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.
Episodes
922 episodes
Serve Anyway - Ep 611
Aaron, Trent, and Peaches get into one of the biggest questions future service members keep asking: should you still join the military if you do not like the current political climate, the administration, or where the country seems to be headed...
Get Screened - Ep XXX
Aaron and Trent sit down with Tim “Chaci” Pachasa and Chelsey Simoni from the Hunter Seven Foundation for one of the most important health conversations we have had on Ones Ready.Hunter Seven is not just talking about veteran cancer. The...
Live Catch Up - MBRS 105
Peaches goes solo for a members-only Team Room episode because Aaron and Trent were busy, he missed the morning recording after an AC/DC concert in Vegas, and sometimes the content machine needs feeding.This one is pure MBRS-only chaos i...
USAF PACERFORGE - Ep 610
Aaron and Peaches sit down with TSgt Kaleb Schmidt, a Military Training Instructor working at PACERFORGE, to talk about how Air Force Basic Training is changing and what new Airmen should expect.Kaleb explains what life looks like for MT...
Twin Falls Active Shooter
An armed citizen refused to sit back and watch.Aaron and Trent examine the deadly shooting outside an In-N-Out in Twin Falls, Idaho, where a rifle-wielding attacker reportedly killed two people and wounded seven others. They break down t...
Jake Paul's Delusional
The confidence is elite. The self-awareness is missing.Aaron breaks down footage allegedly showing a group of Navy SEALs in Venezuela doing their best impression of “totally inconspicuous Americans”—complete with backward hats, full-slee...
Ep 609: Attention Parents
Peaches sits down with Kaylon, a former Air Force Security Forces military working dog handler, dog trainer, and father of a 17-year-old preparing for Air Force Special Warfare.This episode is for the parents.Kaylon talks about hi...
Spain INVADED
Spain’s border didn’t bend—it collapsed.In the first edition of Outside The Wire, Aaron, Trent, and Peaches step beyond the usual Air Force Special Warfare conversation to examine the surge of migrants entering Ceuta from Morocco. Aaron ...
***Sneak Peek***MBRS 94: 2026 Is Coming—Here’s What the Air Force Is About to Break (and Fix)
Peaches and Trent go full members-only to break down what 2026 is shaping up to look like for the Air Force—no press releases, no sugarcoating. From the F-47 and collaborative combat aircraft to B-21 delays, A-10 politics, pilot manning, mainte...
Daily Drop 165: Drone War - 28 July 2026
Peaches is back with the Daily Drop for 28 July, covering Army vehicle prototypes, command and control testing, Navy vaccine and transfer policy updates, Marine drone experiments, Coast Guard counter-UUV efforts, testosterone screenings, Iran o...
Ops Brief 164: Daily Drop - 27 July 2026 - Iran Cost
Peaches is back with a Daily Drop for 27 July, and this one covers everything from RIMPAC ship-sinking exercises to Iran War costs, Air Force waist-to-height chaos, Space Force powerlifting records, and underwater drone threats.The Army ...
MBRS 104: Fame Trap
Trent and Peaches jump into a members-only episode that goes everywhere in the best way possible.The guys start with a Bill Burr bit about Arnold Schwarzenegger, then turn it into a real conversation about fame, temptation, public attent...
Ep 608: Audit Failed
Aaron, Trent, and Peaches are back in the team room talking defense budgets, military waste, the NDAA, future war with China, Space Force, Flock cameras, and why everyone suddenly has feelings about height-to-waist standards.The team bre...
Ep 607: AFSW FAQs
Aaron, Trent, and Peaches jump into a full Ones Ready FAQ episode covering the questions future Air Force Special Warfare candidates keep asking.The team breaks down long-term training timelines, how to prepare 18 to 24 months out, why Z...
***Sneak Peek***MBRS 93: 2025 Was Unhinged—Let’s Talk About What Actually Happened
Peaches and Trent go full members-only to recap a year that felt like five. From terrorist attacks, wildfires, assassinations, space rescues, and government shutdowns to aliens, Epstein files, celebrity nonsense, and why trusting the government...
Ep 606: Testosterone?
Aaron and Peaches sit down to talk Blue Angels flyovers, testosterone testing, military medicine, height-to-waist standards, and why the military has to get serious about health before people break.The episode starts with the Blue Angels...
MBRS 103: Final Zulu Rant
Aaron and Trent jump into a members-only episode to close the loop on the Zulu ruck fallout, the TACP backlash, and why the conversation got as loud as it did.Aaron breaks down why he went so hard publicly, why he believes the issue is b...
Ep 605: Mind of a Soldier | Taamir Ransome
Peaches sits down with retired Sergeant Major Taamir Ransome, an Army EOD veteran and author of Mind of a Soldier, to talk about EOD, transition, veteran suicide, purpose after service, and what happens when the war is over but the fight is not...
Ep 604: Rucking Woes
Trent jumps on solo to clear the air on the Zulu course ruck controversy, the role of Ones Ready, and why accountability matters when training risk crosses the line.This episode breaks down who Aaron, Peaches, and Trent are, what their b...
MBRS: 120: Zulu Fallout, TACP Drama, and the Promotion Disaster
Aaron, Trent, and Peaches jump into an MBRS-only episode and let it rip.After keeping it mostly professional on the public episode, Aaron unloads on the Zulu ruck fallout, TACP involvement in the AFSPECWAR pipeline, instructor accountabi...
Ep 603: The Zulu Ruck Problem Is Bigger Than One Event
Aaron, Trent, and Peaches sit down to talk through the ongoing concerns around the Zulu course ruck, heat casualties, instructor accountability, and whether TACP-specific standards should have ever been applied across the entire Air Force Speci...
Ep 602: SOF-TACP Lessons From Clint “Dragon”
Peaches sits down with retired SOF-TACP Clint “Dragon” to talk TACP, Special Tactics, mission planning, leadership, problem solving, and what separates a good operator from someone who just looks good on paper.Dragon walks through growin...
***Sneak Peek***MBRS 92: They Wanted Washington Gone—So He Crossed the Delaware
This episode is a reminder that history—and your life—can turn on one brutal decision. Peaches breaks down George Washington’s darkest hour, when he was losing battles, losing men, and nearly losing the war. Then came one audacious move: crossi...
MBRS 119: Zulu Ruck Fallout, Bad Takes, and America 250
Trent and Peaches keep the conversation going for the Ones Ready members after the public America 250 episode.This members-only episode dives into the behind-the-scenes fallout from the Zulu course ruck controversy, the reaction to Aaron...