Ones Ready
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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***Sneak Peek***MBRS 63: “Retired but Still Spicy” — PJs, Broken Bodies & Burying the Air Force’s Bullsh*t
If you thought retirement would mellow them out, you clearly haven’t met Peaches, Trent, or Aaron.
In this week’s blisteringly honest episode, all three come in hot. We’re talking about the mental minefield of getting out, the physical wreckage of a Special Warfare career, and the professional purgatory of trying to give a damn after years of institutional gaslighting. Peaches is post-retirement and post-patience. Trent’s back from the void. Aaron is basically caffeine, rage, and a mic.
Together, they break down:
- The lies you’re sold during transition
- Why “support” feels performative
- What finding purpose really takes
- And why the Air Force still can’t meme
This episode is raw, sarcastic, and soaked in the kind of wisdom you only earn through combat, kids, and government paperwork hell. It's not for the fragile—but it might just save your sanity.
🔥 Key Takeaways:
- 🎤 “They don’t want the truth. They want a brochure.” – Peaches, spitting facts
- 🧠 VA ratings don’t fix identity loss. They just give you more forms to hate.
- 👨👧 Special Warfare dads have zero chill... and somehow, all the guilt.
- 💡 Transition isn’t a moment—it’s a minefield. With paperwork.
- 📉 The Air Force still believes PowerPoint fixes trauma.
- 🧱 “Don’t rebuild your life on what broke you.” Full send.
- 🔥 Peaches drops war-hardened insight like it’s close air support.
- 🪦 Retirement is just active duty with more pain and fewer lies.
⏱️ Timestamps:
00:00 – Peaches, Trent, and Aaron Return: The Retired Crew
02:30 – Transition Truth Bombs & VA Rating Reality
07:00 – Parenting After Service: Trauma, Tantrums & Tactical Patience
11:45 – The Lie of “You’ll Be Fine”
15:20 – DEI, Diversity Theater, and the Air Force's PR Fantasyland
20:40 – Reclaiming Purpose After the Uniform
26:10 – How to Start Over Without Starting From Zero
32:00 – Identity, Rage, and the Fight to Matter
37:30 – Final Thoughts: Why We Keep Showing Up
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