates so wild you’d think the Pentagon was drunk texting Congress. From billion-dollar GPS launches to PFAS exposure going prime time, we’re diving headfirst into drone dread, six-gen fighter delays, Space Force spending black holes, and the VA disability floodgates cracking wide open.

Also: A WWII hero finally gets his due, Canada's prepping for WWIII by 2028, and NATO’s still hoping its members hit 2% defense spending...by 2036. Meanwhile, GPS going dark could cause global chaos (shocker), and everyone’s pretending we’ll somehow counter Ukraine-style drone strikes with... what, PowerPoints?

🔥 Key Takeaways:

• Pentagon delays Navy’s fighter so Air Force can chase F-47 dreams. W.
• General Kane: “Innovation or bust” at the AI summit.
• CENTCOM, AFRICOM, and SOCOM swap out leadership like it’s Fantasy Football draft day.
• Ukraine’s drone game is savage. Ours? Still in beta.
• New AFSOC enlisted leader Freeman replaces Chief Green—who’s... under investigation.
• Cannon AFB and the 185th get leadership love. Why this made news? Who knows.
• Space Force drops $4B on launches and flexes GPS muscles while budgets burn.
• PFAS cleanup will cost $9.3B, but brace for the disability claim tsunami.
• Canada prepping for war by 2028. Hope they bring snacks.
• A GPS blackout would end civilization. Probably. Cool cool cool.

⏱️ Timestamps:
00:00 – Atakaleet gear discount shoutout
01:00 – Gen. Kane calls for tech collabs at AI summit
01:40 – Pentagon kills Navy’s fighter for Air Force’s F-47
02:10 – CENTCOM, SOCOM, AFRICOM leadership musical chairs
02:45 – NATO told to hit 5% GDP spending or sit down
03:30 – Ukraine drone strikes freak out U.S. brass
04:10 – Chief Freeman takes over AFSOC; Green under the microscope
04:45 – Cannon AFB and 185th ARW new commanders announced
05:30 – WWII pilot honored 82 years later. Finally.
06:00 – Space Force blows billions on launch contracts (again)
06:40 – GPS-3 launch: Rapid response flex
07:15 – Senate GOP shove

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Strap in and put your outrage pants on, because this Ones Ready Daily Drop is pure Pentagon chaos. Jared drops a firestorm of updates faster than a drone swarm over Belgorod. NATO wants 5% GDP? Greenland’s back on the menu? Pete Hegseth skips Ukraine for brunch in Brussels? And oh yeah — $38 MILLION for a child development center that could’ve bought an entire gated suburb in Vegas.

We hit drone warfare’s brutal reality check, the baffling state of U.S. air defenses, and why letting China buy farmland next to our missile silos is somehow still legal. Spoiler: It shouldn’t be. This episode is fast, furious, and fired up. If you're not yelling at the sky by the end, check your pulse.

🔥 Key Takeaways:

• NATO wants 5% GDP defense spending. U.S. wants brunch.
• Greenland is now a missile defense outpost. Let that sink in.
• Ukraine drone strikes = genius. U.S. defenses = “yikes.”
• $38M for a military daycare… because gold-plated juice boxes?
• Operation Spiderweb flipped the script on Russia's bombers.
• Foreign-owned farmland near military bases — still a thing. WHY?!
• Space Force is broke, but missile tracking satellites? We got those.

⏱️ Timestamps:
00:00 – Daily Drop intro + Operator Training Summit hype
01:10 – NATO spending: Pete Hegseth’s D-Day tour and Ukraine sidestep
02:20 – Greenland joins the Golden Dome defense network
03:00 – Drone drama: Who's actually winning Operation Spiderweb?
04:00 – DOD civilian workforce + border security weirdness
04:30 – Michael Duffy confirmed for Pentagon acquisitions
05:00 – Transgender service member policy under review
05:30 – Gen. Alvin warns: U.S. drone defense is weak
06:20 – $38M for a child care facility… is that normal?
07:20 – Space Force: Budgets slashed, satellites funded
08:30 – Could the U.S. stop a Ukraine-style drone swarm? (Spoiler: lol no)
09:15 – Why is China buying land near U.S. bases and we’re letting it happen?
10:00 – Jared signs off with a well-earned WTF

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Welcome to another episode of the “Daily Drop,” where Jared breaks down the chaos disguised as a defense budget. We’re talking about a $1 trillion spendathon featuring: cutting cybersecurity staff during peak cyber threat season, trying to mass-produce drones in 24 hours with foreign parts we don’t make, and senior leaders treating AI like it’s witchcraft.

You’ll also get the inside scoop on how our Space Force is flexing with rapid GPS launches (kind of), why cutting Air Force Academy faculty could kneecap future warfighters, and which senator is still obsessed with moving Space Command for no tactical reason.

PLUS:
 🧠 AI resistance from boomers
 📉 Education cuts that make zero sense
 🚀 “Golden Dome” missile defense in name only
 💦 And 12 hours in a pool of suffering with AFSW studs (that YOU can join)

It’s military bureaucracy meets high school cafeteria food fight. Buckle up.

🔥 Key Takeaways:

• $1T DoD budget coming in hot…with nothing actually solved
• CISA: Let’s fight cyber warfare with…1,000 fewer people
• AI in the Air Force = old heads saying “Get off my lawn!”
• AFRL and Ohio are teaming up to do drone things smarter than the Pentagon
• Redlining for E-7s is still a thing, so don't screw it up after you promote
• Academy education quality is circling the drain as 100 faculty get cut
• Drone warfare is the new normal—if we can make our own parts
• “Let’s move Space Command” — Why? Just because. 🤷‍♂️

⏱️ Timestamps:
00:00 – Welcome + Operator Summit plug
01:00 – FY26 Budget: $1 Trillion Fireworks Show
02:20 – Grandstanding over bathrooms and buzzwords
03:45 – Germany steps up (finally)
04:40 – Ukraine-inspired drone dreams (and our magnet problem)
06:50 – CISA & Cyber Security slashed — what could go wrong?
08:00 – Why the Air Force still flinches at AI
10:10 – AFRL nerds are actually saving the future
11:50 – AMC uses AI to fight drone threats
12:30 – Air Force Academy cuts 100 faculty (because reasons)
13:50 – Congrats, new E7s—don’t get redlined
15:00 – Space Force launches GPS faster than ever
16:00 – Falcon launch updates + environmental drama
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In this chaotic return to the Daily Drop, Jared barrels through a no-holds-barred rundown of DOD chaos, diplomatic double-speak, and the ongoing clown show in space. The Pentagon’s trying to win hearts and minds in Somalia with airstrikes, Space Force is low-key getting circled by Russian sats, and we’re hoping AI can save Indopaycom’s wargames. Spoiler: it won’t.

Jared dives into all of it — including the Thunderbirds doc that actually slapped (yes, really), privatized base hotels, and a new Kunsan commander who’s literally cleaning up her husband’s mess. There’s also a raw take on the mental health industrial complex and why adding more psychologists might not fix what’s broken.

Unfiltered. Unscripted. Possibly unhinged. This is the military news you should be getting, but definitely won’t from Public Affairs.

🔥 Key Takeaways:

• Shangri-La Summit? More like Shangri-La-la-land — we’re not stopping China with vibes.
• Africa strikes doubled… but we’re still not solving anything.
• SpaceX is saving Space Force's ass one GPS bird at a time.
• Public Affairs left Jared hanging — AGAIN.
• AI in war games? Cool story. Let us know when it actually wins a fight.
• The Thunderbirds doc is cinematic crack (but where’s the love for maintainers?)
• Privatizing base hotels sounds good… until your room has black mold.
• Adding more psychologists ≠ fixing the actual problem with troops’ mental health.

⏱️ Timestamps:
00:00 – PA Ghosted Us Again + One Slot Left for Operator Summit
01:15 – Shangri-La Summit: Hexeth Talks Big on China
02:30 – Australia Asked to Bump Defense Spending
03:40 – DOD + VA Try to Patch the Transition Dumpster Fire
05:00 – Russia Playing Peekaboo with US Sats
06:30 – Somalia Airstrikes Double (But Why?)
07:20 – Africa’s Still a Dumpster Fire, Langley Warns
08:15 – Indopaycom Uses AI for Wargames (LOL)
09:00 – DODEA Mental Health Surge: Real Help or Therapist Theater?
10:30 – Air Force Budget Gets “Increased” (But Not Really)
11:30 – Privatizing Base Hotels – Good Idea?
12:30 – Colonel Wife Takes Over Fighter Wing from Colonel Husband
13:20 – Thunderbirds Doc: Absolute Heat. W

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Some dudes show up shredded with swagger. Others show up ready to grind. Rylan Tanner showed up both — and still had to bleed for it. In this brutally honest episode, Aaron and Jared break down the rise, stall, and redemption of one of the most talked-about Special Warfare candidates to come through the prep pipeline.

You’ll hear about what it’s like to crush PSTs and still struggle, the lessons of humility when leadership doesn’t think you’re ready, and why “doing everything right” sometimes still ends with you getting dropped. But guess what? That doesn’t mean you’re done.

This episode’s about embracing failure, owning the pain, and building back with twice the fight. If you’re preparing for A&S and think heart alone will get you through, press play. You’re gonna need more.

🔥 Key Takeaways:

• 💀 You can crush PSTs and still get dropped
• 🧠 Special Warfare selection doesn’t care about potential—it demands performance
• 🛑 Rylan got told “No.” Then “You’re not ready.” Then “Still no.”
• 💡 The difference between being trainable vs. being ready right now
• 🔁 Second chances come—but only if you’re humble enough to deserve them
• 💬 Real mentorship requires honesty, not just motivation
• 🥵 A&S is about pressure, not perfection
• 🧭 You are not entitled to success—earn it every damn day
• ⚔️ Leaders don’t pick the best—they pick who can survive with the team
• 🔁 Ego kills. Grit saves. Know the difference.

⏱️ Timestamps:

00:00 – Intro and why Rylan Tanner’s story matters
 01:30 – The early potential: PST domination
 04:00 – What instructors really look for
06:15 – Getting dropped: not personal, but always painful
09:00 – Feedback vs. feelings: the harsh truth
12:00 – What humility sounds like in uniform
15:30 – Rebuilding from failure the right way
18:00 – Second attempt mindset
21:00 – Why ego is the ultimate liability
24:00 – Lessons for every A&S candidate
27:30 – How mentorship can suck but still save your life
30:00 – Final thoughts and Rylan’s message to others

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Welcome back to the Ones Ready Podcast, where sarcasm is a love language and tough love is free. In this episode, Aaron, Trent, and Peaches go full scorched earth on the real MVPs of military recruiting… overbearing parents. You know the type—rolling into recruiter offices like it’s a job interview at Deloitte, trying to “negotiate” their precious child’s dream career in the Air Force.

If you think your 18-year-old can’t speak to another adult without backup, this one’s for you. We’re talking about enabling, entitlement, and how the “helicopter generation” is raising drones that can’t function without WiFi, Starbucks orders, or their mom in the waiting room.

Also covered: fighting pro MMA fighters at bars, roasting fake gangsters, and figuring out if Tupac was actually a theater kid. Yes, really.

💥 Recruiters aren’t lying to you – Your ASVAB score just sucks.
💥 Your kid isn’t special – If he needs you to talk to the recruiter for him, maybe basic training isn’t the move.
💥 Parents are the Problem – The real generational curse? Moms negotiating AFSCs like it’s a mortgage.
💥 Prepare the Kid, Not the Road – Life is hard. That’s the point.
💥 Recruiting ≠ Head Hunting – You’re not getting drafted into the NFL. Chill.
💥 Stop Blaming the Military – Maybe your kid just isn’t cut out for it.
💥 British Ninja Sword Bans? – We go global with this one. Seriously.
💥 Tim Kennedy Would Destroy You – And he wouldn’t even spill his coffee.

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Let’s get one thing straight—Charlie Faint isn’t just an intel officer. He’s the intel officer that made it through JSOC, the 160th, and now West Point without once becoming a PowerPoint nerd with security clearance delusions. In this episode, we dig into his warrior-scholar journey—from nearly drowning in a flight suit during selection to launching the Havoc Journal and mentoring cadets who think Platoon is a recruiting video.

We cover everything: JSOC mythos, combat intel screw-ups, the Rangers' OPSEC paranoia, mentoring Gen Z cadets with TikTok attention spans, and what happens when your daughter accidentally drops a no-strike target’s name over a monitored call. You’ll laugh. You’ll learn. You’ll probably get flagged by the NSA.

🔥 Key Takeaways:

• How Charlie nearly failed selection because of a buoyant flight helmet—and why he refused to quit.
• What it's really like to work intel inside JSOC and the 160th.
• Why the Rangers are more scared of OPSEC violations than combat.
• The origin story of Havoc Journal and how it became the literate grunt’s favorite blog.
• How West Point cadets are smarter than we were—but still need a “bull elephant” mentor to stay on track.
• What Call of Duty and Predator drone feeds have in common (hint: team bonding).
• Why trust is everything, and how an imagery guy named Smitty saved an entire air mission with a gut call.

⏱️ Timestamps:
00:00 – Intro and “we swear he’s the smart intel guy”
01:30 – Charlie’s military lineage and why he joined
05:00 – JSOC family tree and childhood revelations
08:30 – West Point cadet trends and “the military caste system”
13:00 – Getting humbled in Green Platoon
18:00 – Intel guy vs. underwater harness test (spoiler: fail)
22:00 – Why 160th included him in real ops
28:00 – Trust, Smitty, and a 75% landing risk
33:00 – Havoc Journal origin story
38:00 – OPSEC horror stories: Ranger edition
43:00 – Mentorship and why Gen Z is gonna be just fine
50:00 – Advice for future leaders: “Get in the damn box first.”
59:00 – Final thoughts and where to find Charlie’s work

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It started with jokes about zippers and tight flight suits—and somehow ended with tears, respect, and emotional damage. In this episode, Jared and Aaron go full live-reaction mode to Netflix’s Thunderbirds documentary, expecting to roast some high-speed sky dancers… but end up with a full-blown redemption arc, complete with G-locks, dumb call signs, and some real leadership lessons.

They question if the show is harder than combat, mock staged B-roll, and coin the term “Swag Maintainer,” all while secretly (and not-so-secretly) falling in love with the team. This isn’t just about airplanes doing tricks—it’s about pride, sacrifice, pain, and the power of not sucking when it counts. Bonus points if your call sign isn’t “Primo.”

🔥 Key Takeaways:

• 🧠 “Building the team from scratch” is a myth. Stop the Olympic tryout cosplay.
• 💀 3.2% casualty rate over 70 years—flying ain't safe.
• 🧻 Primo gets grilled in every debrief. It hurts. We’ve all been there.
• 🤯 Thunderbirds training is more intense than most people think—especially when your blood tries to leave your brain.
• 🛫 The visuals? Unreal. Netflix flexed harder than the pilots.
• 🦾 Maintainers are the real MVPs. Shoutout to Knapp and the E-dogs.
• 🎓 Threat = Great call sign. Primo = Not so much (until the end).
• 🧼 The flight doc has way too many jobs.
• 💔 G-locks, lost pilots, and real pain—this doc hits hard.
• 💬 Even cynical vets get emotional. That means something.

⏱️ Timestamps:

00:00 – Intro & Thunderbirds setup
 00:45 – Netflix copyright roulette begins
 02:00 – “Accident rate?” and G-lock talk
 04:00 – Thunderbirds = America’s aerial skydancers
 05:20 – Tight suits and tight teams
 08:00 – “Building the team” myth-busting
 10:00 – Certification never fails? Weird.
 12:30 – Cinematography so good it hurts
 14:00 – Flying fighters as a first-timer = porpoising like an idiot
 18:00 – Centrifuge, G-forces, and physiological beatdowns
 21:30 – Threat wins us over with realness
 23:45 – Deconflicting skill vs talent
 25:00 – Formation flying fear factor = real
 27:00 – History, accidents, and Thunderbird losses
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Today’s drop is brought to you by… anger, caffeine, and one last damn slot for the Operator Training Summit. Jared’s back with a full-frontal assault on the newest batch of DoD clownery: airframes that are being “upgraded” before they even exist, moving programs that still don’t move anything, and bonus cuts that would make a finance troop cry in DFAS-approved tears.

We’ve got everything from Russia testing nuclear air-to-air missiles to the Space Force getting 3% of the budget while being told to dominate orbit. The E-7 still isn’t here, China is casually infiltrating American data systems, and the Collaborative Combat Aircraft program might bankrupt us before it ever flies. Meanwhile, the military’s entire PCS and EFMP system is straight-up FUBAR’d, and CardoMax is the only thing holding the line.

🔥 Key Takeaways:

• 🪦 Army’s Old Guard places 260,000 flags at Arlington. Respect where it’s due.
• 🇬🇧 U.S. secures 100-year lease on Diego Garcia from the UK. Didn’t even know they owned it.
• 🛜 National Guard runs Cyber Yankee to prep for real-world infrastructure hacks.
• 🤖 DoD wants “small AIs” now. Translation: ChatGPT made them nervous.
• 🚛 Moving system still broken. EFMP clearance times now longer than a damn deployment.
• ✈️ Air Force upgrading the F-47... which doesn’t even exist yet.
• 💣 B-52s to Spain, just in case Russia forgets what deterrence looks like.
• 🛑 Boeing’s E-7 delays have Jared foaming at the mouth (again).
• 💸 Tax-free bonuses proposed. Bring them back. Stop playing games.
• 🛰️ Space Force gets 3% of the budget and still gets blamed for everything.
• 🚀 ULA is fumbling rockets. Meanwhile, SpaceX is still doing SpaceX things.
• 💀 Russia testing nuclear air-to-air missiles. Totally fine.
• 🌪️ NOAA predicts hurricane season from hell.
• 💰 CCA program costs are skyrocketing. And no, pilots aren’t exactly stoked.
• 🇨🇳 China’s inside our digital house. Surprise.

⏱️ Timestamps:

00:00 – CardoMax plug + Operator Summit reminder
 01:20 – Army’s Old Guard at Arlington
 02:00 – Diego Garcia lease: UK owns what?
 03:

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Welcome back, peasants. In this spicy no-ads-needed episode, the Ones Ready crew tears into the mind-numbing chaos that is the DoD’s budgeting incompetence. From canceled bonuses to SkillBridge chaos and the eternal mystery of why military uniforms fit nobody, this is your front-row seat to the clown show that is Pentagon-level “planning.”

Also? If you thought complaining about gear was just a “female” issue, strap in. We’re about to tell you why literally everyone from PJs to SEALs has been modifying crap for decades—and no, it’s not the patriarchy, it’s just government contracts. Plus, the AC-130 gets its flowers, JC’s got Overwatch, and somehow we talk about dental X-rays and slings made from Pelican hooks.

🔥 Key Takeaways:

Pentagon budgeting is a bureaucratic black hole. SRBs? Gone. SkillBridge? Delayed. You? Screwed.
No, it’s not “easy” to move money—it’s like trying to rewire a dying mainframe with duct tape and a bad attitude.
“Color of money” doesn’t mean green. It means legal nightmares, earmarked funds, and misused millions.
Everyone modifies their gear. Cry harder. Buy better.
Females aren’t being singled out—EVERYONE’s body armor sucks.
Riggers are the unsung heroes of the force. Sandbags? Custom sling setups? Hook your bros up.
AC-130 gunships: still the most comforting white noise in combat.
Yes, you’re different after years of service. That’s not a bug—it’s the upgrade.
⏱️ Timestamps:
00:00 – Welcome back, you broke-ass regulars
00:45 – SRB and SkillBridge: Gone in a flash
02:30 – Bureaucracy vs. Reality: Why nobody can fix it
04:10 – The “color of money” explained like you're five
07:00 – Budget pullbacks and end-of-year chaos
09:40 – Why leadership can’t even track the money trail
14:00 – AFSOC vs ACC: Who gets the bigger piece of the pie?
17:00 – Let’s talk female gear gripes (and military dogs)
25:00 – Modifying gear: a ground-pounder tradition
31:00 – Everyone buys their own sh*t. That’s life.
33:00 – Stop attacking Captain America
36:00 – War stories: Harnesses, jump mishaps & body checks
43:00 – JC in a ghillie suit—blasphemous or badass?
47:00 – AC-130s are better than YOUR therapist
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If today’s Pentagon brief were a movie, it’d be a dark comedy with no budget and a glitchy drone trying to play hero. Jared returns with another savage rundown of everything broken in military bureaucracy—from the $18B PCS debacle to the Air Force accidentally playing bumper cars with drones mid-flight.

We’re talking Space Force funding so bad it’s practically space homelessness, transgender policy whiplash, B-21 bombers being bought like Costco bulk snacks, and a DoD so addicted to credit it’d make Congress blush. Add in China flexing its missile game and our response being “eh, maybe 145 bombers will fix it,” and you’ve got today’s briefing.

This episode’s got radar bombs, hurricane hunters, lost civilian jobs, and a new Air Force Secretary who hopefully doesn’t suck at graduation speeches.

🔥 Key Takeaways:

• 📦 PCS program gets another overhaul—because setting fire to $18B wasn’t enough.
• 💔 Over half of military spouses hate PCS moves. Welcome to the suck.
• ✂️ DISA slashes 10% of its workforce… because who needs secure comms anyway?
• ✈️ Air Force might buy 145 B-21s. No worries, it’s only the price of a small country.
• 💥 Minuteman III ICBM launch reminds enemies (and Congress) we still got the juice.
• ❄️ Alaska’s getting a new training center—virtual murder in the snow, coming 2029.
• 🎓 New SecAF to speak at USAFA graduation. Fingers crossed it’s not a snoozefest.
• 🌪️ Hurricane Hunters are back to fly into hell for science. Mad respect.
• 🇮🇷 F-15s to Diego Garcia for Iran flexing. Power projection 101.
• 🛸 F-16 hit by drone in training. Not Ukraine. Arizona.
• 🚫 Space Force gets 3% of the DoD budget. That’s not underfunded. That’s criminal.
• 🛰️ NGA & Space Force try to not step on each other’s ISR toes.
• 🧾 Military IDs now count as Real ID for travel—cool, but about time.
• ⚖️ House Dems drop a bill to protect transgender troops.
• 🖼️ 2,000 museums are free for military families. Take your kids before we cut funding.
• 🪖 Governors fight Space Force personnel transfers like it's a custody battle.
• 🇨🇳 China’s jet & missile game? It's real, and it’s coming fast.

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