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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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MBRS 116: Air Force BMT Is Finally Changing
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Exclusive access to bonus episodes!Peaches and Trent are back for a MBRS-only episode covering Air Force Basic Military Training changes, recruiting problems, AI-generated military content, Special Reconnaissance rumors, AFSOC funding, general officer accountability, and the internet losing its mind over Pete Hegseth working out.
Trent gives an update on where Air Force Basic Military Training may be headed, including a more intense and relevant airbase training range concept designed to better prepare new Airmen for the reality of modern military service. Peaches and Trent also get into deployed Airmen getting extended, why shared misery builds real community, and why some of the funniest content comes from people stuck downrange making the best of it.
They also talk about recruiters using AI-generated imagery, why public affairs matters, how Air Force Special Warfare is often misrepresented online, where Special Reconnaissance fits into recruiting, EOD and SERE being confused with AFSPECWAR, AFSOC’s relationship with SOCOM, fired general officers still landing on their feet, Elon Musk becoming a trillionaire, Pete Hegseth getting mocked for a workout, Matt Lohmeier as Under Secretary of the Air Force, and a Pasadena police weapons safety failure that should make everyone uncomfortable.
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Chapters:
00:00 - Ones Ready Intro
01:00 - White Monster, MBRS, and Aaron Not Showing Up
02:11 - Trent’s Air Force BMT Update
02:54 - Airbase Training Range and Basic Training Changes
03:42 - Building a Fighter Mentality in New Airmen
05:08 - When Will the BMT Overhaul Happen?
06:00 - Where the New Training Range May Go
07:00 - Better Foundations for Future Airmen
08:05 - CSAF Buy-In and Military Construction Funding
09:11 - Warrior Week, Pacer Forge, and BMT History
09:26 - Deployed Airmen and JC Penney Photo Shoots
10:13 - Getting Extended Downrange
11:44 - Shared Misery and Type Two Fun
12:11 - Satire, “Ring the Bell” Events, and Getting Got
13:50 - AI, Satire, and Online Content Problems
14:15 - AI-Generated Recruiting Content
15:09 - Public Affairs and Better AFSPECWAR Imagery
16:25 - Missing Special Reconnaissance in Recruiting Posts
17:31 - SERE, EOD, and What Is Actually AFSPECWAR
18:26 - EOD, AFSOC, and Tactical Training
20:56 - Who Funds EOD Support Inside AFSOC?
22:09 - AFSOC and SOCOM Alignment
23:01 - General Officers, Firings, and Failing Upward
24:24 - How Much Retired Generals Make
26:13 - Generals, Boards, and Post-Retirement Influence
27:47 - Good Generals and Gen. Minihan
28:30 - Elon Musk, SpaceX, and Wealth Creation
31:27 - Workers, Ownership, Capital, and Risk
33:56 - Publix, Employee Ownership, and Business Reality
34:18 - Politicians Misrepresenting Billionaire Wealth
35:32 - Pentagon Audits and Government Waste
36:43 - Pete Hegseth Workout Criticism
38:18 - Half Reps, Internet Critics, and Actually Getting Smoked
39:19 - What People Say After Meeting Hegseth
41:23 - Matt Lohmeier, Space Force, and the Under Secretary of the Air Force
43:48 - Lohmeier at Nellis and First Impressions
45:48 - Emergency Zyn Delivery to the Under Secretary
47:27 - BetterUp, Four Stars, and Government Waste
48:31 - Trent’s Retirement Flag and SR Updates
49:01 - Special Reconnaissance Is Probably Not Going Away
50:38 - Pasadena Police Weapons Safety Failure
52:57 - Basic Firearms Safety Still Matters
53:53 - MBRS Merch Reminder and Wrap-Up
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