Run More! - Ep 621

Peaches is stuck at home with FOMO while the boys are at Operator Training Summit Pennsylvania, and somehow that turns into exactly what candidates need to hear again: you are probably not running enough.

Trent and Peaches start with OTS updates, CrossFit Hershey, Pennsylvania, Miami University in Ohio, and Vegas in December. Then Peaches brings up something he has been noticing online: everyday recruiters and MTIs are putting in real mileage. Not candidates training for one of the hardest pipelines on the planet. Recruiters. MTIs. Air Force members with normal jobs who are running 20, 25, even 40 miles a week because they care about fitness, mental health, professional image, and being ready for life.

Which raises the obvious question: if they can do it, why are pipeline candidates still acting like a mile and a half is the finish line?

The boys break down the difference between passing the test and preparing for the life. Air Force Special Warfare candidates need more than a passing Initial Fitness Test. They need the aerobic base to absorb long days, recover, move under load, ruck, run, swim, train again, and not fold when volume stacks up.

They also talk about why OTS exposes people so quickly. It is not selection. It is not a pipeline smoke session. It is two days of coaching: land day, water day, running, rucking, mobility, pool work, instruction, and mentorship. And still, people get absolutely smoked. That should tell you something.

Then the conversation swings into MTIs, BMT, cones, cadre wakeups, student shenanigans, Air Force investment in Basic Military Training, and why trainees need to understand that MTIs are not the enemy. They are the people trying to turn 60 random civilians into Airmen in seven and a half weeks.

Bottom line: minimum standards are not the goal. If you are serious about Air Force Special Warfare, stop training like a normal person trying to pass a test. Build the engine. Run more. Recover better. Stay consistent. And quit acting shocked when the people around you are outworking you.

Links:
OnesReady.com
OperatorTrainingSummit.com

Chapters:
00:00 - Ones Ready Intro
01:04 - ATACLETE and Partner Discounts
02:10 - Jared Pietras Sent You a Discount Code
02:40 - Ohio and Vegas OTS Updates
03:13 - Christmas OTS in Vegas
03:23 - Peaches Has Pennsylvania OTS FOMO
04:08 - What’s Happening at CrossFit Hershey
04:34 - The Podcast Must Go On
05:03 - Missing OTS Hits Different
05:33 - New Guest Instructor at OTS
06:00 - Are Candidates Running Enough?
06:59 - OTS Alumni Keep Hearing the Same Message
08:10 - Recruiters Are Putting in Work
08:34 - 40.9 Miles in One Week
08:55 - Running for Mental Health and Life
09:35 - MTIs and Recruiters Training Hard
10:09 - Hyrox, Running, and Real Fitness
10:51 - Grandma Is Outworking Pipeline Candidates
11:57 - Why Are Normal Airmen Doing More?
12:37 - Professional Image Matters
13:22 - Stop Making Excuses for Looking Unprepared
14:33 - What Started Their Fitness Push?
15:31 - Why OTS Breaks People Into Mileage Groups
16:00 - Your Numbers Become Your Identity
16:31 - Getting Around Fit People Is Sobering
17:11 - Fitness Is for the Rest of Your Life
18:19 - OTS Is Not Selection
19:06 - Why Candidates Are Starving After Land Day
20:00 - Some People Do Not Come Back for Day Two
20:46 - Long Days Expose Low Volume
21:31 - Cadre Wakeups Are a Gift
22:01 - Clear Instructions and Megaphones
22:38 - Cone Lives Matter
23:20 - Everything Cadre Do Is for You
24:09 - Old-School Cadre Visits
24:59 - Triangle Girls and Keesler Shenanigans
26:14 - Guilty Until Proven Innocent
27:20 - Can Trainees Escape BMT?
27:57 - The McDonald’s Sign at Basic
28:56 - MTIs Are on Your Side
29:48 - Imagine Managing 60 Random Civilians
30:38 - Air Force Investment in BMT 3.0
31:33 - Cut Your MTI Some Slack
31:55 - How to Find an Air Force Recruiter
33:06 - Find a Recruiter Putting in Miles
33:34 - Ohio, Vegas, and Christmas OTS
34:06 - Like, Subscribe, and Go Run