Ones Ready Ep 558: Top 10 Things You Should Be Doing Right Now to Survive the AFSW Pipeline
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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