Ones Ready

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. 

  1. 16H AGO

    Ep 562: AFSW Attribute - Fitness

    Send a text This episode kills one of the biggest misconceptions in Air Force Special Warfare prep: the IFT is not a measure of fitness. Aaron breaks down why fitness and endurance are evaluated as core attributes in selection—and how physical preparedness underpins everything else: leadership, communication, teamwork, survivability, and credibility. From diesel engines vs Lambos to unknown time, unknown distance missions, this is a blunt explanation of why being “fit enough” isn’t enough. Fitness isn’t about looking good or checking a box—it’s about being capable, violent when necessary, and reliable when lives depend on you. ⏱️ Timestamps:  00:00 Ones Ready intro and why fitness matters  01:40 The IFT explained—entry standard, not the goal  04:30 Attributes-based selection and raw materials  07:20 Endurance vs short-term performance  10:15 Two IFTs back-to-back and recovery reality  13:10 Fitness drives communication and leadership  16:30 Dive school, free fall, and pipeline demands  20:00 Diesel engine vs Lambo analogy  23:45 Job reality: unknown time, unknown distance  27:00 Credibility on teams and first impressions  30:30 Fitness, survivability, and lethality  33:00 Final charge: train for the job, not the test 🎯 Call-to-Actions:  👍 Like the episode  🔔 Subscribe  💬 Comment your biggest fitness blind spot  🌟 Leave a review  🪖 Join the Ones Ready Membership  👕 Check out the merch store  📍 operatortrainingsummit.com 🎨 Thumbnail Prompt (Generic Version):  Hyper-realistic cinematic 16:9 image of a lone athlete training at dawn. Ruck on the ground, sweat-soaked shirt, breath visible in cold air. No stopwatch, no finish line—just effort. Long road or trail stretching into the distance. High-contrast lighting, golden-hour tones, subtle haze, fine film grain. Tone: endurance, resolve, quiet capabili Support the show Join this channel to get access to perks: HERE Buzzsprout Subscription page: HERE Register for our Operator Training Summit: OperatorTrainingSummit.com Collabs: Ones Ready - OnesReady.com 18A Fitness - Promo Code: ONESREADY ATACLete - Follow the URL (no promo code): ATACLete Danger Close Apparel - Promo Code: ONESREADY DFND Apparel - Promo Code: ONESREADY Hoist - Promo Code: ONESREADY ...

    33 min

  2. 3D AGO

    Ops Brief 126: Daily Drop - 13 Feb 2026 - Army Honeypots and Navy Ship Collisions

    Send a text Peaches runs a solo Daily Drop Ops Brief and this one’s got everything: an Army Futures and Concepts Command elevation, a retired colonel sentenced for sharing classified war plans with a honeypot, and a battalion leader getting four years for secretly recording guests. The Navy manages to collide two ships in the Caribbean, debates doubling ship procurement, and asks for historic funding levels—while the Pentagon eyes a $1.6 trillion defense budget increase. A Marine is declared lost at sea, the Marine Corps passes another clean audit, and an Afghan adoption case survives court. The Air Force wrestles with healthcare access and collaborative combat aircraft software, Space Force pushes quality-of-life fixes, the Coast Guard uses an anti-drone laser near El Paso, and SECDEF skips a NATO meeting while POTUS leans on military leaders for diplomacy. No conspiracy. Just context. ⏱️ Timestamps:  00:00 Intro and sponsor plug  01:10 Army Futures & Concepts Command elevation  02:45 Retired colonel sentenced in honeypot case  04:10 Battalion leader sentenced for secret recordings  05:15 Two Navy ships collide in Caribbean  06:30 Potential increase in ship procurement  07:00 Historic funding push and budget debate  09:30 Marine declared lost at sea  10:10 Marine Corps clean financial audit  11:00 Afghan adoption ruling upheld  12:00 OTS Alabama plug  13:00 Air Force healthcare access complaints  14:20 Collaborative Combat Aircraft advancement  15:20 Coast Guard anti-drone laser use  16:00 SECDEF skips NATO meeting  16:45 POTUS using military leaders in diplomacy  17:30 Syria base handover  18:00 Ongoing counter-narcotics strikes  18:30 Wrap-up 🎯 Call-to-Actions:  👍 Like the episode  🔔 Subscribe  💬 Comment what story needs more context  🌟 Leave a review  🪖 Join the Ones Ready Membership  👕 Check out the merch store  📍 operatortrainingsummit.com Support the show Join this channel to get access to perks: HERE Buzzsprout Subscription page: HERE Register for our Operator Training Summit: OperatorTrainingSummit.com Collabs: Ones Ready - OnesReady.com 18A Fitness - Promo Code: ONESREADY ATACLete - Follow the URL (no promo code): ATACLete Danger Close Apparel - Promo Code: ONESREADY DFND Apparel - Promo Code: ONESREADY Hoist - Promo Code: ONESREADY ...

    18 min

  3. 3D AGO

    Ep 561: Being a Dad, a Warrant Officer, and a Creator—With OnexPunchxDad Josh Green

    Send a text The crew sits down with Josh Green—active-duty Army Warrant Officer, content creator, voice actor, and father, best known online as @OnexPunchxDad. What starts with military satire and why his humor resonates across every branch turns into a deeper conversation about fatherhood, masculinity, creativity, and responsibility. Josh breaks down how accidental virality collided with real-world consequences, why being an active-duty service member shapes what he will and won’t post, and how balancing military service, creative work, and family forces hard choices. From raising boys with emotional intelligence, to navigating outrage culture, AI-generated media, and the pressure to perform online, this episode is funny, grounded, and honest. Influence fades. Presence doesn’t. ⏱️ Timestamps:  00:00 Intro and OTS Alabama plug  05:00 Josh Green background and One Punch Dad origin  08:40 Military tropes, staff culture, and satire  12:30 Editing process and creative burnout  15:40 Music, acting, and rediscovering creativity  19:30 Avoiding outrage content and algorithm traps  23:00 Internet purity tests and cancel culture fatigue  27:00 Generational change and shared reality loss  32:00 AI media, fake images, and Black Mirror vibes  37:00 Dad life, raising kids, and character over comfort  41:00 Teaching boys strength with emotional control  45:00 Parenting humility and growing alongside kids  49:00 Memories that matter more than things  53:00 Advice for joining the military  56:00 Advice for creators: make things that matter  01:00:00 Closing thoughts and where to find Josh 🎯 Call-to-Actions:  👍 Like the episode  🔔 Subscribe  💬 Comment what hit closest to home  🌟 Leave a review  🪖 Join the Ones Ready Membership  👕 Check out the merch store  📍 operatortrainingsummit.com Support the show Join this channel to get access to perks: HERE Buzzsprout Subscription page: HERE Register for our Operator Training Summit: OperatorTrainingSummit.com Collabs: Ones Ready - OnesReady.com 18A Fitness - Promo Code: ONESREADY ATACLete - Follow the URL (no promo code): ATACLete Danger Close Apparel - Promo Code: ONESREADY DFND Apparel - Promo Code: ONESREADY Hoist - Promo Code: ONESREADY ...

    1h 3m

  4. 5D AGO

    Ops Brief 125: Daily Drop - 11 Feb 2026 - AI Data Centers and Drone Swarms

    Send a text Peaches runs a solo Daily Drop Ops Brief and moves fast through a heavy slate. The Army looks to lease installation land for commercial AI data centers, trains leaders on drones and robots at Fort Benning, and deals with a soldier receiving life for murder. There’s speculation swirling around restricted airspace in El Paso, a $5.2M “Bumblebee” drone-bashing system, and Hawaii storm shutdowns. The Navy pushes unmanned swarms and AI-enabled fleet concepts while recognizing top surface warfare officers. The Marines quietly notch their third clean financial audit and debate staying on Okinawa. The Air Force expands border supervision, moves F-35As toward CENTCOM, and hosts a Special Air Warfare Symposium. SECDEF warns EOD techs about uploading sensitive data to generative AI. POTUS approves 200 troops to Nigeria. Meanwhile, China fields long-range anti-ship missiles, Algeria receives Su-57s, South Korea loses Cobra pilots, and seized cartel ammo traces back to a U.S. Army plant. Context. Not conspiracy. ⏱️ Timestamps:  00:00 Intro and Daily Drop kickoff  01:00 Army leasing land for AI data centers  03:00 Soldier sentenced for murder  04:45 Drone training at Fort Benning  05:30 El Paso restricted airspace speculation  06:50 Bumblebee drone-bashing system  07:20 Hawaii storm cancellations  08:00 Navy surface warfare awards  08:40 AI vision for Golden Fleet  09:30 Unmanned swarms management  10:30 Marine Corps clean audit  11:30 Okinawa presence debate  12:30 OTS Alabama plug  13:20 Air Force border supervision expansion  14:00 F-35A movement toward CENTCOM  14:40 Special Air Warfare Symposium  15:20 SECDEF AI data warning  16:10 200 troops approved to Nigeria  17:00 Chinese carrier-based anti-ship missile  18:00 Russian Su-57s delivered to Algeria  18:40 South Korean Cobra crash  19:20 Cartel ammo traced to Missouri plant  20:00 Wrap-up 🎯 Call-to-Actions:  👍 Like the episode  🔔 Subscribe  💬 Comment what story needs more context  🌟 Leave a review  🪖 Join the Ones Ready Membership  👕 Check out the merch store  📍 operatortrainingsummit.com Support the show Join this channel to get access to perks: HERE Buzzsprout Subscription page: HERE Register for our Operator Training Summit: OperatorTrainingSummit.com Collabs: Ones Ready - OnesReady.com 18A Fitness - Promo Code: ONESREADY ATACLete - Follow the URL (no promo code): ATACLete Danger Close Apparel - Promo Code: ONESREADY DFND Apparel - Promo Code: ONESREADY Hoist - Promo Code: ONESREADY ...

    17 min

  5. 5D AGO

    Ep 560: AFSW Attribute - Drive

    Send a text This episode breaks down one of the most misunderstood attributes in Air Force Special Warfare: drive. Aaron explains why drive and grit aren’t about hype, yelling, or being the best on day one—they’re about self-initiation, perseverance, and long-term commitment when the outcome is uncertain. Using real selection examples, RAND research, and hard lessons from the pipeline, this episode shows how instructors actually evaluate drive: effort when exhausted, bouncing back from failure, refusing victim mentality, and staying locked on the end state. Motivation fades. Drive doesn’t. If you’re waiting to “find grit” at selection, you’re already late. ⏱️ Timestamps:  00:00 Ones Ready intro and defining drive  02:10 Drive vs grit—same engine, different words  04:45 Attributes-based selection and raw materials  07:00 Motivation is fake—discipline wins  09:30 Drive vs fitness vs stress tolerance  12:40 How instructors actually evaluate drive  16:10 Max effort when failure is guaranteed  19:15 Bouncing back from setbacks  22:30 Victim vs victor mentality  25:40 Pipeline ≠ goal—the job is  28:45 Drive as a buildable skill  31:30 Final charge: impose your will 🎯 Call-to-Actions:  👍 Like the episode  🔔 Subscribe  💬 Comment how you build drive  🌟 Leave a review  🪖 Join the Ones Ready Membership  👕 Check out the merch store  📍 operatortrainingsummit.com Support the show Join this channel to get access to perks: HERE Buzzsprout Subscription page: HERE Register for our Operator Training Summit: OperatorTrainingSummit.com Collabs: Ones Ready - OnesReady.com 18A Fitness - Promo Code: ONESREADY ATACLete - Follow the URL (no promo code): ATACLete Danger Close Apparel - Promo Code: ONESREADY DFND Apparel - Promo Code: ONESREADY Hoist - Promo Code: ONESREADY ...

    35 min

  6. 6D AGO

    Ops Brief 124: Daily Drop - 10 Feb 2026 - Super Bowl Flyovers & a Skyraider Reality Check

    Send a text Peaches runs a fast Daily Drop Ops Brief with no fluff and no patience for nonsense. This episode hits Army quality-of-life updates at Fort Hood, joint U.S.–Italian training for the German Badge, and why the Navy is openly talking about shifting toward smaller, more agile platforms instead of relying solely on massive carriers. From missile defense recognition aboard USS Arleigh Burke to expanded Headspace access for sailors and families, Peaches walks through what matters and why. The Air Force side covers Super Bowl flyovers, F-22s getting pulled for real-world taskings, smart glasses being banned in uniform, William Tell getting postponed, and a blunt take on the OA-1K Skyraider 2 and Red Wolf missile integration. The episode closes with Space Force housing fixes and a reminder that real ops always outrank optics. ⏱️ Timestamps:  00:00 Ones Ready intro and OTS registration push  01:20 Army dining facility pilot at Fort Hood  02:10 Joint U.S.–Italian training for German Badge  02:55 Navy leadership on smaller, agile platforms  03:45 USS Arleigh Burke Armed Forces Service Medal 04:30 Navy expands Headspace mental health access 05:10 New Navy fixed-wing pilot helmets 05:35 Navy Digital Warfighting Symposium overview 06:20 Marine receives Navy & Marine Corps Medal 06:55 Marine Corps drone and AI fellowship program 07:25 Super Bowl flyovers and deployed aircraft 08:30 F-22s pulled due to operational requirements 09:15 Ban on smart glasses in Air Force uniforms 09:50 William Tell Weapons Meet postponed 10:25 Red Wolf missile proposed for OA-1K Skyraider 11:40 Peaches’ Skyraider reality check 12:40 Space Force housing and barracks task force 13:10 Subscribe reminder and wrap-up 🎯 Call-to-Actions:  👍 Like the episode  🔔 Subscribe  💬 Comment what update matters most  🌟 Leave a review  🪖 Join the Ones Ready Membership  👕 Check out the merch store  📍 operatortrainingsummit.com Support the show Join this channel to get access to perks: HERE Buzzsprout Subscription page: HERE Register for our Operator Training Summit: OperatorTrainingSummit.com Collabs: Ones Ready - OnesReady.com 18A Fitness - Promo Code: ONESREADY ATACLete - Follow the URL (no promo code): ATACLete Danger Close Apparel - Promo Code: ONESREADY DFND Apparel - Promo Code: ONESREADY Hoist - Promo Code: ONESREADY ...

    10 min

  7. FEB 9

    Ep 559: Fat Tony Is Out At The USAF Academy!!!

    Send us a text Peaches and Trent break down the growing fallout around Gen. “Fat Tony” Bauerfeind, his short tenures at AFSOC and the Air Force Academy, and why leadership failures don’t happen in a vacuum. From berating cadets in locker rooms to misreading SOCOM priorities and alienating donors, staff, and subordinates, this episode walks through how ego, insulation, and ignoring the chain of command can wreck organizations fast. The conversation expands into general officer culture, why the Army and Marines produce different leaders than the Air Force and Navy, and how credibility is built—or destroyed—by shared hardship. Add in a side discussion on AI in cockpits, human-machine teaming, pilot override authority, and why trust still matters more than tech, and you get a classic Ones Ready mix of hard truths, humor, and uncomfortable accountability. ⏱️ Timestamps:  00:00 Ones Ready intro and sponsor chatter  02:00 OTS Alabama registration reminder  04:30 Fat Tony, AFSOC, and short command tours  07:00 USAFA leadership complaints and cadet treatment  10:00 Berating subordinates vs fixing the chain  12:30 Why yelling at the bottom never works  15:00 Flying authority, CV-22 incident, and Q-3 fallout  18:30 Why cadets aren’t the problem  21:00 SOCOM priorities vs DEI messaging  24:00 How leaders misread their environment  27:00 Fragile ego and insulation at senior ranks  30:00 Army and Marine leadership pipelines contrasted  34:00 PT credibility and leading from the front  37:00 National Guard DC shooting and Purple Heart criteria  41:00 Weapons carry, chambered rounds, and training gaps  48:00 Super Bowl flyover and airpower optics  54:00 AI in cockpits and auto-eject concerns  58:30 Human-machine teaming and pilot-trained AI  01:01:20 Closing thoughts and wrap-up 🎯 Call-to-Actions:  👍 Like the episode  🔔 Subscribe  💬 Comment where leadership breaks down  🌟 Leave a review  🪖 Join the Ones Ready Membership  👕 Check out the merch store  📍 operatortrainingsummit.com Support the show Join this channel to get access to perks: HERE Buzzsprout Subscription page: HERE Register for our Operator Training Summit: OperatorTrainingSummit.com Collabs: Ones Ready - OnesReady.com 18A Fitness - Promo Code: ONESREADY ATACLete - Follow the URL (no promo code): ATACLete Danger Close Apparel - Promo Code: ONESREADY DFND Apparel - Promo Code: ONESREADY Hoist - Promo Code: ONESREADY ...

    1h 3m

  8. FEB 6

    Ops Brief 123: Daily Drop - 6 Feb 2026 - Medal of Honor, 3D Printed Drones, and a USAFA Shakeup

    Send us a text Peaches runs a solo Daily Drop Ops Brief covering multiple days of military news after a short recording gap. The episode opens with a posthumous Medal of Honor awarded to Staff Sgt. Michael Alice for shielding a Polish soldier during a 2013 Taliban attack—followed by a blunt reminder of why people actually serve. From a 10th Mountain Division deployment to CENTCOM, Golden Knights season prep, and the rising age of Army recruits, the brief moves into jungle medicine training in Hawaii, artillery and demolitions live fire at Schofield Barracks, and Arctic testing of small unmanned aerial systems where batteries and cold collide. Peaches also breaks down Navy deployments, changes to naval aviation training pipelines, Russian women detained at Camp Pendleton and why honeypots are real, a $700 3D-printed Marine Corps drone, AH-1Z missile upgrades, Air Force no-notice ORIs returning, micro-nuclear reactors at Eielson, cheaper cruise missile tests, housing overhauls in the UK, and why USAFA Superintendent Gen. Tony Bauerfeind’s departure matters. The episode closes with Space Force warfighting expansion, drone-pilot mental health studies, and renewed Iran nuclear talks. Context, experience, and zero sugarcoating. ⏱️ Timestamps:  00:00 Ones Ready intro and Daily Drop setup  01:00 Medal of Honor for SSG Michael Alice  02:40 Why people actually serve  03:40 10th Mountain Division deployment to CENTCOM  04:30 Golden Knights 2026 season prep  05:10 Rising average age of Army recruits  06:10 Jungle medicine training in Hawaii  07:30 Artillery and demolitions at Schofield Barracks  08:30 Arctic sUAS testing and battery reality  10:10 USS Truxtun deploys to Middle East 11:00 T-45 replacement training concerns 12:30 Russian women detained at Camp Pendleton 14:00 Honeypots explained 15:40 $700 Marine Corps 3D-printed drone 17:00 AH-1Z long-range missile upgrade 18:00 Operator Training Summit Alabama plug 19:40 Air Force no-notice ORIs return 21:00 Micro-reactor program at Eielson AFB 23:00 Rapid cruise missile live-fire test 24:00 UK Air Force housing refurbishment 25:30 USAFA Superintendent departure preview 28:00 Space Force warfighting role expan Support the show Join this channel to get access to perks: HERE Buzzsprout Subscription page: HERE Register for our Operator Training Summit: OperatorTrainingSummit.com Collabs: Ones Ready - OnesReady.com 18A Fitness - Promo Code: ONESREADY ATACLete - Follow the URL (no promo code): ATACLete Danger Close Apparel - Promo Code: ONESREADY DFND Apparel - Promo Code: ONESREADY Hoist - Promo Code: ONESREADY ...

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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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  • Creator
    Aaron Love, Trent Seegmiller, and Jared "Peaches" Pietras
  • Years Active
    2019 - 2026
  • Episodes
    780
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © 2026 Ones Ready
  • Show Website
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