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Why Air Force Combat Control Is Struggling to Recruit - Ep 647

Why Air Force Combat Control Is Struggling to Recruit - Ep 647

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 Send us Fan MailWhy are fewer candidates choosing Air Force Combat Control when other AFSPECWAR career fields seem easier to sell? Aaron, Trent, and Peaches break down what may be a messaging problem hiding inside one of the Air Force’s most capable Special Warfare career fields. Pararescue has an immediate hook: rescue people and save lives. Special Reconnaissance has reconnaissance, drones, and electronic warfare. TACP integrates airpower with Army forces and calls in fires. But ask a Combat Controller what CCT does and the answer quickly expands into air traffic control, austere airfields, close air support, special operations, combat search and rescue, airfield access, and a long list of mission sets that are difficult to capture in one sentence.That complexity may be part of the recruiting problem. Trent and Aaron point out that Combat Control once practically marketed itself because CCTs were consistently appearing in high-profile combat operations, earning valor awards, embedding with elite special operations units, and doing some of the most dangerous work of the GWOT era. Today the mission is still happening, but much of that work is back behind the curtain. The guys discuss why Combat Controllers remain valuable to SOCOM, how they create access and bring airpower into places where other forces cannot, and why the “quiet professional” nature of the career field may now make recruiting harder.The episode also gets into the Dude 44 rescue mission and battlefield promotions, ridiculously fast Air Force promotion stories, and the larger question of how you communicate an entire career field to a generation that expects the idea to make sense immediately. Peaches ultimately gives himself the assignment: build a 30-second elevator pitch explaining exactly why someone should choose Combat Control. And the guys want candidates to help answer it—what about CCT actually resonates with you?LINKSonesready.comoperatortrainingsummit.comCHAPTERS00:00 - Ones Ready01:10 - Why Aren’t People Choosing Combat Control?02:01 - Is CCT Facing a Recruiting Problem?02:39 - Recruiters Have to Explain CCT Better03:12 - Why Pararescue Is Easy to Sell04:39 - Why Special Reconnaissance Sounds Cool05:36 - TACP Has a Simple Recruiting Pitch06:00 - Why Combat Control Is Hard to Explain06:45 - Creating an Airfield Where None Exists07:30 - What Makes Combat Control Different08:33 - Humanitarian Missions and Airfield Access09:07 - Peaches Needs a 30-Second CCT Pitch09:18 - Combat Control Used to Sell Itself10:16 - Dude 44 and Battlefield Promotions11:40 - The Return of Battlefield Promotions12:38 - Twenty-Something Chiefs Would Be Terrifying13:29 - Airmen Who Promote at Insane Speed14:43 - Can Peaches Fix CCT Recruiting?15:08 - How Should We Explain Combat Control?15:45 - CCT as the Quiet Professionals16:50 - Combat Controllers Are Still Jobbing17:04 - OTS Las Vegas Has About 10 Spots Left17:51 - Ones Ready Wrap-UpPINNED COMMENTWe need a 30-second elevator pitch for Combat Control.How would YOU explain CCT to someone thinking about Air Force Special Warfare?And if you’re currently choosing between careers, what makes PJ, SR, or TACP easier to understand than Combat Control?Support the showJoin this channel to get access to perks: HEREBuzzsprout Subscription page: HERERegister for our Operator Training Summit: OperatorTrainingSummit.comFind an Air Force Recruiter: AirForce.comCollabs:Ones Ready - OnesReady.com 18A Fitness - Promo Code: ONESREADY ATACLete - Follow the URL (no promo code): ATACLeteDanger Close Apparel - Promo Code: ONESREADYDFND Apparel...
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