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Send us Fan Mail On this week’s episode of the Ones Ready podcast we discuss different work ethics each of us have and what drives each of us everyday.  It's all about out working people.  Having talent is great, but we all would prefer someone who is less talented with an incredible work ethic versus someone who is talented, but doesn't put in the effort.  These aspects translate to tak...

Send us Fan Mail On this week’s episode of the Ones Ready podcast, we have round #2 with MSgt Gann who is a Special Operations Recruiter for AFSPECWAR specializing in prior-service. He goes through the scope of his job and gives a little background into what he does. MSgt Gann also talks about some crosstraining misconceptions as well as some good info on your potential crosstraining window. Final...

Send us Fan Mail This week in the Ones Ready Team Room we sit down with the new Superintendent of the Special Warfare Training Group responsible for the Prep Course, A&S, and the remainder of the AFSPECWAR pipeline.  First, we go through Chief's operational career and how he graduated INDOC and after a while on the teams decided to go to the 724th which incurred an additional selection. ...

Send us Fan Mail This week in the Ones Ready Team Room we sit down with one of the original friends of the Ones Ready podcast, the founder and CEO of Eberlestock, Glen Eberle.  Glen has a colorful career and has accomplished a lot in his time on this planet.  He went to the 1984 Olympics to compete in Biathlons.  After learning some hard lessons with heavy rifles while on skis, he began designing...

Send us Fan Mail This week in the Ones Ready Team Room we sit down with a S.E.R.E. Specialist who is widely known across AFSW community, Instagram, and the podcast world, Tiffany Hart. Tiffany entered the USAF in 2007 after being recruited using a duty trifold pamphlet.  She then went on to lead Airmen through survival, escape, resistance, and evasion training at Fairchild AFB, WA before moving on...

Send us Fan Mail This week in the Ones Ready Team Room we sit down with the TSgt Cameron Spencer who is the part of the 330th Recruiting Squadron.  He is the Special Operations Recruiter (SOR) for the greater Tampa area in Florida.  Almost a month ago now we asked you what burning questions you had for a SOR.  During this two-minute drill construct we tried to get to as many of those questions as...

Send us Fan Mail This week in the Ones Ready Team Room we have a long time friend and supporter of the podcast, professional MMA fighter, nutritionalist, and chef, Tyler "Melee" Minton.  Tyler has an extensive background in the MMA world as he was once a professional fighter, but more so has been sought after from top MMA fighters to help them eat correctly and fuel themselves properly f...

Send us Fan Mail Get ready for this one because on this week's episode of the Ones Ready podcast we get the chance to gain some insight into the 24 Special Operations Wing Commander's leadership perspective.  Col Matt Allen is the 24 SOW Commander and is a Special Tactics Officer by trade.  His command spans over 50 Air Force Specialty Codes and he has over 20 years of experience.  His c...

Send us Fan Mail On this week's episode of the Ones Ready podcast we sit down with retired MSgt Rick "Bull" Bullard who was instrumental is the establishment of the 330th Recruiting Squadron which is responsible for all Special Operations Recruiters and their development. Bull talks about where Special Operations recruiting was at only a few short years ago to where they are at now,...

Send us Fan Mail On this week's episode of the Ones Ready podcast we discuss motivation and what gets us going.  Everyone is different and that includes each of the Ones Ready team.  Some of us are motivated by pride, others by ensuring they don't let their family and friends down, while others just want to win at all costs.  We also let you in on a little secret...we are not always moti...

Send us Fan Mail On this week's episode of the Ones Ready podcast we sit down with a seasoned Combat Controller SMSgt Renaldo Miller who provides sage advice to aspiring AFSPECWAR recruits.  Renaldo goes through his highs and lows his career and how he went from not being able to swim to loving SCUBA diving.  He did all of this while stiff-arming advice from people!  He's spent most of h...

Send us Fan Mail On this week's episode of the Ones Ready podcast we discuss the difficult, but important topic of mental health related to traumatic brain injury (TBI) and post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) with Dr. Kate Pate.  Dr. Pate is Neuroscientist, Combat Trauma Medical Researcher, CEO and co-founder of Coruna Medical, and overall badass person.  Dr. Pate and the team cover a wide...

Send us Fan Mail In the team room this week on the Ones Ready podcast the guys discuss some of the misconceptions they had prior to joining as well as some misconceptions that come from questions about AFSPECWAR.  Most people think that every day SOF is out kicking in doors, jumping from planes, riding dirt bikes, and blowing shit up!  Although these things happen often, they are not happening eve...

Send us Fan Mail This week's Ones Ready episode's guest is the 24 Special Operations Wing Senior Enlisted Leader, Command Chief Jeff Guilmain.  Chief Guilmain is a 30 year service member who spent his first enlistment in the USMC with Force Recon.  Then he transitioned to AF Special Warfare in Combat Controller.  Chief Guilmain has had a fire career in CCT which has taken him all the way...

Send us Fan Mail Switch your brain to receive mode because on this week's episode we have CCT legend Mr. Trey Free with the Ones Ready team to discuss Assessment and Selection for the 724 STG.  We discuss the methodology behind the things that are done at their Assessment and Selection and how you can best prepare.  They're looking for a wide range of people with many different traits, b...

Send us Fan Mail You've been asking for it for a while now and we have finally listened to you!  SSgt Brayden Kerr is our first USAF EOD Technician on the Ones Ready podcast.  Brayden covers what aspiring USAF EOD techs can do to prepare and what to expect when you start the journey.  He also discusses some of the cool equipment used by EOD and the specialty training they receive.  Did you ev...

Send us Fan Mail Gather around the camp fire kids, it's story time!  This week the Ones Ready team tells a story from each of their own experiences.  Some are funny, one is an impressive feat of mission planning and execution, one covers some challenges in Afghanistan, and one is about a tragic car crash.  This is our first attempt at telling some of these stories and we'll look to make...

Send us Fan Mail This week the Ones Ready team is bringing a Survival, Evasion, Resistance, and Escape (SERE) Specialist.  Justin joins us to speak about his 13 year career as a SERE Specialist in the United States Air Force.  Justin talks about his experiences during his first assignment as an instructor at Fairchild AFB, WA and then some of his follow-on assignments along with deployments sprink...

Send us Fan Mail On this week's episode the Ones Ready team addresses some of the frequently asked questions that we receive weekly.  We covered some of the major questions we are asked, but there are many more!  We will knock out another FAQ episode in the near future, but we felt it was important to get this out there and easy to digest.  Ones Ready covers the issues of age, freestyle vs co...

Send us Fan Mail On this week's episode the Ones Ready team sits down with Gavin Fisher.  Gavin Fisher is a Pararescueman that was Active Duty for several assignments and then decided to transition to a Rescue Unit in the USAF Reserves in Florida.  He spent time training and deploying at his first unit and Las Vegas and then was identified to go teach and pass on his knowledge to aspiring PJs...

Send us Fan Mail The Ones Ready team sits down with a newly graduated Physician Assistant (PA), Jon Courtright.  John was enlisted in the US Air Force after spending some time in Japan to become a PJ.  He was a PJ for many years and even served at one of the special mission units where many of our Special Warfare team members go.  After being at that unit for nine years, John decided to try his ha...

Send us Fan Mail If you've ever wondered what it would be like to sit down with the person in charge of running the Department of Defense school with one of the highest attrition rates, the Ones Ready team just did!  The Superintendent of A&S for USAF Special Warfare took some time to deep dive into some of the frequently asked questions from those of you out there in the listening.  The...

Send us Fan Mail Welp, things got a little bit interesting on this episode of the Ones Ready podcast.  We dive right into the mental health topic and how it has impacted each one of us and our teammates.  We look at each of our own different methods of dealing with mental health and what programs exist to help members when they are struggling.  Whether you fancy yourself a badass or you've st...

Send us Fan Mail In this week's episode the Ones Ready team will discuss some of the frequently asked questions from aspiring Special Warfare candidates.  We discuss the first time you'll be able to see your family after graduating Basic Military Training (BMT) and how many days you can expect to be away from your family once you're operational.  With all these days gone, how do we...

Send us Fan Mail Buckle up ladies and gentlemen because this episode of the Ones Ready podcast is a doozy!  Capt Jon "JMac" MacKenzie is a USAF Special Warfare Combat Rescue Officer or CRO for short.  JMac was prior enlisted as a USAF Crew Chief where he worked on C-130s, but then crosstrained to be an enlisted PJ.  After doing the PJ mission for 10+ years he was compelled to take the of...