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Author: Aaron Love, Trent Seegmiller, and Jared "Peaches" Pietras

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A team of active duty Combat Control (CCT), Pararescue (PJ), and Special Reconnaissance (SR) leveraging our 69 years of special operations experience to make the next generation of operators smarter, faster and stronger than we ever were. We are the PREMIERE resource for all things Air Force Special Warfare. The Ones Ready Podcast is honest talk about what it is like to go from a know-nothing high school graduate to an elite Special Operator. We will cover important practices for success including physical training, nutrition, recovery, and mindset traits essential to any team. Join us in The Team Room to get all your questions answered!! With battle-tested operators from across USAF SPECWAR and far-reaching web of recruiters, subject matter experts, and friends, there are no questions we can’t answer- and if we can’t, we know exactly where to look. See you in The Team Room!Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed by the OnesReady team are those of the team and do not reflect the official policy or position of the DoD. Any content provided by our Podcast guests, bloggers, sponsors, or authors are of their opinion and are not intended to malign the DoD, any religion, ethnic group, club, organization, company, individual, or anyone. 

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Send us Fan Mail You blinked for a week and the military said “hold my beer.” Peaches is back ripping through everything you missed—an F-35 taking shrapnel over Iran, pilot-optional Blackhawks (yeah… no thanks), and the Pentagon basically accepting jets with no radar like that’s normal. Meanwhile, Marines are out here fixing $5,600 problems for $10 like it’s a side quest. This is your no-BS catch-up. No fluff, no spin—just what’s actually happening and why some of it should probably mak...
Send us Fan Mail You keep telling yourself you’re “getting there.” Cool story. Meanwhile, guys who actually make it aren’t guessing—they’re executing. Aaron breaks down the uncomfortable truth about preparation, standards, and why most candidates fail long before they ever show up. This isn’t motivation. It’s a gut check. If your training is inconsistent, your standards are soft, or you’re still looking for shortcuts—you’re already behind. Trent and Peaches call out the excuses, the ego traps...
Send us Fan Mail Peaches goes solo and unleashes pure unfiltered Ones Ready energy. From Air Force football to government shutdowns, from bogus “Qatari base” conspiracies to the Air Force’s mental health meltdown — no topic is safe. He rips into how the military’s obsession with “self-care” is starting to sound like a therapy group for quitters, why shark attacks and blood wings need to come back, and how infrastructure and leadership have both gone to hell. If you’re tired of the soft, sanit...
Send us Fan Mail Most people are waiting for the right moment. The right motivation. The right feeling. That moment never shows up. In this episode Aaron breaks down a reality most people don’t want to hear: motivation is unreliable and waiting until you “feel ready” is one of the fastest ways to stall progress. Real performance—whether it’s military selection, fitness, or life—comes from discipline and systems, not hype. Aaron explains why the people who actually succeed aren’t the most moti...
Send us Fan Mail Trent pulls back the curtain on the Air Force Special Warfare pipeline and explains why so many candidates fail before they ever reach the real hard parts. After years as an instructor watching hundreds of candidates come through the system, the pattern becomes obvious: most guys don’t quit because the pipeline is too hard. They quit because they stacked too many stress problems on themselves before they ever showed up. Bad swim technique. Barely passing PT standards. Panic i...
Send a text Everyone loves the idea of Air Force Special Warfare. Fewer people love the preparation it actually takes. In this episode of Ones Ready, Aaron, Trent, and Peaches break down the reality check many candidates get when they show up to events like the Operator Training Summit. The gap between saying you want it and actually preparing for it is massive—and most people don’t realize it until it’s too late. They talk about the habits that separate serious candidates from everyone else:...
Send a text Today’s Daily Drop covers a mix of hard news, weird internet drama, and the usual military chaos. Peaches breaks down a KC-135 crash in Iraq that killed six Airmen, a major B-21 production expansion, and the continued ripple effects of David Goggins entering the Pararescue pipeline. On the Army side, leaders are pushing modernization through munitions production, autonomous systems, and new drone concepts designed to operate without traditional infrastructure. Meanwhile the Navy ...
Send a text The internet lost its mind when the news dropped: David Goggins is entering the Air Force Pararescue pipeline. Instant hot takes. Instant outrage. Instant “he’s stealing a slot from some kid.” Trent jumps in solo to break down what’s actually happening—and what people are getting completely wrong. First, Goggins isn’t taking a slot from an 18-year-old. He’s coming in through a retraining slot, the same process used for prior-service members moving into the career field. Second, th...
Send a text David Goggins has become the internet’s favorite punching bag. Every time his name comes up, someone jumps in with the same tired take: “That mindset isn’t sustainable.” “That’s not how real operators train.” “It’s just motivation culture.” Aaron and Peaches break down why most of those criticisms completely miss the point. This episode isn’t about turning every workout into a Goggins-style suffering contest. It’s about understanding what his message actually represents—ownership,...
Send a text Nobody likes talking about life insurance. It’s boring, uncomfortable, and forces you to think about worst-case scenarios. That’s exactly why most people avoid it. Aaron breaks down why financial preparedness is just as important as physical preparedness, especially for people in high-risk professions like the military. Too many service members focus on gear, training, or short-term spending while completely ignoring the basic responsibility of protecting their family. This episod...
Send a text SMSgt Kristin “KP” Parks didn’t join the Air Force to be average. She joined to jump out of airplanes, solve impossible problems, and quietly build the backbone of Air Force Special Warfare. From packing chutes on KC-135s to becoming the first female one-papa freefall jumpmaster, KP spent 27 years proving that mission support isn’t “support” — it’s survival. She helped build Combat Mission Support from scratch, shaped SWMS, ran joint logistics in live theaters, and was the kind of...
Send a text This one isn’t hype. It isn’t fun. It matters. Aaron goes solo to talk about something we’ve hit since day one: veteran suicide. Since 2001, more veterans have died by suicide than were killed in combat during GWOT. Let that sink in. He breaks down the rising numbers, the mental toll of Air Force Special Warfare and special operations, and why “mental armor” has to be built before you ever step into the fight. You train your body for the pipeline. You better train your mind for wh...
Send a text The Navy just dropped a torpedo strike video that looks straight out of a movie… except it’s real. Peaches walks through the latest from Operation Epic Fury: submarine strikes on Iranian vessels, B-1 bombers hammering ballistic missile sites, and the ongoing fallout from the Kuwaiti F-18 friendly-fire shootdown of three U.S. F-15Es. We also hit Marine security actions in Pakistan, Air Force promotion numbers, Minuteman nuclear logistics upgrades, and why the Space Force is pushing...
Send a text Peaches and Trent are back swinging harder than an 0-dark-30 convoy to Quantico. This week’s chaos covers everything from “Mattressgate” at 23 STS to why the Air Force might have more generals than common sense. The boys tear into bureaucratic stupidity, leadership delusions, and the eternal struggle of holding people accountable without losing your damn mind. Expect unfiltered rants on beards, fat officers, fake accountability, and why empowerment beats micromanagement every sing...
Send a text Two days. One Daily Drop. And a whole lot of chaos. Peaches breaks down Operation Epic Fury, the reported F-15 shootdown over Kuwait, B-2 strike fallout, and what’s real vs what’s AI nonsense circulating online. If you’re sharing that fake pilot photo… stop. Zoom in. Use your brain. We hit Army transformation moves, Navy battleship announcements, Marine Corps fitness standards, Air Force mobility modernization, Space Force satellite tracking, and Coast Guard ops. Plus the bigger q...
Send a text This episode goes from CPR saves to cruise missiles real quick. Trent and Peaches kick it off with a legit shoutout to an EOD Airman who stepped up and saved a life off base. Then it pivots hard into Iran airstrikes, Middle East escalation, and whether “no new wars” actually means anything when presidents launch limited strikes. They talk Patriot batteries, decapitation strikes, Ukraine as a proving ground, and why geopolitics is never as simple as Twitter wants it to be. Then it ...
Send a text This one moves fast. West Point dismisses a cadet for using generative AI to create fake explicit images. Zero tolerance for abusing emerging tech. Meanwhile, the Army drops a $186 million order for Switchblade loitering munitions and tank-killer variants. Drone warfare isn’t theoretical anymore—it’s procurement reality. The Navy rotates leadership in Submarine Force Atlantic and rehearses anti-ship strikes with a B-2 off California. Maritime targeting is a different animal, and j...
Send a text Peaches and Trent riff on an uncomfortable truth the Air Force rarely markets well: per capita, it’s the most lethal force in modern warfare. From GWAT kill ratios and budget realities to why “Chair Force” jokes might actually be strategic misdirection, this episode spirals into a candid breakdown of how the services really operate. They dig into logistics versus lethality, why the Army wins wars by sustaining them, how the Navy quietly controls the underwater domain, and why the ...
Send a text This Daily Drop is all movement, no filler. The Army is doubling down on its auction-style warrant officer retention bonus experiment. Market-driven talent management? Maybe. Hunger Games for CW5s? Also maybe. At the same time, lessons from Ukraine are reshaping armored warfare training, drone integration, and electronic warfare acquisition speed. The Navy installs a new Submarine Force Atlantic commander and rehearses an anti-ship strike with a B-2 off California. Targeting ships...
Send a text This Daily Drop hits heroism, policy shifts, and geopolitical tension in one tight package. President Trump presented the Medal of Honor to Chief Warrant Officer 5 Eric Slover for extraordinary heroism during the Maduro raid. The 160th SOAR pilot was wounded under fire and still completed the mission. It’s the kind of quiet professionalism the Night Stalkers are known for—even if he’d rather not be in the spotlight. The Army is experimenting with auction-style retention bonuses fo...
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