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MBRS 114: Air Force Special Warfare Is Still Crushing Candidates
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Exclusive access to bonus episodes!Aaron and Peaches are back for a members-only episode, and somehow National Donut Day turned into a full breakdown of Air Force Special Warfare selection numbers, SWAS changes, basic training, refires, burpees, eight-count bodybuilders, and why showing up “kind of ready” is still a terrible plan.
They hit the latest A&S numbers, why the pipeline math still looks rough, the problem with long wait times for PJ candidates, whether SWAS performance washbacks going away is actually a good thing, and why candidates need to be able to pass the IFT on their worst day.
Also covered: Donut shop slander, Trent being the fan favorite at Operator Training Summit, Chris Tomes being aggressively motivational, BMT changes, special warfare flights going away, and the kind of smoke sessions that make parents question every life choice that led their kid to Indoc.
Drop a comment with your take: should SWAS be a three-week filter, or should candidates get more coaching before the axe falls?
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Bottom line: pass the IFT on your worst day, because nobody cares that you “usually do better.”
⏱️ Timestamps
00:00 Something Has to Die
01:06 National Donut Day
01:26 Vegas Donut Shop Debate
02:22 Pink Box Slander
03:04 Ones Ready’s Vegas Influence
03:48 A&S Course Updates
04:14 Recent SWAS Selection Numbers
04:51 Seven Career Fields in the Pipeline
05:20 Is the Pipeline Still Sustainable?
06:24 Pipeline Optimization and Timeline Goals
07:17 What Success Should Look Like
08:21 A&S Numbers Still Matter
09:07 The Math Is Not Mathing
10:16 Which AFSCs Are Getting Selected?
11:03 PJ Wait Times Are a Problem
11:53 Why Are Strong Candidates Waiting?
13:04 Recruiting Priorities and Common Sense
13:31 Operator Training Summit Preparation
14:01 Why Candidates Love Trent
15:13 Chris Tomes Motivation Hour
16:33 SWAS Performance Washbacks Are Gone
17:18 One Attempt and No Refire
18:08 When Low Standards Still Matter
19:09 Why One Attempt Might Be Right
19:46 Special Warfare BMT Flights Are Gone
20:40 Mentors at Basic Training
21:06 Pros and Cons of Gen Pop BMT
22:19 Pool Time and Candidate Preparedness
23:06 BMT 3.0 and Warfighter Mindset
24:23 Train During Downtime
25:07 The 100 Burpee Standard
25:53 Eight-Count Bodybuilders Explained
27:33 Why Long Calisthenics Sets Matter
28:39 The 1,200 Eight-Count Story
30:13 Getting Smoked in Front of Parents
31:01 Someone Is Always Watching
31:29 Pork Chop Sandwiches
32:55 EBaum’s World and Old Internet Chaos
33:44 SWAS Is a Three-Week Kick in the Dick
34:11 Pass the IFT on Your Worst Day
34:45 Members-Only Sign-Off
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