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Ones Ready
A team of active duty Combat Control (CCT), Pararescue (PJ), and Special Reconnaissance (SR) leveraging our 69 years of special operations experience to make the next generation of operators smarter, faster and stronger than we ever were. We are the PREMIERE resource for all things Air Force Special Warfare. The Ones Ready Podcast is honest talk about what it is like to go from a know-nothing high school graduate to an elite Special Operator. We will cover important practices for success…
Episodes
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Ep 547: Special Reconnaissance Isn’t “1% Elite”—And Lying About It Hurts Everyone
Send us Fan MailPeaches goes straight at a viral hype video that sells Special Reconnaissance with bad math, bad facts, and Hollywood fluff. No hate on…
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*** Sneak Peek***MBRS 74: Stolen Valor Shootout & Air Force Weapons School Turf War
Send us Fan MailPeaches rips into a viral stolen valor shooting in Seattle, exposing some of the worst weapon handling imaginable, and then unloads on the…
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Ep 546: Special Operations In Venezuela—This Wasn’t a War—It Was a Snatch
Send us Fan MailPeaches and Trent break down the overnight U.S. operation in Venezuela that captured Nicolás Maduro and his wife—without calling it what the…
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Ep 544: Why Trainable Beats Talented Every Time
Send us Fan MailPeaches is joined by Kris Tomes for a deep dive into what actually makes candidates successful at selection—and why trainability beats talent…
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Ep 543: Recruiters Aren’t Lying—You Just Don’t Understand the Job
Send us Fan MailPeaches flies solo and tackles one of the laziest takes on the internet: “recruiters always lie.” Using UK Royal Navy ads, Air Force gyms, and…
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Ep 542: Why Local Power Beats Washington Every Time: Drew Johnson - Nevada State Treasurer Candidate
Send us Fan MailThis episode isn’t about tactics—it’s about power. Aaron sits down with Drew Johnson to break down why local government, community…
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Ep 541: Stolen Valor Just Hit a New Low
Send us Fan MailThis episode isn’t internet drama—it’s about honor and accountability. Peaches breaks down a disturbing stolen valor case involving Mark…
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***Sneak Peek***MBRS 73: The Air Force Will Absolutely Throw You Under the Bus
Send us Fan MailPeaches flies solo and unfiltered, taking you on a no-holds-barred ride through shady OSI tactics, the SIG M18 controversy, and why the Air…
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Ops Brief 114: Daily Drop - 22 Dec 2025 - Military News, AI Nonsense & V-22 Drama
Send us Fan MailJust Peaches in the team room for a straight-up Daily Drop—no guests, no fluff, no pretending this is anything other than a military news brain…
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Ep 540: Make Air Force Special Warfare Great Again? Or Are You Just High on Nostalgia
Send us Fan MailTrent flies solo and takes a flamethrower to nostalgia—inside the military, inside Air Force Special Warfare, and inside your own head. What…
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Ep 539: National Security Strategy Breakdown
Send us Fan MailPeaches goes full America-First-energy breaking down the 2025 National Security Strategy — AKA 33 pages of political chest-thumping turned into…
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Ep 538: Large Scale Combat Operations And Stuff
Send us Fan MailPeaches and Trent roll into another beautifully unprepared episode packed with humor, straight talk, and real military insight. From the…
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***Sneak Peek***MBRS 72: Want to Be on the X? Cross-Train, Dumbass.
Send us Fan MailStrap in, kids. This episode is the equivalent of a Tasty Gains creatine gummy to the dome—sweet, punchy, and packed with fire. The crew goes…
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Ep 537: The Pararescue Legend "Yo-Yo" Keaton Drops Brutal Truths About Military Standards & Leadership
Send us Fan MailRetired Chief PJ Yo-Yo Keaton shows up and immediately proves why half the community worships him and the other half is still trying to keep…
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Ep 536: USAF In Manda Bay—Security Forces Officer Calls Out Leadership Failures
Send us Fan MailPeaches and Trent drag the Air Force’s favorite fantasy into the daylight: the idea that “nothing ever happens in Africa.” Major Mike Voto…
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***Sneak Peek***MBRS 71: AFSPECWAR Leadership, You Blew It
Send us Fan MailAaron unloads on the Air Force Special Warfare leadership with the fury of a thousand ignored NCOs. If you're wondering why morale is in the…
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Ep 535: Air Force Gate Rage: Stop Whining, Start Leading
Send us Fan MailTrent’s back on the mic and absolutely done with anonymous complainers, lazy leadership, and generals who think PT is optional. From the…
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Ops Brief 113: Daily Drop - 1 Dec 2025 - How The Hell Does A Submarine Navigate and Defense News
Send us Fan MailPeaches drops a fresh Daily Drop packed with real military updates, Special Warfare insight, and a full tour through what’s happening across…
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Ep 534: The Zulu Course Creed Is So Dumb It Might Actually Cause Injuries (But Sure, Memorize It)
Send us Fan MailPeaches, Aaron, and Trent descend straight into the stupidity of the Zulu Course’s brand-new, completely unnecessary creed. Peaches calls out…
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***Sneak Peek***MBRS 70: You’re Not Special, You Just Hate Yourself Better
Send us Fan MailIn this no-filter banger, the Ones Ready crew dives headfirst into the absurdity of military influencer culture, retirement nonsense, and why…
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Ep 533: From Thunderbird to Trailblazer: "Max Afterburner" on Purpose & Grit
Send us Fan MailAaron sits down with Ryan “Max Afterburner” Bodenheimer—Strike Eagle pilot, Thunderbird #2, and one of the most grounded high-performers to…
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Ep 532: From Navy Rescue Swimmer to SWAT: Kody Dickerson's Comeback Story That Refused to Quit
Send us Fan MailPeaches and Trent sit down with Kody Dickerson — the guy who took every hit life could throw: failed run, COVID cruise, family crisis, BUD/S…
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Ep 531: Sedition vs. Treason - Calling Out Lawmakers' Illegal Orders & Trump's Hyperbolic Hammer
Send us Fan MailBuckle up, Ones Ready fam—Aaron and Trent dive headfirst into the clown show of Democratic lawmakers (all ex-military or intel vets) dropping a…
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Ep 530: The Air Force Won’t Say “Our Bad”—So Peaches and Trent Call Them On It
Send us Fan MailPeaches and Trent dive straight into the chaos—no disclaimers, no corporate tone, just two dudes calling out the absurdity of modern military…
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Ops Brief 112: Daily Drop - 20 Nov 2025 - Apache Upgrades, Somalia Bombs, and Trump's Piggy Burn
Send us Fan MailAlright, slackers—Peaches drops your daily dose of military reality on November 20th, no sugarcoating, just the gritty facts. He breaks down…
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***Sneak Peek***MBRS 69: I Got Arrested Right Before Basic… And Still Shipped
Send us Fan MailWelcome to another unfiltered Members Only episode where Trent and Aaron spiral into storytime chaos—ripping into everything from the cult of…
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Ops Brief 111: Daily Drop - 18 Nov 2025 - Nuclear Reactors, Drone Threats, Saudi Flyovers, and the Epstein File Mess
Send us Fan MailPeaches kicks the door in with a full-spectrum roast of the military news cycle—because apparently everything from nuclear micro-reactors to…
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Ep 529: Command Presence: How NOT Being Fat Might Save Your Life
Send us Fan MailPeaches sits down with Idaho SWAT officer and 600-pound deadlifter Chris Jacob to drop some uncomfortable truths about what it really means to…
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Ep 528: If You Lose Your Gear, You Deserve It – How To Mark Your Gear
Send us Fan MailLet’s be honest—if you roll up to a Special Warfare event with unmarked gear, you’ve already told the cadre who’s quitting first. In this…
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Ep 527: Zero Plan, Maximum Impact: Peaches & Trent Break Down the Best OTS Yet
Send us Fan MailPeaches and Trent are back in the team room—no script, no filter, and somehow their best Operator Training Summit yet. Coming straight off the…
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***Sneak Peek***MBRS 68: Tim Kennedy Lied—Now What? Insulate or Isolate?
Send us Fan MailIn this unfiltered members-only solo rant, Jared wrestles with the never-ending Tim Kennedy drama—because apparently just being a Green Beret…
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Ep 526: SWAS 2.0, SEALs, Lies, and Leadership Certificates
Send us Fan MailPeaches rolls solo in this scorched-earth episode of Ones Ready—no filters, no fluff. He lights up everything from the Air Force’s new SWAS 2.0…
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***Sneak Peek***MBRS 85: SWTW Made a Creed for the Zulu Course?!
Send us Fan MailYou ever read something so cringey it physically hurts? Peaches has—and it’s called the Zulu Course Creed. In this episode, he tears into the…
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Ep 525: The Zulu Course Is a Dumpster Fire (Or Maybe Not?)
Send us Fan MailEveryone online says the new Special Warfare “Zulu Course” is trash—so Peaches and Trent decided to light it up. This isn’t a soft take or…
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***Sneak Peek***MBRS 67: "We Broke the Pipeline... On Purpose?" – Monster Trucks and Hero Coasties
Send us Fan MailTrent and Peaches start with monster trucks and end up demolishing the Special Warfare pipeline. But first, they highlight the absolute unit…
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Ep 524: Live with Aaron Loves America!
Send us Fan MailAaron’s had enough. This solo Ones Ready episode is a straight-up demolition of every anonymous Air Force wannabe crying about the new Zulu…
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Ep 523: Entitled, Soft, and Not Ready: Aaron Nukes the Zulu Course Crybabies
Send us Fan MailAaron’s done playing nice. In this scorched-earth solo rant, the Ones Ready silverback goes full throttle on cones, meme-lords, and anyone dumb…
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Ep 522: “Nobody Quits at Dinner—They Quit at the Bottom of the Pool” | A Parent's Perspective
Send us Fan MailForget the motivational fluff—this one’s raw. Peaches sits down with Rob, a Navy vet and father of a Special Warfare candidate, to talk about…
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Ops Brief 110: Daily Drop - 30 Oct 2025 - The Air Force Is Falling Apart
Send us Fan MailYeah, this one’s not sunshine and push-ups. Peaches kicks open the team room door and unloads on the chaos hitting the Air Force —…
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Ep 521: Sleep Like a Sniper: FBI Dr. Leah Kaylor Wrecks Your Melatonin & Booze Habits
Send us Fan MailEverybody brags about “grinding” on four hours of sleep—until their brain turns into mashed potatoes. Peaches sits down with Dr. Leah Kaylor…
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Ep 520: The Broken Medal System: Why the Wrong People Keep Getting Recognized
Send us Fan MailPeaches and Active Duty CCT, MSgt Dan torch the myth of “fair” awards in the military. This one’s not a feel-good story—it’s a reality check…
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Ep 519: Air Force Streamlines Special Warfare Training Building Stronger Operators, Faster
Send us Fan MailNo rumors. No drama. Just facts and perspective.In this solo episode, Aaron breaks down the Air Force Special Warfare Training Wing’s Pipeline…
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Ops Brief 109: Daily Drop - 23 Oct 2025 - Generals Lost Faith? Cool—Go Retire, Grandpa!
Send us Fan MailAaron’s rolling solo and firing on all cylinders. In this episode, he torches the latest “breaking” story claiming generals have “lost faith”…
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***Sneak Peek***MBRS 66: Tim Kennedy’s Valor Lie, Lobster War Prophecies, & the Domino’s Nuke Indicator – WTF Are We Even Doing?
Send us Fan MailThe Ones Ready crew returns to burn down the house with a brutally honest breakdown of integrity, influence, and idiocy in the military…
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Ops Brief 108: Daily Drop - 22 Oct 2025 - Fat Generals, Jared Isaacman for NASA, and SpaceX
Send us Fan MailThe Ones Ready Team Room just went DEFCON spicy. Peaches drops a verbal frag on soft leadership, lazy generals, and the bureaucratic clown show…
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***Fixed***Ep 517: So You Want to Play with Bombs? Air Force EOD Isn’t the Hurt Locker
Send us Fan MailEveryone loves to say they want a “badass” job—until they realize Air Force EOD actually plays with live explosives. Peaches sits down with…
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Ep 518: We F’d Up the A-10? Jarred Taylor & CMSgt Spreter Talk The Future of TACP
Send us Fan MailBuckle up — Peaches sits down with Black Rifle Coffee’s Jared Taylor and AFSW’s Chief Jimbo Spreeder to torch the nonsense strangling the Air…
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***Sneak Peek***MBRS 65: Baby Back B*tches & Blues Mondays
Send us Fan MailJared’s sunburnt, unfiltered, and back in the war room (well, accidentally someone else’s). In this raw members-only rant, he debriefs the San…
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Ep 516: The System’s a Joke — Gladdin Family vs. Wyoming “Justice”
Send us Fan MailPeaches and the Ones Ready crew bring the Gladdins back into the team room for a brutal, emotional update on their fight for Justice for Julie…
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Ep 515: Air Force EOD Event Canceled Over Optics: Leadership Failure or Risk Aversion?
Send us Fan MailPeaches is flying solo and absolutely torching weak leadership in this unfiltered rant from the Ones Ready team room. The story? A Monster Mash…
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***Sneak Peek***MBRS 64: You're Not Gonna Make It (and Here's Why You Suck)
Send us Fan MailTrent flies solo and absolutely lights the mic on fire in this unfiltered reality check for every would-be warfighter wondering if they’re cut…
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Ep 514: Project Linear - What Tactical Athletes Wear
Send us Fan MailMost people see an injury at BUD/S as the end of the road. For Chris from Project Linear, it was just the beginning. After making it through…
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Ops Brief 107: Daily Drop - 8 Oct 2025 - Fat Troops, Shutdowns & Cyber Failures
Send us Fan MailPeaches is back in the Ones Ready Team Room with another no-BS drop that’ll make the Pentagon sweat. From the government shutdown that’s…
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***Sneak Peek***MBRS 63: “Retired but Still Spicy” — PJs, Broken Bodies & Burying the Air Force’s Bullsh*t
Send us Fan MailIf you thought retirement would mellow them out, you clearly haven’t met Peaches, Trent, or Aaron.In this week’s blisteringly honest episode…
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Ops Brief 106: Daily Drop - 6 Oct 2025 - 41-to-3 Icebreaker Beatdown
Send us Fan MailThe Ones Ready Team Room is back and Peaches isn’t pulling punches. From the DoD’s latest Inspector General “reforms” (translation: no more…
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Ep 513: Green Beret Dean Goble: Black Rifle Coffee, Special Forces Lessons, and Don’t Be Fat
Send us Fan MailAnother week, another Green Beret schooling us on life. Dean Goble didn’t just crush 20 years in Army Special Forces—he turned retirement into…
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Ep 512: Air Force Special Warfare Pipeline: Training, Selection, and How Not to Fail
Send us Fan MailAaron takes the mic solo and unloads on pipeline myths, training excuses, and bad packet habits. Forget the rumor mill—he explains why the Air…
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Ops Brief 105: Daily Drop - 1 Oct 2025 - Government Shutdown: Jets Still Fly, Bombs Don’t
Send us Fan MailThe Ones Ready crew dives headfirst into the chaos of a government shutdown. Peaches breaks down why jets are still flying even though half the…
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***Sneak Peek***MBRS 75: Stop Whining, Start Grinding: The Positivity Rant You Needed
Send us Fan MailTired of the same old “my chief ruined my life” Facebook rants? Trent torches the victim mentality and lay down some hard truths. This episode…
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Ops Brief 104: Daily Drop - 30 Sep 2025 - Hegseth & Trump Speech: Culture Reset or Chaos?
Send us Fan MailPeaches goes off on the biggest shakeup in the military since forever: the Secretary of Defense (now Secretary of War) dropping a savage speech…