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Ones Ready

Ones Ready

By: Aaron Love Trent Seegmiller and Jared "Peaches" Pietras
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Summary

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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Episodes
  • You’re Not Running Enough ⎹ LIVE!

    You’re Not Running Enough ⎹ LIVE!
    12 Nov 2026
    Send us Fan MailHow should you actually train for Air Force Special Warfare before you ship? On this Veterans Day live episode, Aaron, Trent, and Peaches go straight at one of the biggest preparation mistakes they continue to see: candidates are not running enough. Trent explains why aerobic fitness has repeatedly correlated with better pipeline outcomes and why being roughly a minute faster than the minimum running standard has historically been such a useful readiness indicator. Building that engine takes time, which means you cannot wait until the last few weeks before shipping and expect strength training, motivation, or a few hard intervals to make up the difference.The guys break down why candidates often prioritize strength too early, how Zone 2 work builds the aerobic foundation required for long training days, why your easy days actually need to stay easy, and how increasing mileage too aggressively creates injuries instead of fitness. The same principle carries into the pool: if you want to become a better swimmer, swim more. Before worrying about buddy breathing, mask recovery, or advanced water-confidence events, learn to surface swim efficiently enough that being in the water no longer feels like a fight for survival.The live Q&A keeps going from there. Aaron talks about eliminating destructive negative self-talk, Trent and Peaches explain how strength supports rucking without replacing cardiovascular fitness, and the guys cover sinking versus floating, water confidence, eating enough carbohydrates during high-volume training, caffeine before BMT, shin pain, CCT versus SR contracts, SERE assignments, training programs, and realistic weekly running volume. Aaron also signs off with his Veterans Day response to “thank you for your service”: you were worth it.LINKSonesready.comoperatortrainingsummit.comCHAPTERS00:00 - Ones Ready01:18 - Veterans Day Live Begins03:00 - Training Questions Are Open03:44 - Veterans Day With the Ones Ready Crew10:55 - You’re Not Running Enough11:41 - Why Fast Runners Succeed in the Pipeline13:04 - Building Your Aerobic Engine Takes Time15:15 - Don’t Increase Running Volume Too Fast17:26 - Zone 2 vs Training for Strava20:36 - Small Candidates Better Be Fast21:14 - Negative Self-Talk and Mental Performance24:40 - Why Candidates Overemphasize Strength27:19 - How to Actually Get Better at Swimming29:11 - “You Were Worth It” — Veterans Day30:22 - Can Strength Make Up for Bad Cardio?33:36 - What If You Sink Instead of Float?36:27 - Backpacking, Hunting and Ruck Fitness37:56 - Eat Enough Carbs During Hard Training41:36 - Water Confidence Starts With Surface Swimming45:56 - Combat Control and Air Traffic Control51:24 - Should You Quit Caffeine Before BMT?52:24 - Shin Pain and Building Running Durability54:06 - CCT vs SR: Which Contract Should You Choose?56:47 - SERE Assignments and Family Life57:53 - Training Programs and Weekly Running Mileage01:00:26 - Rapid-Fire AFSW Questions01:01:24 - OTS Vegas and Wrap-UpSupport 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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    1 hr and 4 min
  • Veterans Day: Free Meals & Veteran Cringe - Ep 648

    Veterans Day: Free Meals & Veteran Cringe - Ep 648
    11 Nov 2026

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    Veterans Day is coming, and Aaron, Trent, and Peaches are here to make sure nobody turns it into the veteran version of Pokemon Go. The guys talk about free meals, military discounts, Golden Corral, stolen valor, and the strange annual competition to collect as much free stuff as humanly possible. They also make an important distinction: companies offering discounts or meals are usually trying to genuinely show appreciation. The weirdness starts when veterans begin acting like those gestures are something they are owed.

    The conversation moves into the awkwardness of “thank you for your service,” how different veterans respond, and one of Aaron’s favorite answers: “You were worth it.” From there the guys get into service animals, when programs genuinely help veterans, when people abuse the system, and how well-intentioned veteran support can sometimes reinforce an identity built entirely around being damaged or broken after service.

    But the episode lands somewhere simple. Veterans Day is not Memorial Day. You do not need to spend the day hunting discounts or reminding everyone what you did. Call your old teammates. Drop something in the group chat. Say hello when you recognize somebody from the community. Celebrate the fact that you got to serve with people you still care about — and maybe accept a free steak if somebody genuinely wants to buy you one.

    LINKS

    onesready.com
    operatortrainingsummit.com

    CHAPTERS

    00:00 - Ones Ready
    01:10 - Veterans Day Is NOT Memorial Day
    02:23 - Golden Corral and Veteran Hell
    03:00 - Stolen Valor on Veterans Day
    04:36 - The Annual Stolen Valor Videos Are Coming
    05:39 - Do Politicians Need Veterans Day Discounts Too?
    06:55 - Should Companies Give Veterans Free Stuff?
    07:42 - Veterans Day Pokemon Go
    08:47 - The SHOT Show Trick-or-Treaters
    10:11 - “Thank You for Your Service”
    12:48 - The Best Response: “You Were Worth It”
    13:43 - A Lesson From a Retired Chief
    14:08 - The Edmund Fitzgerald Detour
    14:32 - Should CROs Be EMT Qualified?
    16:23 - Stop Trying to Make Trent Better
    17:00 - Veterans Day Discounts in Las Vegas
    18:45 - Military Discounts vs Veteran Entitlement
    20:04 - Service Animals and Where the Line Is
    22:30 - When People Abuse Service-Dog Rules
    23:33 - Veteran Identity and Being “Broken”
    24:30 - Good Veteran Service-Dog Organizations
    25:28 - Fur Therapy Is Real
    26:28 - Sometimes All You Need Is Another Veteran
    27:30 - Call Your Bros
    28:00 - Happy Veterans Day

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

    Why Air Force Combat Control Is Struggling to Recruit - Ep 647
    11 Nov 2026
    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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    19 min
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