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Welcome back to the Ones Ready team room, where Peaches kicks down the door with another unapologetic ops brief. We’re starting off hot with Fort Bliss turning into a glorified detention center because, shocker, we’re drowning in illegal immigration. Meanwhile, the Coast Guard just wrecked someone's narco empire by snatching up $88 million in drugs—casually dropped in San Diego like it’s trash day.

But the real jaw-dropper? Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, 9/11’s mastermind, pled guilty… to avoid the death penalty. Let that sink in. Mr. "I’ll send people to blow themselves up for paradise" is too scared to face his own end. Punk move of the century. Peaches doesn’t hold back, comparing him—and other cowardly leaders—to the same political class here at home. It’s savage, and it’s spot on.

On the Air Force side, we’ve got nuclear microreactors going online in Alaska (because why not test clean energy near Russia), the PT test still killing people who dry-scoop pre-workout, and a whole lot of effort to look like we’re “resilient” with energy security buzzwords. Also, surprise—transitioning service members just got denied early retirement pay. That’s gonna stir the pot.

Then there’s Space Force. Yep, they’re doing “Guardian Arena,” a Roman-gladiator-meets-tech-bro competition to prove they can actually sweat. Physical strength, mental agility, teamwork, and probably a whole lot of cosplay armor. Peaches is skeptical—but weirdly intrigued.

It’s all unfiltered, rapid-fire, and zero apologies. Let’s go.

🔥 Key Takeaways:

• Fort Bliss is now Fort Holding Tank
• Coast Guard: 1, Cartel: 0 ($88M seized 💰)
• 9/11 mastermind takes plea deal—won’t die for his own cause 🤡
• Space Force hosts Roman-gladiator cosplay with kettlebells
• DoD drops mini nukes in Alaska—for energy, not war (yet)
• Air Force PT still causing heart attacks. Stop dry-scooping pre-workout, nerds.

⏱️ Timestamps:
00:00 – Welcome to the Madness
01:00 – What “Attributes-Based Selection” Really Means
01:45 – Nashville OTS Still Open – Get Your Spot
02:30 – Creatine Gummies and PT Test Heart Attacks
04:00 – Fort Bliss: Welcome to the New Detention Center
05:00 – DPAA’s Right

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Think active duty is the only path? Derrick Blake would like a word—preferably during his 3-day weekend. From almost joining the Marines to wrenching on A-10s and recruiting for the 193rd Special Operations Wing, Derrick walks us through how the Air National Guard let him stay home, stack checks, and still deploy to undisclosed sandbox locations. Oh, and did we mention you start getting paid before basic? Yeah. This one’s going to ruffle some feathers—and we love it.

We talk Guard myths vs. facts, how student flight is the low-key cheat code, and why most people have no damn clue what the Guard even is. If you’re trying to join TACP or EOD through the Guard and haven’t hit up Derrick yet, what are you even doing?

🔥 Key Takeaways:

• 🎯 Enlist in the Guard? Get paid before BMT. Yes, seriously.
• 🛩️ A-10 crew chief by trade, recruiter by mission, sarcasm by default.
• 🧠 ASVAB prep = life trajectory. Don’t flunk your future.
• 🏋️ TACP prep in the Guard is no joke—expect the gauntlet.
• 😬 Meds, motivation, and mustaches—what’s disqualifying and what’s just annoying.

⏱️ Timestamps:

00:00 – “Just hit record” chaos
 02:00 – From almost Marine to Air Guard crew chief
 06:00 – Guard vs. Active: why full-time Guard slaps
 09:30 – Student flight = paid prep before BMT
 12:50 – Yes, you get Tricare. Yes, you get discounts
 16:00 – Tech school differences and deployment reality
 22:00 – What 193rd A-GAL really does (and doesn’t do)
 26:00 – How Guard TACP prep works
 28:30 – Open TACP & EOD slots in Pennsylvania
 34:00 – Meds, ASVAB, and common disqualifiers
 38:00 – Good vs. bad candidate trends
 44:00 – How to actually join the Guard
 48:00 – Just do it. No really. Just do it.

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Peaches is back with a savage ops brief for August 7th—spitting truth, roasting bureaucracy, and dragging the Air Force’s finest decisions through the mud. Public Affairs thought they could silence him by revoking access to curated news updates (LOL), but jokes on them—he's still lighting up your eardrums. From Cybertrucks as target practice to tragic gate incidents to the DOD quietly spending $175B on a missile shield no one’s allowed to talk about, this one's packed with headshakers, jaw-droppers, and classic Ones Ready sass. Come for the updates, stay for the chaos.

🔥 Key Takeaways:

• 🧹 DOD slashes DTIC staff from 154 to 40—guess they found 114 people doing nothing
• 💥 Ukraine gets $104M in Howitzer support (yes, that big boom stick is 155mm)
• 🛳️ Navy wants five new Columbia-class submarines—early contracts, big money
• 💀 Dementia and diabetes lead to two separate base gate tragedies—zero-win scenarios
• 🧪 Cybertrucks as live-fire targets? Peak 2025 energy
• 🤡 $934M may have been yeeted from nukes to pimp out a Qatari 747 as Air Force One
• 🪖 Airman dies during PT test… and the internet still cries about a two-mile run
• 🎯 Bracer Forge kicks off: Baby’s first warrior week, now in Tech School

⏱️ Timestamps:
00:00 – Public Affairs tried to cancel me
02:10 – Tasty Gains and Nashville OTS plug
03:00 – DOD fires 100+ civilians (oops)
04:30 – Ukraine gets artillery love
06:00 – Columbia-class submarines: scary cool
07:30 – Air Force SecDef tour and DLE 2025
08:45 – Gate runner disasters: dementia & diabetes meet deadly force
11:50 – Tesla Cybertrucks = Target practice?
13:30 – Staff Sgt. promotion stats (aka the Great Giveaway)
14:45 – Golden Dome gets gag ordered ($175B!)
15:45 – Air power budget cut dumpster fire
16:45 – $1B Qatari jet raises eyebrows
17:30 – Active shooter at Fort Stewart
18:00 – Purple Heart Day and ISR upgrades for Australia
19:00 – Massive Re-4PAC exercise in Guam
20:00 – Airman dies during PT test—let’s talk pre-workout and poor choices
21:45 – DOD’s student tour PR program
22:00 – LeapFest: paratroopers compete for glory
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Danielle Sebastian has heard it all: “Just leave him.” “You deserve better.” “Try date night.” After years of battling confusion, control issues, and emotional chaos in her marriage to a childhood trauma survivor, she realized what most advice was missing—actual tools that work in real life. Now a trauma-informed relationship coach, bestselling author, and founder of WifeCARE, Danielle helps partners stop walking on eggshells and start rebuilding connection. In this episode, she drops gold: how trauma rewires relationships, why normal couples therapy fails, and what to do when your partner’s nervous system is sabotaging your marriage. If you've ever wondered “Is this PTSD... or is he just an asshole?”—this one's for you.

🔥 Key Takeaways:

• 🧠 Danielle’s CARE framework: calm the chaos, stop rug-sweeping, and finally reconnect
• 🤯 The average man reveals childhood sexual abuse at age 52—let that sink in
• 🔁 Why love languages and I-statements don’t work in high-trigger households
• 🚩 Spotting trauma response vs. straight-up toxicity
• 📺 From pharmacist to “Love and Trauma: The Real Deal” TV host—why Danielle had to become the guide she never had

⏱️ Timestamps:
00:00 – Ones Ready intro + pipeline gear plug
02:10 – Nashville Operator Training Summit reminder
03:05 – Meet Danielle: author, coach, pharmacist, trauma-battle-tested
05:20 – The marriage story that launched WifeCARE
10:00 – When your partner’s control issues aren’t about control
12:30 – PTSD treatment, dysregulation, and when therapy backfires
17:10 – CARE framework: pause, detach, reconnect
21:00 – Stop “taking it personally” (without losing your mind)
29:30 – Trauma vs. narcissism—what’s the actual difference?
36:00 – Gen Z’s empathy drought: Why everyone just says “leave”
42:00 – Conversation scripts that don’t start World War III
46:00 – Why Sunday night calendar meetings are setting you up to fail
49:30 – Biggest myth: “If he doesn’t change, nothing will”
56:00 – The buried trauma you don’t know is wrecking your marriage
59:00 – WifeCARE, retreats, and building the support she never had

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Welcome to the most wholesome, family-friendly members-only episode we’ve ever recorded—just kidding, grab your ear muffs and a cold beverage. In this beautifully chaotic meltdown, Aaron and Peaches go nuclear on HOA Karens, wannabe mentorship DMs, and every fragile ego that thinks dropping into the Ones Ready inbox swinging is a good idea. Spoiler: it’s not.

We dive into brutal truths about security forces, why fantasy football is serious business, the art of getting absolutely throttled by life (and still talking smack), and why mentorship is earned, not assumed. Also included: Toehold flip-flop worship, Browns fan despair, and a sneak preview of upcoming OTS chaos in San Diego.

This isn’t just behind the scenes — it’s under the hood, covered in motor oil, flipping off the check engine light. You're welcome.

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• Security Forces as a Career Move? — Pros, cons, and why it's a hard road to Special Warfare.
• Fantasy Football, Golden Dicks, and Other Sacred Rituals.
• Mentorship Tip #1: If you have to tell people you're a mentor... you aren’t.
• How HOA Boards are Just Training Camps for Future Dictators.
• Why Ones Ready Will Never Shut Up — Not the Air Force, not YouTube, not even Satan himself.
• Peaches vs. the Department of the Air Force News Email — Who Ya Got?
• Rant Level: Nuclear. Sarcasm Level: Maxed Out.

⏱️ Timestamps:

• 00:00 – Trent Hates You (Not Really, Maybe)
• 02:00 – Aaron’s Nesting Nightmare
• 06:00 – HOA Terrorists and Why We Fight
• 09:00 – DMs, Mentorship, and How to Get Immediately Roasted
• 14:00 – Toehold Flip-Flops Are Life
• 18:00 – Daily Drops: Insider Baseball from the Department of the Air Force
• 24:00 – The Dumpster Fire that is Browns Draft Picks
• 30:00 – Why Culture War Politics Are Exhausting (and Getting Worse)
• 42:00 – Rant of the Century: Common Sense Isn’t Dead, It’s Just Shadowbanned
• 50:00 – Deep Water Violence Philosophy (Don’t Start None, Won’t Be None)

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Peaches is back with your August 1st daily drop—after fighting his microphone and allergies like a true professional. He breaks down the latest military absurdities: an M18 that might go bang on its own, $800 million more to Ukraine (because why not), and bomber nostalgia getting its moment in the spotlight. From Air Force weapon inspections to Space Force getting ghosted on funding (again), this episode covers all the headlines that matter—plus a rant or two. Also, the Operator Training Summit in Nashville is coming up, so quit dragging your feet and get on board.

🔥 Key Takeaways:

• M18 pistols under scrutiny after an uncommanded discharge killed an airman
• $800 million more for Ukraine—because sunk costs love company
• Navy F-35C crash sparks a grass fire but pilot walks away sore and alive
• Airmen rescue a woman in Japan—cue the hero music
• Space Force: Still broke, still vital
• Drones now a required layer in missile defense, not just TikTok toys
• E-7 Wedgetail survives the axe—barely
• Reaper drone crash blames... geography?

⏱️ Timestamps:
00:00 – Mic check fail and allergy struggle bus
02:00 – Operator Training Summit promo
03:45 – NATO troops & withdrawal warnings
04:50 – $150M to fast-track Air Force One
05:45 – F-35C crash near Lemoore
06:50 – M18 pistol inspections after fatality
08:30 – Chief Master Sergeant vs. Facebook rumors
09:50 – Bomber demand through the roof
10:45 – F-16 super squadron shifts to Osan
11:35 – Airmen honored for Tama River rescue
12:30 – MQ-9 crash blames faulty parts—and location?
13:30 – Space Force wants attention in joint ops
14:20 – Senate tosses $21B into DoD (plus $800M to Ukraine)
15:00 – Wedgetail survives; Space Force flatlines
15:45 – Fort Huachuca pitched for Space Force radar
16:15 – Automation taking over weapons testing
17:00 – Drone defenses must be layered, not wishful
17:45 – Military + commercial space: hurry up and collaborate
18:30 – Merch shoutouts and Peaches exits stage left

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Scott Sanders didn’t just go from Navy E-2 to Admiral—he took that momentum and barrel-rolled straight into crafting world-record bourbon and hunting MIAs in Cambodia. The Ones Ready crew sits down with the Tobacco Barn Distillery co-founder and Tours of Duty partner to talk Navy aviation, smacking SEAL brothers, bourbon snobbery, and what it means to chase purpose post-uniform. If you’ve ever wanted to drink patriotism straight from a bottle or launch a 500-lb barrel out of a C-130, this episode’s for you. Oh, and PSA: don’t mix good bourbon with Coke unless you want to get dropkicked by Trent.

🔥 Key Takeaways:

• Scott went from E-2 Navy aircrew to Admiral—because why not?
• Tobacco Barn Distillery’s first bourbon set world records. Casual.
• Tours of Duty sends teams to recover America’s MIAs—Scott helps fund it with booze.
• His family makes Top Gun look like a JV team: SEALs, pilots, cyber command.
• Bourbon snobbery hits hard—mixing with soda gets you banned from the house.
• Want to solve world peace? Just send Scott with a bottle and a passport.

⏱️ Timestamps:
00:00 – Tasty Gains, caffeine problems, and the new merch drop
03:21 – Who is Scott Sanders? From Navy flight deck to distillery
06:05 – The Navy’s coolest patch and E-2 Hawkeye life
14:53 – Aviation chaos, comms confusion, and figuring it out on the fly
23:57 – Why becoming an Admiral from a Hawkeye is rare as hell
28:51 – Navy SEAL brothers and family military smack talk
32:08 – Entrepreneurial lessons from war zones to whiskey barrels
35:23 – Peaches gets roasted (again) for having it all together
38:22 – Bourbon snob rules: no Coke, no Crown, no excuses
40:09 – Partnering with Tours of Duty to bring heroes home
49:41 – Air-dropping bourbon barrels? Yes, please.
52:45 – How Scott might be the real path to global peace
56:03 – How to get the special edition Tours of Duty bottle
57:08 – Final thoughts, relentless obsession, and advice for the next chapter

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Peaches dives headfirst into the DoD’s latest chaos buffet—$5.4 billion budget reshuffles, fighter jet production whiplash, and the Air Force playing safety dad with the M18 pistol. Meanwhile, cartel operatives are heading to Ukraine for drone training (because why the hell not), and a Swedish ISIS fanatic gets clocked for war crimes. Toss in some missileer cancer cleanup, a grounded Skyraider II PA scandal, and a missing sailor off the USS George Washington… and you've got yourself a full-blown geopolitical migraine. Don’t worry—we made it snarky, so you don’t have to cry.

🔥 Key Takeaways:

• 💸 Pentagon shifts $5.4B to space toys and precision strikes—F-35 gets yeeted (again).
• 🛩️ Air Force pauses M18 pistols after an airman dies—other branches: "Meh."
• 🇰🇷 Korea tour now 24 months solo—marriages hardest hit.
• 🛰️ Space Force missile warning launch slips to 2027. Cool cool cool.
• 🧼 Missile silos finally getting cleaned (because cancer).
• 🤐 AFSOC PA shuts down Skyraider II podcast guest—thanks, bureaucracy.
• 🇲🇽 Mexican cartels join Ukraine’s drone club. What could go wrong?
• 🕵️ Ukrainian officer caught snitching F-16 locations to Russia—whoops.
• 🧨 U.S. munitions stockpiles: not nearly as ready as advertised.
• 💀 Swedish guy convicted for ISIS war crimes, years after a horrific execution.

⏱️ Timestamps:

00:00 – Peaches opens the chaos floodgates
 01:40 – Operator Training Summit in Nashville: Sign up or stay soft
 02:04 – $5.4B Pentagon budget shuffle: lasers > logic
 02:30 – F-47 & B-21 go up, F-35 goes down (again)
 03:05 – Korea tour now double the sadness: 24 months solo
 03:50 – THAAD stockpiles dangerously low post-Israel/Iran skirmish
 05:15 – Air Force halts M18 pistol use after fatal incident
 06:40 – Army helo crash: above altitude, below expectations
 07:45 – DEI-fired officer now #2 in the Air Force. Yep.
 08:50 – Missileer cancer risk = actual issue, finally acknowledged
 09:40 – Skyraider II testing blocked from podcast—PA flexes hard
 10:50 – C-130J flies again after 5-year timeout
 11:20 – Sentinel ICBM test = Minuteman III's retirement party
 12:10 – Space Force delays missile w

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In today’s daily drop, Peaches blasts through the latest ops headlines like a Hellfire through a Toyota Hilux. From exposing our hilariously thin missile reserves to roasting tech bros whose drones crumble outside PowerPoint presentations, this one’s a full-body workout in situational awareness. AFRICOM’s been busy lighting up Somalia, the National Guard’s turning Northern Michigan into a drone graveyard, and Space Force is slinging lasers and quantum gadgets into orbit like it's Star Wars cosplay. Meanwhile, Air Force Global Strike Command promises a “seamless” transition—LOL—and another Humvee goes full NASCAR in Wyoming. Also, Tricare might finally stop fleecing military families for having adult kids. That’s not just news, that’s a miracle. Buckle up, team. This episode’s got more truth than a cleared EPR.

🔥 Key Takeaways:

• AFRICOM has dropped over 50 airstrikes in Somalia. Boom.
• DIU wants Ukrainian warzone chaos to test your overpriced drones.
• Israel’s 12-day war drained 25% of our missiles—great planning, folks.
• National Guard drills counter-UAS tech with help from nerds and startups.
• Air Force says B-21 and Sentinel rollout will be "seamless" (sure, Jan).
• GPS jamming now hits low Earth orbit. Good luck syncing your watch.
• Humvee crash recap: speeding + no seatbelt = Darwin Award candidate.
• Space Force’s X-37B is hauling quantum sensors like it's sci-fi now.
• Tricare might stop charging for kids under 26. Wait… something good?

⏱️ Timestamps:
00:00 – Intro & Peaches’ Pre-Rant Warmup
01:30 – AFRICOM’s Somalia Smackdown
03:15 – DIU Wants “Ukraine-Lite” Drone Testing
04:45 – National Guard vs. Drones in Michigan
05:50 – Israel-Iran War Drains U.S. Missile Stockpile
07:10 – Peaches Rants on Smart Munitions and Dumb Policy
08:05 – B-21, Sentinels & the Seamless Transition Myth
09:15 – GPS Jamming Reaches Low Earth Orbit
10:40 – Another Day, Another Humvee Flip
12:00 – X-37B’s Quantum Sensor Sci-Fi Mission
13:20 – Congress Wants Space Force to Handle Space Traffic
14:15 – Trump Gets Impatient with Putin
14:45 – Tricare Might Finally Do Something Right

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Strap in, because this “daily drop” is a full-throttle rollercoaster of Pentagon absurdity and global WTFs. From promoting a former Space Force whistleblower to Under Secretary of the Air Force, to blowing $200M on a border wall while ignoring busted pistols and flood victims—this episode doesn’t pull punches. Peaches goes off on political aircraft pork, war with China (spoiler: lots of body bags), and the Space Force’s asteroid defense ambitions. Oh, and yes, Pizza Cat is alive and well. You're welcome, internet.

🔥 Key Takeaways:

• Trump’s DEI guy now runs the Air Force—what could go wrong?
• War with China = body bags, busted recovery plans, and a whole lotta regrets
• The Osprey: still flying, still garbage, still political
• Pentagon “loses track” of where parts come from—good luck with that war prep
• Sig M18 pistols might shoot you without pulling the trigger
• Border wall now paid for with Guam construction funds (because priorities)
• Space Force vs NASA: who gets to shoot asteroids?
• Pizza Cat lives! Probably the most functional thing in CENTCOM
• Think tanks banned—because Aspen is just too “globalist”
• The B-21 is almost here… unless Congress breaks it first

⏱️ Timestamps:
00:00 – Taste of Gains: Gummies & Gains
01:10 – Matthew Lomar confirmed: Trump’s DEI pick
02:30 – Talisman Sabre goes beast mode
03:40 – Drone swarms? Enter Replicator 2
04:20 – Army: A war with China = high casualties (no duh)
06:00 – DoD PCS move disaster gets a task force
06:45 – Procurement fails: we don’t know where our gear comes from
07:10 – Baltic NATO commitments: box checking continues
07:55 – Air Mobility Guardian: shiny comms, big planes
08:30 – Gunshot death at F.E. Warren: tragic and infuriating
09:30 – Sig M18 under investigation
10:20 – Airmen help flood recovery in New Mexico
10:50 – PFAS sampling denied by DoD lawyers
11:20 – CV-22 Osprey: more problems, no surprise
12:45 – Space Force activates “System Deltas”
13:30 – Trump’s AI Action Plan: bureaucracy, beware
14:50 – China vs SpaceX: reusable rockets gap
15:40 – Iran sets new nuclear conditions
16:30 – Syria ra

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Kate Gladdin’s mom was killed by a man who shouldn’t have even been on the streets. And the prosecuting attorney? She’s more interested in her win-loss record than actual justice. This episode pulls no punches as the Ones Ready crew exposes a legal system in Sheridan, Wyoming, that protects predators, punishes victims, and avoids accountability like it’s contagious.

David Johnson—DUI, sexual abuse of a minor, domestic violence, reckless driving, and now vehicular homicide—is being offered a plea deal. Why? Because Prosecutor Diana Bennett has a 20-year history of letting monsters walk. If you’re not furious by the end of this episode, check your pulse. This is what happens when no one runs against tyranny in a pantsuit.

🔥 Key Takeaways:

• 🚨 Vehicular homicide charged as a misdemeanor—welcome to Wyoming.
• 🤬 David Johnson’s rap sheet reads like a GTA cheat code.
• 🛑 Diana Bennett: the undefeated champion of never trying hard cases.
• 💀 Kate Gladdin loses her mother. Sheridan offers three months house arrest.
• ⚖️ Justice isn’t blind—it’s asleep at the wheel and drunk on twisted tea.

⏱️ Timestamps:
00:00 – This one hits personal: Kate Gladdin’s story
02:10 – David Johnson: The walking rap sheet
06:30 – Vehicular homicide, but make it a slap on the wrist
11:00 – Who is Prosecutor Diana Bennett? (And why is she still employed?)
17:00 – A history of cowardice in high-profile cases
24:00 – Death penalty? Not if Diana has brunch plans
28:00 – Drug court > prison—for violent offenders, apparently
33:00 – What YOU can do to demand accountability

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What happens when a broke, hungover Ohio kid accidentally throws a beer bottle in front of a cop car, watches 9/11 unfold on a CRT TV, and decides to radically change the trajectory of his life? You get Aaron Love. In this solo mic-drop of an origin story, Aaron walks us through his chaotic rise from “littering charge degenerate” to USAF Pararescueman. From failed college attempts and $0.50 beer nights to literal jail time and getting smoked in Florida with boats and logs, Aaron lays it all bare—failures, comebacks, and all. This isn’t just a PJ pipeline story. It’s a redemption arc wrapped in sarcasm, sweat, and service.

Prepare to meet the man behind the mic—the oldest, grumpiest, most entertainingly reckless member of the Ones Ready crew. You’ll laugh, you’ll cringe, and you’ll probably Google “Can you really get arrested for littering?”

🔥 Key Takeaways:

• Aaron failed out of college for water polo and beer. Priorities, right?
• 9/11 flipped a switch—he went from aimless to all in.
• First attempt at Indoc? Crashed and burned (his words).
• Spent years rebuilding as a fistic... then clawed his way back.
• Passed the PAST test hungover (don’t try that).
• Got arrested for littering... yes, really.
• Rolled an ankle at Indoc... playing Dreamcast in quarters.
• Had to refire ditch & don—on his last chance, last breath.
• Smoked with boats in Florida. You know you f**ked up when that happens.
• Somehow got sent to England. His wife was thrilled. (She wasn’t.)

⏱️ Timestamps:

00:00 – “Let’s Get Delinquent”: Aaron finally shows up solo
 02:00 – Growing up Irish Catholic in Ohio suburbia
 04:30 – From mediocre swimmer to “accidental” water polo athlete
 06:45 – The Pelican Cove hangover + 9/11 wake-up call
 09:00 – “Dad, I think I need to fight somebody”
 12:00 – Recruiter roulette & meeting PJ via trifold pamphlet
 15:00 – PAST test... while still hungover
 18:45 – “So… when can I ship?”
 20:30 – “Hey Mom, I joined the Air Force!”
 23:00 – That one time Aaron went to jail for littering
30:00 – Welcome to BMT, now speak English... or Spanish?
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Peaches drops into the team room to roast the DoD’s latest brainchild—the $175 billion Golden Dome missile defense program. Because nothing says “fiscal responsibility” like duct-taping old tech to new threats. From sketchy F-35 upgrades to AI-driven psyops and a pistol that just…goes off, this episode is a rollercoaster of bureaucratic brilliance and defense déjà vu. Oh, and shoutout to the DoD for finally noticing that maybe, just maybe, over-classifying everything isn’t helping. Get ready for Space Force buzzwords, Air Force growing pains, and a masterclass in defense spending madness.

🔥 Key Takeaways:

• Golden Dome missile defense: now with existing tech and future sticker shock
• RAND wants Skynet on our team—AI psyops incoming
• F-35s on hold until they deliver what we actually paid for (imagine that)
• M18 pistol yeets itself into the danger zone—AF halts use after fatal mishap
• Space Force plans innovation…by hosting contests (no, seriously)
• Overclassification is a problem? You don’t say…
• Vandenberg gets launch upgrades, but only if policy catches up

⏱️ Timestamps:
00:00 – Peaches kicks it off
01:20 – Golden Dome: $25B now, $175B later
02:40 – AI in psyops: totally not scary at all
04:00 – Innovation in the DoD? We’ll believe it when we see it
04:30 – F-35s delayed, A-10s on the chopping block
05:45 – M18 pistol suspended after tragic incident
06:50 – Pacific Air Force surge and unmanned launch tests
07:40 – Space Force news dump: buzzwords and budget
09:00 – Overclassification strangling progress
09:45 – Senate calls out Air Force Material Command
10:50 – Silo construction drama and the Nunn-McCurdy mess
11:30 – Pentagon acquisition “reform”…again
12:30 – Vandenberg wants to launch more, bureaucracy says no
13:10 – PCS system overhaul: don’t hold your breath
13:40 – Secretary of Defense motivational speech (yawn)

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Peaches is back with another scathing ops brief—this time dragging the DoD for everything from mystery missiles and “indefinite quantity” contracts (yeah, that’s real) to billion-dollar Iron Dome knockoffs. From Space Force promotions to “near-miss” B-52s and the Pentagon handing OpenAI a $200M AI war chest, this episode dives deep into the weird, the wild, and the “we’re definitely not overfunded” chaos of 2025. Also: the real reason the Air Force hit their recruiting goals early (spoiler: they didn’t). Oh, and yes, Tim Kennedy's name comes up... brace yourselves.

🔥 Key Takeaways:

• 💥 The Air Force buys 75 tankers without even pretending to hold a competition
• 🛰️ Space Force doing 61 launches and still trying to look busy
• 🧃 Creatine gummies now count as warfighting prep
• 📉 “Indefinite delivery” contracts sound more like wishful thinking
• 🫡 Recruiting goals met... after someone moved the goalpost
• 🏆 Congressional medals for civilians? Depends who you ask
• 💸 $175B for a golden space umbrella that probably still gets hacked
• 🚨 Tim Kennedy’s Afghan hero arc gets put under the Ones Ready microscope
• 🤖 OpenAI signs up to build Skynet, DoD just shrugs

⏱️ Timestamps:
00:00 – Special Warfare training isn’t a smoke session (unless you're a jerk)
01:30 – Operator Training Summit preview: Nashville’s heating up
03:00 – Joint Ops Rundown: Talisman Sabre, China in Africa, and more
05:00 – Special Ops in Chile and humanitarian flex in the Dominican Republic
06:45 – B-52 near miss? Delta pilot says yes, Peaches has questions
08:30 – Air Force dumps money into tankers, then brags about saving money
10:00 – WTF is an “indefinite delivery indefinite quantity” contract?
12:30 – The shady math behind “recruiting goals met early”
14:30 – Canada takes over Space Force? Kind of
16:00 – Medal of Honor drama and the Tim Kennedy circus
18:00 – Missile umbrellas, orbital comms, and national security tariffs
20:00 – Peaches signs off and pushes the merch drop

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Peaches returns with another banger, torching bureaucratic blunders and Joint Force nonsense. From the Pentagon flexing like it just invented drone grenades, to the DoD accidentally letting Chinese engineers tinker with our cloud—this one's a spicy ride. He dives into the F-35 budget cut drama, Space Force cosplay, uniform updates that no one asked for, and yes, another near-miss in the skies. Also: Nashville OTS still has slots, and you might even get Uncle Sam to foot the bill (if your chain isn't lame). Buckle up—your commute just got smarter and more sarcastic.

🔥 Key Takeaways:

• Pentagon: “We dropped a grenade from a drone!” Everyone else: “Cool, 2012 called.”
• Microsoft let Chinese engineers touch DoD networks. Totally secure, right?
• Marines pulled out of LA—apparently, lawlessness isn't that chill anymore
• B-52 vs. Delta jet: near-miss or just casual Cold War vibes?
• Space Force flexes its tabletop game skills
• Airman spills secrets on a fake Ukrainian dating app. Seriously.
• Nashville OTS is happening—ask now or stay broke

⏱️ Timestamps:
00:00 – Welcome & “Attributes-Based Selection” rant
01:30 – Modern Athlete Strength Systems plug
03:00 – Nashville OTS update + potential TDY hacks
04:00 – F-35 budget cuts & Marine takes over the program
05:20 – Marines pulled from LA (Pentagon drops the hammer)
06:00 – Chinese engineers + Microsoft + DoD = 🤯
07:15 – Pacific-level exercise: 12k Airmen, 700 Guardians
08:00 – Drone grenade demo = peak DoD cringe
09:15 – Drone procurement reforms (again)
10:00 – KC-46 tanker buy bypasses competition
11:00 – B-52 near miss with Delta jet
12:30 – Airman death at missile base (tragic trend)
13:00 – US pilots fly Aussie F-35s = Interop progress
14:30 – Air Force civilian leaks secrets on a dating site
15:00 – Uniform updates: boots, nails, brows, oh my
16:00 – Space Force plays war games & announces big plans
17:15 – NATO’s F-35 obsession & shared vulnerabilities
18:00 – Hypersonics & China's strategic blind spots
19:00 – National Guard trains for wildfires
20:00 – Hurricane prep & ride-out teams explained
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Buckle up, aspiring warriors and pipeline survivors – the Ones Ready crew is back with a savage takedown of military myths, featuring Tac P legend Alex Chiapetta, who joined the Air Force at the ripe old age of 27 (gasp!) and somehow didn't shatter like fine china in the pipeline. Spoiler: He crushed it, thanks to mobility stretches, protein overloads, and bedtime at 7:30 PM – because who needs video games when you're building an empire? Alex spills the tea on ditching desk jobs during COVID, dodging Army officer boards like a bad date, and why Tac P's strategic battlefield wizardry hooked him harder than a Hellcat obsession (pro tip: Skip the 28% interest muscle car, kids). From land nav in the woods (no, not that kind) to JTAC brain-melting chaos, he exposes how the pipeline's "easier" rep is total BS – it's all rucking, radios, and refusing to be that washout marching lines at Medina. But here's the real mic-drop: Alex played the long game, stacking VA loans for free rent via house hacks, maxing TSP like a boss, and snagging Air Force Cool certs while you were blowing TDY cash on nonsense. Now he's bailing for Texas McCombs MBA, networking with vets like a pro, and plotting to buy businesses from retiring boomers. Oh, and don't get him started on getting fat post-military – he's aiming for "hot dad" status, not "retired slob." The crew throws in pool training plugs, fat-shaming roasts (RIP Tony's BMI), and why your network is your net worth. If you're grinding the pipeline or plotting your escape, this episode's your no-BS blueprint to level up – or end up checking IDs at the gate. Hell yeah, brother... or nah?

Key Takeaways:

• Age Ain't Nothing But a Pipeline Myth: Alex joined at 27, outlasted cocky 18-year-olds by prioritizing recovery, mobility, and sleep – turns out discipline beats youth every time. 
• Pipeline Real Talk – It's Brutal, Brainy, and Doable: From rucking hell to land nav nightmares and JTAC multi-tasking madness, the Tac P grind builds unbreakable confidence if you shut up and grind. 
• Military Benefits = Wealth Hacks: Stack TSP, snag VA loans for multi-unit houses (live rent-free, idiots), and use Air Force Cool for free certs – Alex turned four years into generational we

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In this glorious mess of a members-only episode, Peaches and Trent go full rogue: no guests, no guardrails, just straight-up brain dumps and verbal knife fights. The guys break down the importance of cognitive stress training, Air Force leadership cowardice, and the existential burden of watching “Interstellar” while contemplating your career.

Also on deck:
 📽️ B-movie reviews
 🧠 Why your brain needs reps too
 📣 DMs from angry CCTs
 ⚖️ Knowing the rules just so you can break them
 👊 And why being a tactical athlete doesn’t mean you’re just a meathead

This episode is therapy, chaos, and catharsis with a side of sarcasm. You’re welcome.

🔥 Key Takeaways:

• If your pipeline doesn’t include brain games under fatigue—you’re doing it wrong.
• Tactical athlete ≠ barbell meathead. You’re a thinker who sweats.
• We don’t work for recruiting. We don’t work for you.
• Know the rules. Break them correctly.
• Leadership without judgment is just expensive admin.
• Trent may or may not still be fraternizing with cones.
• And yes… we do read your angry DMs. Then we roast them. 💅

⏱️ Timestamps:

• 00:00 – Members-only mayhem kicks off: hot takes & B-movie breakdowns
• 03:00 – Free Solo, fear addiction, and that team-guy mental switch
• 06:00 – Monster Mashes, memory drills, and why your brain needs training
• 09:00 – Air Force rules, problem-solving, and AFI-breaking done right
• 15:00 – Angry DMs, misfired mentorship, and CCTs with attitude
• 21:00 – Why the AF won’t come on the podcast (and why that’s dumb)
• 30:00 – Leadership, indecision, and how inaction is destroying the pipeline
• 36:00 – Interstellar, Inception, and movies that hit too close to home
• 46:00 – Thanksgiving with cones, training culture, and rule-breaking for good
• 55:00 – Command authority, decision dominance, and why miserable leaders suck

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This one’s a banger, folks. Lt Col Brandon Temple—Mustang, TACP legend, and card-carrying member of the “deep state”—joins the team room and brings the heat. From botching his shot at pro baseball to stumbling into the Air Force via a giant binder of mystery jobs, Temple’s journey is pure chaos and grit. We dive into his Mustang days (yes, he enlisted first), Navy betrayal (yep, he crossed over), and what it was like sleeping bag spooning with a CCT in Afghanistan.

Oh, and he’s not just a warfighter—he’s a legislative assassin now, influencing Capitol Hill and telling Congress what’s up with AFSPECWAR. Add in some dark humor, Civil War accents, a napalm joke, and a love letter to Hunter Seven Foundation… and you’ve got an episode that’s half roast, half reverent, and 100% Ones Ready.

🔥 Key Takeaways:

• 🛫 Went open general in 1999 and dodged security forces by sheer luck and Sharpie.
• 🧭 Failed land nav because Florida has bears, snakes, and Florida Man.
• 🧊 Cuddled a freezing CCT in a sleeping bag during Operation Red Wings recovery—no regrets.
• 🇺🇸 Spent 9+ years enlisted, then commissioned into…the Navy?! (Yes, really.)
• 🧠 Mentored by Raisin Cain, served with Rangers, and later became his aide at JSOC.
• 🏛️ Now shaping defense policy on Capitol Hill as a legislative liaison.
• 🧪 Big advocate for toxin exposure testing—Hunter Seven Foundation is leading the charge.

⏱️ Timestamps:
00:00 – Welcome to the circus
02:10 – From baseball dropout to TACP
06:40 – Recruiter roulette & Sharpie job reassignments
10:20 – Failing land nav in alligator country
13:40 – From Cold War mindset to GWOT reality
17:20 – The B-2, drones, and how we love spending billions
20:00 – Life as enlisted TACP during peak GWOT
24:30 – Operation Red Wings: cold, chaos, and camaraderie
28:30 – Wait… you commissioned in the Navy?!
34:50 – Interservice transfer hacks & admin warfare
39:00 – AFI detective work and recruiter BS busting
43:00 – Sleeping bag jokes, Civil War accents, and flaming napalm
47:00 – Why officer-led career fields matter (even if we roast ‘em)
52:00 – Hill work, defense budgets, and why Congress actually matters

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Welcome to your no-fluff, sarcasm-fueled download of the Ones Ready Ops Brief for July 17th. In this episode, we cover everything from Excel-budget nightmares and B-1 Lancer drama to Space Force doing... whatever it is Space Force does. Jared rips through the latest military headlines with his signature blend of humor, eye rolls, and reluctant patriotism.

We kick things off with a sneak peek at the Operator Training Summit and a shoutout to the surprisingly effective (and very unscammed) Tasty Gains gummies. Then it’s all gas, no brakes through a gauntlet of DoD absurdities: pipe-dream weapon standardization in NATO, a billion-dollar GPS system that’s somehow still in testing, and the Air Force saving $10 billion by using—wait for it—Excel. Yeah, that’s a real thing.

We wrap with cyber hacks, Ukraine fatigue, F-35 wishlists, and a whole lot of “wait, that’s real?” moments. Buckle up, this one's got teeth.

🔥 Key Takeaways:

• 👀 The Air Force saved $10B with spreadsheets—and possibly divine intervention
• 💣 B-1 crash blamed on “culture” (aka leadership dysfunction)
• 🇵🇭 U.S. building a fast boat base in the Philippines to troll China
• 🛰️ Space Force makes Warrior Games debut and gets serious with on-orbit warfare
• 🧠 Tasty Gains creatine gummies are legit, no matter what TikTok says
• 🕵️‍♂️ Chinese hackers breached a National Guard network for months
• ✈️ F-35 procurement may triple, if the retired generals get their way
• 🔄 NATO urged to stop mooching off U.S. military hardware
• 📉 Ukraine war strategy: hope, vibes, and more funding
• 🧢 Fort Bragg name flip-flop continues to be an identity crisis in slow motion

⏱️ Timestamps:
00:00 – Intro: “One’s Ready Go!”
00:07 – What “attributes-based” selection really means
01:00 – Operator Training Summit plug
02:00 – Tasty Gains: Not the scam you think it is
02:45 – Trump picks new Space Force #2s
03:30 – NATO still can’t standardize rockets (shocker)
04:30 – U.S. builds fast boat base in Philippines
05:00 – $10.4B saved via… Excel and magic
06:45 – B-1 crash and the "bad culture" blame game
07:45 – Arkansas Guard’s MQ-9 squad wi

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Hope you packed your sense of humor and a fire extinguisher—because this episode scorches everything from overpriced moldy barracks in Guam to the Pentagon ghosting Aspen like it’s a bad Tinder date. Jared runs down the biggest WTFs across the Department of Defense with a tactical blend of sarcasm and salt. We’re talking billions for broken plumbing, drones that can’t hang in Alaska, the F-35 backlog (finally) clearing, and a KC-46 that decided midair was the perfect time for a wardrobe malfunction. Plus, the Air Force tries fashion policing again (no more eyelash extensions, folks), Space Force dreams of relevancy, and China continues its “quantity over quality” military glow-up. Also, Nashville OTS is coming—bring your snorkel and your ruck.

🔥 Key Takeaways:

• Moldy, condemned-looking barracks at Andersen AFB getting a $300M taxpayer makeover
• Commercial drones flopped in Alaska—apparently GPS jamming is still a thing
• Lockheed's F-35s finally unclogged from the TR-3 software backlog
• Pentagon says “nah” to Aspen because it smelled too much like globalism
• The KC-46 had a mid-air boom shredding incident (but hey, it landed!)
• House blocks Wedgetail cancellation—your AWACS 2.0 is safe
• Air Force bans eyelash extensions (finally a real threat neutralized)
• Space Force wants $30M for TACSRT and reveals its very serious international BFF plan
• China is building jets faster than we can pay Lockheed to fix software
• Nashville Operator Training Summit is locked and loaded for October

⏱️ Timestamps:
00:00 – Jared’s sarcastic intro & Nashville OTS plug
01:00 – Why A&S is about raw materials, not finished products
02:06 – $300M barracks reno for Guam’s mold palace
03:30 – Why military construction = legalized contractor robbery
04:00 – Transcom tries to unfuck cyber and info ops
04:45 – F-35 backlog cleared (sort of), TR-3 delays explained
05:40 – Drone failure in Alaska shows U.S. is behind
06:30 – DoD admits to 2 civilian deaths in 2024 ops
07:00 – National Guard withdraws from LA, Gavin Newsom throws shade
07:30 – Pentagon bails on Aspen, claims apolitical innocence
08:00 – Marines host Pacific sym

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Buckle up, buttercups—Jared's back in the Ones Ready team room, dishing out yesterday's DoD drama because the PAO couldn't update today's headlines. Hegeth's memo: stop being bureaucratic wimps, buy American drones fast—excessive caution is the enemy. Joint air drills with B-52s flexing on North Korea; AI saving lives in mass casualties; SOCOM slashing Skyraider buys in half, likely budget tight. Jared throws shade at AFSOC's PAO for dodging his interview ask, calls out China's South China Sea bullying flop, cheers Senate's A-10 rescue (thunder lives!). Wraps with cyber fails, Turkey's F-35 snub (beat it, nerds), and pushing for service members' right to repair gear without contractor scams. Tired of bland military news? This is your sarcastic, straight-talk wake-up from Ones Ready—no apologies.

Key Takeaways:
- Hegeth's drone memo: Stop being cowards and buy American expendables ASAP—excessive caution is the real enemy. 😤
- SOCOM halves OA-1K buys: From 12 to 6 in FY26, delaying the fleet but keeping the 75-goal dream alive—funding drama incoming.
- Joint drills galore: B-52s over Korea, naval logistics pacts with Aussies and Japan—deterring North Korea and China like it's 1945 all over again.
- Air Force recruiting rebound: 15K in delayed entry, but did they just move the goalposts post-COVID? Jury's out.
- Senate saves A-10s: Retaining 100+ Thunderbolts in the NDAA—11th-hour heroics for the Warthog warriors. 🛩️
- Right to repair push: Warriors deserve to fix gear without voiding warranties—screw the contractor scams.
- Operator Training Summit announced: Nashville, Oct 25-26—land PT day one, pool drown-proofing day two. Get wet or go home.

Timestamps:
- 00:00 - Intro & Operator Training Summit Tease: Nashville vibes incoming
- 01:59 - Drone Drama: Hegeth orders faster buys, Blue UAS shifts to DCMA
- 02:58 - Pacific Power Plays: Joint air drills, naval logistics pacts
- 04:18 - AI in Action: TransCom's patient movement toolkit
- 06:33 - SOCOM Cuts & Skyraider Shade: Halved buys, PAO beef
- 06:47 - China Fails in South China Sea: No one's backing down
- 09:12 - Air Force News: Recruiting wins (maybe), Iranian missile hit
- 11:13 - Space Force Flex: Resolute exercise, digi

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This episode is a gut punch of clarity and common sense wrapped in Hoist-fueled sarcasm. Aaron and Peaches sits down with retired Marine Corps Colonel Curtis Lee—civil affairs legend, community builder, and founder of Carolinas for Ukraine. From mentoring under three-war combat vets to spearheading grassroots refugee resettlement, Curtis breaks down the real meaning of service after service.

And oh yeah—we’re not afraid to poke the bear. Illegal immigration? We say no. Strategic, vetted, value-driven immigration? Hell yes. Curtis’ program resettles Ukrainian families legally—and it might just be the model for how we fix the entire U.S. immigration dumpster fire.

We hit topics the media won't touch with a ten-foot boom mic:

• The Afghanistan withdrawal debacle 💣
• Weaponizing civil affairs before the first shot is fired 🧠
• How to actually win in the gray zone war ⚔️
• The death of assimilation in America 🇺🇸
• And why your HOA might have more impact than your congressman 🏘️

If you want talking points, go watch cable news. If you want real talk that’ll challenge your worldview and maybe even get you off the couch—press play.

🔥 Key Takeaways:

• Curtis Lee dropped nearly 30 years in uniform, then turned around and started winning wars without firing shots.
• The "Uniting for Ukraine" program is legal immigration done right—screened, vetted, and integrated.
• “Two things can be true at once” becomes the battle cry of the episode—and it's time America learned that nuance is not weakness.
• You can be anti-illegal immigration and still pro-humanity. Shocking, we know.
• Civil affairs isn't just soccer balls and smiles—it's psychological warfare with real-world outcomes.
• Afghans were left hanging. Ukrainians got help. The difference? Planning, legality, and leadership.
• Local action > national outrage. HOA boards, school committees, and city foundations are where real change starts.
• America’s greatest threat isn’t a border crisis—it’s apathy.

⏱️ Timestamps:
00:00 – Aaron Rants About Grape Hoist
01:45 – Hoist IV Hydration and Chaos in a Box
03:00 – Shoutout to Modern Athlete

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Welcome to the July 11th edition of the Daily Drop, where the Pentagon plays Monopoly with rare earth minerals, drones become the new IEDs, and Trump hands out Patriot missiles like party favors—with NATO picking up the tab (allegedly). Jared unpacks the latest military madness with his usual blend of sarcasm, side-eyes, and straight-up disbelief. From AI drone swarms to banned eyelash extensions, from therapy dogs saving morale to space lasers tracking Chinese satellites—this one’s got it all. Oh, and apparently we bombed Iran’s nuclear sites… but maybe didn’t hit anything? It’s like a military-themed episode of “Nailed It!”

🔥 Key Takeaways:

• 🧨 Trump greenlights NATO-funded weapons for Ukraine… totally won't backfire.
• 💥 Drone warfare = IEDs 2.0. Welcome to the chaos.
• 🥾 Air Force bans fake lashes but keeps outdated procurement pipelines.
• 🛰️ China’s satellites playing bumper cars in space, but we're the bad guys?
• 🐕 South Dakota Air Guard hires a therapy dog. Name’s Captain. He’s a good boy.
• 💬 Gen. Deptula’s warning: Kill the F-35 and E-7, and you kill future air dominance.
• ⚛️ Iran’s nukes: bombed or not? Depends on your political flavor of the day.
• 🔥 Washington Army Guard trains for wildfires; Coast Guard saves Texans from floods.
• 🇵🇼 A Marine from Palau goes full circle in Koa Moana 25—heartwarming but vague.
• 👨‍🚀 Space Force rolls out SWARM and warns China to knock it off in orbit.

⏱️ Timestamps:
00:00 – Atakalite discount + rocket fins, booties, and gadgets
01:10 – Trump sends weapons to Ukraine (NATO’s problem now?)
02:00 – Pentagon’s drone reform: UAS go full budget-friendly
03:00 – DoD invests in rare earth mining, coz China bad
03:45 – Air Force bans lashes, updates boot regs, and triggers outrage
04:30 – Retired generals: Cut the F-35 and Wedgetail? Big mistake
05:20 – Pacific exercise goes full “high-end fight” mode
06:10 – Meet Captain: the morale-boosting therapy dog
07:00 – Space Force’s digital SWARM training kicks off
07:50 – China’s satellite shenanigans… again
08:40 – Commerce wants to axe space traffic control (what could go wrong?)
09:20 – Space Force goe

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Aaron rolls solo to drop a grenade on your expectations and walk you through the jaw-dropping overhaul of the Air Force Special Warfare pipeline. New names. New timelines. New chaos. Is dive school back? Is SWOE-V dead? Will your career implode before it starts? Aaron breaks it all down with brutal honesty and zero fluff. No sarcasm (seriously)—just straight facts and insider updates from the front lines of AFSPECWAR’s Frankenstein pipeline rewrite. If you’re anywhere near the door to this career field, buckle up. You’re not ready for what’s coming—but you will be after this.

🔥 Key Takeaways:

• SWOE-V is (probably) toast. Guaranteed contracts are coming back.
• New 3-week land-based selection starts October.
• "Zulu Course" = 16-week common skills crucible for all 1Z AFSCs.
• No more job selection at SWAS—now happens after Zulu.
• Pre-dive follows Zulu. Dive school may be resurrected (again).
• PJs still get hosed with 18–20 month pipelines due to paramedic training.
• Everyone else? Aim is 12 months to team placement.
• Apprentice courses will be cut down—no repeating Zulu content.
• Already in the pipeline but not in an apprentice course? You're going to Zulu anyway. Sorry.
• This is either brilliant efficiency or a flaming disaster. TBD.
• Aaron wants to be wrong… but probably isn’t.

⏱️ Timestamps:

00:00 – Welcome to Aaron’s solo mission
 01:20 – The “no sarcasm” promise (mostly)
 02:30 – Why is the pipeline changing?
 04:15 – Should you still join? Short answer: Yes.
 06:00 – Death of SWOE-V? Long live GTAP
 08:45 – PJ bottleneck: no slots, no mercy
 10:30 – Guaranteed contract vs “hope and cope”
 11:40 – Zulu Course: What it is, how long, and why it matters
 13:50 – Should you stop swimming? (Hard no)
 16:00 – What common skills are covered in Zulu
 17:30 – Dive school might be coming back—again
 21:00 – Pre-dive’s weird limbo and fairness concerns
 24:00 – Lack of standards = morale hits = suck it up
 26:30 – 12-month pipeline push—is it even possible?
 29:00 – Cutting apprentice course length (but keeping the suck)
 31:45 – Already in the p

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It’s July 10th, and the Daily Drop is back with Jared dropping truth bombs harder than a B-1 on afterburner. From the announcement of the next Operator Training Summit in Nashville (spoiler: it’s gonna slap) to the Pentagon lobbing real ones at Iran, this episode’s got more hot takes than a Twitter war during a government shutdown.

Jared breaks down military logistics like your drunk uncle explaining the NFL draft—passionate, slightly unhinged, but mostly right. He rants about AF simulators being broken garbage, drones flying into everything, the VA being predictably dysfunctional, and why the Air Force is still pretending they might keep the B-1 (spoiler: they’re not). Also, the Space Force apparently needs another $6 billion. For what? Who knows.

If you like your defense briefings with a side of sarcasm, a shot of cynicism, and topped with real-world experience, this one’s for you.

🔥 Key Takeaways:

• 🧠 The Air Force Research Lab is full of brainiacs... if only we let them cook
• 📦 Simulators are trash—and creating more harm than good
• ✈️ F-16s moved from Japan to Korea to flex on North Korea
• 💣 Operation Midnight Hammer = cool name, questionable effectiveness
• 🚀 The Space Force wants $6B more because “reasons”
• 🧴 Forever chemicals? Still forever. Still deadly.
• 🏥 VA and DOD still don’t know how to share medical records in 2025
• 🇮🇷 Bombed Iran’s nuclear sites but maybe only slowed them down 2 years? Big “meh”
• 🧢 “Dress and appearance” updates dropped—cue the Facebook rage

⏱️ Timestamps:
00:00 – Nashville OTS announcement & signup overhaul
01:00 – U.S., South Korea, Japan meet for trilateral security flex
01:30 – Weapons shipments to Ukraine resumed… kinda
02:30 – Air Force’s new drone detection tech (CLUE is no joke)
04:00 – VA/DOD healthcare systems still don’t talk
05:30 – Iran gets smacked—was it worth it?
06:30 – Netanyahu shows up at the Pentagon
06:50 – DoD’s ManTech expanding microelectronics & hypersonics
07:30 – Massive AF/Space Force Cold War-style exercise
08:20 – Japan joins Resolute Force Pacific
08:50 – Red Hawk weather tests—Eglin AFB in “extreme weather”? lol

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