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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Ep 558: Top 10 Things You Should Be Doing Right Now to Survive the AFSW Pipeline
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This episode is the closest thing you’ll get to a no-BS preparation checklist for Air Force Special Warfare—delivered straight by Peaches and Trent. They lay out the top 10 things every candidate should be doing before shipping: fitness, water confidence, rucking, mindset, nutrition, recovery, ego control, recruiters, and avoiding the dumb mistakes that shut doors forever. No hype. No shortcuts. Just volume, discipline, and doing the boring things consistently. They also hit bonus topics like zone two running, caffeine addiction, relationships that derail candidates, and why “natural talent” is usually a liability. If you’re serious about the pipeline, this is required listening.
⏱️ Timestamps:
00:00 Ones Ready intro and why this list matters
01:40 Attributes-based selection explained
03:00 #1 Master the IFT (and actually take it)
06:30 Training tired and testing under fatigue
09:45 #2 Water confidence and breath control
14:20 Pool anxiety and quitting before quitting
15:40 #3 Running volume and zone two
21:30 Aerobic vs anaerobic gas tanks
22:00 #4 Rucking and functional strength
30:30 Grip strength and carries
34:30 #5 Don’t cram—build a long runway
38:40 #6 Mental toughness through volume
43:00 #7 Nutrition, caffeine, and recovery
49:10 #8 Recruiters, MEPs, and medical reality
52:00 #9 Ego, talent, and injury traps
56:30 #10 Operator Training Summit
58:30 Bonus tips: tracking, steps, jobs, and life choices
01:02:00 Relationships, leveling up, and cutting cords
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