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Send us Fan Mail You come to Ones Ready for a couple things- the realest and most accurate information, access to those that are currently in the fight, and Peaches looking great and being awesome. Well, congratulations to YOU! This week, Peaches sits down with [REDACTED] to talk about AFSPECWAR, the pipeline, Assessment and Selection... everything you could possibly dream of, from the most recent...

Send us Fan Mail On this episode of the Ones Ready podcast, Trent and Aaron pop a squat to answer more frequently asked questions for you, the viewers.   The podcast is a way for us to give back, serve each one of you, and build our community up with the most educated and well-train members.  Please enjoy the episode and give us your feedback. If you liked it and feel so inclined, please leave us...

Send us Fan Mail For us older guys, September 11 2001 is a date that is burned into memory. Even for those that didn't necessarily remember it or live through it, that date has done a lot to shape millions of young men and women in this country through military service. Trent and Aaron talk about different cultures, shifting times, uncertainty in the military, and a lot more. Thanks for allow...

Send us Fan Mail On this episode of the Ones Ready podcast, the team sits down with retired Combat Control Legend Chief Mike Lampe.  The term legend gets thrown out a lot these days, but Chief Lampe really embodies what a legend is and you'll understand as soon as you see his resume and hear some of his stories.  Even SOCOM recognized him as a legend after retirement by presenting him with th...

Send us Fan Mail On this episode of the Ones Ready podcast, the team sits down with retired Combat Control Legend Chief Mike Lampe.  The term legend gets thrown out a lot these days, but Chief Lampe really embodies what a legend is and you'll understand as soon as you see his resume and hear some of his stories.  Even SOCOM recognized him as a legend after retirement by presenting him with th...

Send us Fan Mail On this episode of the Ones Ready podcast, the team talks with SMSgt Josh Leonard who is USAF Services by trade.  USAF Services covers a wide swath of Aaron, Trent, and Peaches discuss a bunch of stuff that really centers around requirements vs expectations hence the title.  This is one of those episodes that we didn't really have a plan or talking points going in, but ended...

Send us Fan Mail On this episode of the Ones Ready podcast…well honestly it gets a bit spicy. I don’t really know what got into us, but something did and we were slightly more open than normal. Hope this helps you peeps! The podcast is a way for us to give back, serve each one of you, and build our community up with the most educated and well-train members.  Please enjoy the episode and give us yo...

Send us Fan Mail On this episode of the Ones Ready podcast, Peaches get Starched per usual.  Taylor Starch is back to talk about his big for things that people need to focus on when they recover.  There are some hot takes in this one, but what more do you expect from Taylor Starch...the guy is a mad scientist!  Give it a listen and take heed, for he knows what the hell he is talking about! The pod...

Send us Fan Mail On this episode of the Ones Ready podcast, the team talk about what to do with advice people give you and how it can help you, but also hurt you.  Everyone has an opinion on things to include us and they're not always right.  Getting good advice can be hard to come by and we understand that, hence the reason we even exist.   The podcast is a way for us to give back, serve eac...

Send us Fan Mail On this episode of the Ones Ready podcast, the team had a great opportunity to sit down with Skull Bound TV host, celebrity huntress, and all round kick ass person Jana Waller! Fresh off of their Eberlestock Out There event Jana came on to discuss what she has going on in the world of hunting, how she prepares for hunts, and then talks about how rewarding veteran hunts are for the...

Send us Fan Mail On this episode of the Ones Ready podcast, the Aaron, Trent, and Peaches discuss a bunch of stuff that really centers around requirements vs expectations hence the title.  This is one of those episodes that we didn't really have a plan or talking points going in, but ended up being a really fun and good conversation.  Maybe it will make sense to you, but maybe it won't. ...

Send us Fan Mail On this episode of the Ones Ready podcast, the team had a little chat with Air Force Special Warfare Operational Psychologist Lt Col Emily Grieser who just happens to be a Doctor as well! Dr Grieser has been working with AFSW for several years now, specifically with the pipeline and provides insight into the mindset AFSW candidates and those who have made it through.  The podcast...

Send us Fan Mail On this episode of the Ones Ready podcast, the team wanted to get extraterrestrial and talk about how the hell we are going to save people in space, on the Moon, and on Mars.  So we brought in one of the leading specialists in this area, Mr. Cody Kelly.  Cody is at the forefront of trying to solve some of NASA's most difficult problems like...how do we do search and rescue in...

Send us Fan Mail On this episode of the Ones Ready podcast, the team wanted to talk directly to the parents of those who are wishing to become AFSW or SOF. This will obviously translate directly to candidates, but it’s time to grow up and handle business for yourself. Parents…let your kids fly or fail. It will only benefit them in the long run.  The podcast is a way for us to give back, serve each...

Send us Fan Mail On this episode of the Ones Ready podcast, the team sits down with the TSgt Ty Hatcher is currently a sitting instructor and Flight Chief for the Pararescue Apprentice Course in New Mexico.  You'll see this first hand, but Ty is a pretty humble dude, but everything we've seen and heard is that he's a great instructor and his record certainly shows it.  We had a grea...

Send us Fan Mail On this episode of the Ones Ready podcast, the team sits down with the former Navy SEAL and renowned personal trainer, Stew Smith!  If you don't know Stew Smith, you've been hiding under a rock or sitting your out of shape ass on the couch eating Bon Bons!  Stew Smith has been training SOF candidates for many years now and has been responsible for the creation of numerou...

Send us Fan Mail On this episode of the Ones Ready podcast, the team sits down with the first Combat Rescue Officer, retired Colonel Vincent Savino to talk about the genesis of the Combat Rescue Officer (CRO) career field and the origins of its formation.  They obviously recognized a need for it since the Pararescue community had gone so many years without having officers.  This was a good history...

Send us Fan Mail On this episode of the Ones Ready podcast, the team sits down for round two with a SOST bad ass, Major Emily Opfer!  Maj Opfer has been crushing it in the the SOST game for years now and she breaks down some of the details surrounding the amazing work they're doing in operational and training environments! The podcast is a way for us to give back, serve each one of you, and b...

Send us Fan Mail On this episode of the Ones Ready podcast, the team sits down to discuss some of the less desirable things about the job.  That's right, this job isn't perfect and it doesn't come without it's own baggage.  These less than desirable things aren't the end of the world, in fact it was tough to come up with a list of things that didn't sound like complai...

Send us Fan Mail On this episode of the Ones Ready podcast, the team sits down for round two with the nineteenth Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force, CMSAF JoAnne Bass.  Right off the bat we hit standards, which is something you know is important to us, but also to CMSAF Bass.  Then as SNCOs do, we roll right into Airmen's Time, and many other topics of discussion like Exceptional Family M...

Send us Fan Mail On this episode of the Ones Ready podcast, the team sits down with current CMSgt Mike "CRAPs" Macias.  Chief Macias is an active duty TACP who has time as a conventional TACP, but more time as a SOF TACP.  He graduated the USAF Weapons School, instructed at the USAF Weapons School, and now works at Headquarters Air Force working on the future of the TACP career field.  C...

Send us Fan Mail Yeah…that’s right you read that correctly. We are talking about exceeding the standards again! We seem to never shut up about how important it is to exceed the standards and what it means to us. You will have to suffer through this again so deal with it! This time you’re hearing it not only from us, but also Chief Rob Gutierrez. Both Chief Gutierrez and Trent provide some good per...

Send us Fan Mail On this episode of the Ones Ready podcast, the team sits down with Special Warfare Assessment and Selection (A&S) Superintendent MSgt Mike Perolio to discuss everything but the details of A&S.  Mike dives into A&S from a cadre's perspective and overall what they're looking for in candidates.  You'll find that he mentions many of the same characteristics...

Send us Fan Mail On this episode of the Ones Ready podcast, the team sits down with Special Warfare Candidate Course (SWCC) cadre member to discuss the ins and outs of everything SWCC.  He touches on what it's like for those in Basic Military Training with fitness and AFSW integration, arrival to SWCC, the physical fitness tests (IFT/CFT) you'll be required to take and complete upon movi...

Send us Fan Mail On this episode of the Ones Ready podcast, the team sits down with the Command Team of the Special Warfare Training Wing, Col Mason Dula and Command Chief Todd Popovic.  This Command Team has been in the seat shaping what the AFSPECWAR pipeline currently looks like and guiding it into the future.  The Special Warfare Training Wing is contains numerous schools such as Special Warfa...