

Ones Ready
Aaron Love, Trent Seegmiller, and Jared "Peaches" Pietras
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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Mar 14, 2025 • 23min
Ops Brief 009: Daily Drop - 14 March 2025 (Budget Cuts, China Flexing & Military Readiness)
Send us Fan MailWelcome back to the Ones Ready podcast—where we break down the military circus so you don’t have to. Today’s Daily Drop is packed with budget cuts, military incompetence, and China playing chess while we argue over checkers.💥 The Pentagon still can’t balance a budget—meanwhile, China is buying up global ports like they’re playing Monopoly. 💥 The Space Force is tracking gym workouts instead of actually figuring out how to counter real threats. 💥 Fighter drones are coming, but will pilots even be able to manage them in combat? 💥 Defense leaders suddenly remember the Panama Canal exists—should we be worried? 💥 The Air Force is begging for funding before its entire fleet starts falling apart mid-flight.Meanwhile, politicians and generals are still bickering over standards, fitness, and whether or not our military is ‘lethal’ enough. Spoiler alert: If we keep up this clown show, the answer is going to be no.💥 Like, subscribe, and drop a comment if you think we’re actually prepared for the next war. 💀 Hate it? Comment anyway—engagement is engagement. 🔥 Check out our merch at OnesReady.com and consider becoming a member.Also, shoutout to Hoist for keeping warfighters hydrated while the Pentagon drowns in bureaucracy. Use promo code ONESREADY and stop pretending water is enough. 💪Support the showJoin this channel to get access to perks: HEREBuzzsprout Subscription page: HERERegister for our Operator Training Summit: OperatorTrainingSummit.comCollabs:Ones Ready - OnesReady.com 18A Fitness - Promo Code: ONESREADY ATACLete - Follow the URL (no promo code): ATACLeteDanger Close Apparel - Promo Code: ONESREADYDFND Apparel - Promo Code: ONESREADYHoist - Promo Code: ONESR...

Mar 14, 2025 • 45min
Ep 445: Guardian Grit's Inside Look On Surviving The Operator Training Summit
Send us Fan MailWelcome back to the Ones Ready podcast—where we bring you the hard truths, no fluff, and zero participation trophies. This time, we’re diving into the Operator Training Summit with special guest Kris Tomes from Guardian Grit, who’s been training future operators for 15+ years and knows exactly what it takes to make it through.💀 Buddy breathing: If you’re panicking, you’re losing. 💀 Underwaters: Why your garbage technique is costing you. 💀 Mobility with Taylor Starch: Fix your trash hips or stay broken. 💀 How mentorship, mindset, and the right training can keep you from becoming a pipeline statistic.Kris breaks down what separates the candidates who succeed from the ones who quit, how most people train the wrong way, and what you need to do before you ever step foot in selection.💥 Like, subscribe, and drop a comment if you think you could handle this training. 💀 Hate it? Comment anyway—engagement is engagement. 🔥 Check out our merch at OnesReady.com and consider becoming a member.Also, shoutout to Barbell Apparel for making clothes that survive mobility workouts. If your jeans rip on a squat, it’s time to upgrade. 💪Support the showJoin this channel to get access to perks: HEREBuzzsprout Subscription page: HERERegister for our Operator Training Summit: OperatorTrainingSummit.comCollabs:Ones Ready - OnesReady.com 18A Fitness - Promo Code: ONESREADY ATACLete - Follow the URL (no promo code): ATACLeteDanger Close Apparel - Promo Code: ONESREADYDFND Apparel - Promo Code: ONESREADYHoist - Promo Code: ONESR...

Mar 13, 2025 • 21min
Ops Brief 008: Daily Drop - 13 March 2025 (Budget Nightmares, Lower Standards & China Flexing)
Send us Fan MailWelcome back to the Ones Ready podcast—where we don’t sugarcoat military dysfunction. Today’s Daily Drop covers the latest budget failures, softening standards, and why China is laughing at us.💥 The Pentagon still can’t figure out funding—because training and readiness are apparently optional. 💥 Lower fitness standards? Because a ‘lethal force’ should probably be in shape. 💥 China running live-fire drills near Australia—casual flex or testing the waters? 💥 Space Force wants ‘exotic orbits’ to dodge Chinese surveillance—sounds cool, but will it work? 💥 The Air Force still fighting to stay relevant—Next Gen fighters? Air tankers? Who needs those?Congress can’t pass a budget, leadership is making excuses, and meanwhile, our adversaries are getting stronger. But hey, at least we still have E9s failing PT tests.💥 Like, subscribe, and drop a comment if you think the military is actually ready for the next fight. 💀 Hate it? Comment anyway—engagement is engagement. 🔥 Check out our merch at OnesReady.com and consider becoming a member.Also, shoutout to ATACLETE for actually preparing warfighters the right way. If you’re still running in your dad’s old gym shoes, it’s time to upgrade. 💪Support the showJoin this channel to get access to perks: HEREBuzzsprout Subscription page: HERERegister for our Operator Training Summit: OperatorTrainingSummit.comCollabs:Ones Ready - OnesReady.com 18A Fitness - Promo Code: ONESREADY ATACLete - Follow the URL (no promo code): ATACLeteDanger Close Apparel - Promo Code: ONESREADYDFND Apparel - Promo Code: ONESREADYHoist - Promo Code: ONESR...

Mar 12, 2025 • 24min
Ops Brief 007: Daily Drop - 12 March 2025
Send us Fan MailWelcome back to the Ones Ready podcast—where we break down the latest military chaos so you don’t have to. Today’s Daily Drop is packed with bad decisions, government bureaucracy, and a sprinkle of common sense (which the Pentagon still lacks).💥 The U.S. is back to funding Ukraine—because stopping intel for a week totally didn’t screw them over.💥 The Pentagon is trying to fix software acquisition—because nothing says efficiency like government contracts.💥 DARPA is tweaking blood cells—can we just give warfighters HGH and call it a day?💥 The Air Force might finally care about Arctic ops—but is it too late?💥 F-35 partners are ‘standing firm’—translation: they spent too much to back out now.Oh, and the Space Force is figuring out how to use commercial satellites because, surprise, we are way behind on the whole space superiority thing.💥 Like, subscribe, and drop a comment if you think military leadership should start listening to operators.💀 Hate it? Comment anyway—engagement is engagement.🔥 Check out our merch at OnesReady.com and consider becoming a member so we can keep calling out the madness.Also, shoutout to Barbell Apparel for making jeans stretchy enough to survive a mobility workout. If you skip leg day, don’t even bother. 💪Join this channel to get access to perks:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9aFBBZoBcQk8UUN_pO7nDA/joinCollabs:Ones Ready Merch: onesready.com18A Fitness - Code: 1Ready (18afitness.com)ATAC Fitness - Follow the URL: https://shorturl.at/D8tNMCardoMax - Code: ONESREADY (cardomax.com)Danger Close Apparel - Code: ONESREADY (dangercloseapparel.com)DFND Apparel - Code: ONESREADY (DFNDUSA.com)Hoist - Code: ONESREADY (drinkhoist.com)Kill Cliff - Code: PODCASTKC20 (killcliff.com)S4FE-D - Code: ONESREADY (s4fe-d.com)Modern Athlete Strength Systems:Warfighter: ($49/month)https://marketplace.trainheroic.com/workout-plan/team/modern-athlete-strength-solutions?attrib=260991-aff-onesreadyWarfighter Elite: ($199/month)https://marketplace.trainheroic.com/workout-plan/team/warfighter-elite?attrib=260991-aff-onesreadyThe views and opinions expressed by the OnesReady tSupport the showJoin this channel to get access to perks: HEREBuzzsprout Subscription page: HERERegister for our Operator Training Summit: OperatorTrainingSummit.comCollabs:Ones Ready - OnesReady.com 18A Fitness - Promo Code: ONESREADY ATACLete - Follow the URL (no promo code): ATACLeteDanger Close Apparel - Promo Code: ONESREADYDFND Apparel - Promo Code: ONESREADYHoist - Promo Code: ONESR...

Mar 11, 2025 • 40min
Ep 444: Drowning, Rucking, and Fixing Your Trash Hips - Operator Training Summit Recap!
Send us Fan MailWelcome back to the Ones Ready podcast—where we take warfighter prep seriously, but not ourselves. Peaches is flying solo today, fresh off the Operator Training Summit, where 41 candidates got wrecked (in a good way) over two days of pool punishment, mobility reality checks, and more special operations wisdom than you can handle.💀 Buddy breathing without panic? Some of you need work.💀 Eggbeater kick? Turns out, hips are important. Who knew?💀 Wall push-offs? Do them right and save your lungs.💀 Mobility work with Taylor Starch? Prepare to suffer.💀 Campsite bonding, gear tips, and pro-level mentorship? Absolutely.We’re breaking down everything that went down in the pool, the dirt, and the pain cave—plus, the next locations we’re eyeing for the June event.💥 Like, subscribe, and drop a comment if you think you could handle this training.💀 Hate us? Comment anyway—engagement is engagement.🔥 Check out our merch at OnesReady.com and consider becoming a member so we can keep this thing rolling.Shoutout to Drink Hoist for keeping the candidates from actually dying of dehydration. Use promo code ONESREADY and stop pretending water is enough. 💪Support the showJoin this channel to get access to perks: HEREBuzzsprout Subscription page: HERERegister for our Operator Training Summit: OperatorTrainingSummit.comCollabs:Ones Ready - OnesReady.com 18A Fitness - Promo Code: ONESREADY ATACLete - Follow the URL (no promo code): ATACLeteDanger Close Apparel - Promo Code: ONESREADYDFND Apparel - Promo Code: ONESREADYHoist - Promo Code: ONESR...

Mar 11, 2025 • 18min
Ops Brief 006: Daily Drop - 11 March 2025
Send us Fan MailWelcome back to the Ones Ready podcast—your favorite place for no-fluff, no-BS military news delivered with a side of sarcasm and rage. Today’s daily drop is packed with budget cuts, military blunders, and the usual government circus.🚨 Trump shrugs at Russia, China, and Iran’s ‘big scary’ war games. Should we care? (Spoiler: No.) 🚨 New Joint Chiefs Chair? Raisin’ hell and skipping straight past the four-stars. Stay salty, generals. 🚨 Pentagon axes 90+ climate studies and saves $30M. Who knew warfighters didn’t need tree-hugging reports? 🚨 Cyber threats are skyrocketing, and North Korea fires missiles just to remind everyone they exist. 🚨 Ukraine’s F-16 program is on life support thanks to paused aid—because politics.Oh, and if you thought military acquisitions were bad before, just wait until you hear how we’re nickel-and-diming our way into mediocrity.💥 Like, subscribe, leave a review, and let us know how wrong we are in the comments. 💀 Hate us? Comment anyway—engagement is engagement. 🔥 Consider becoming a member and supporting the mission.Also, shoutout to Modern Athlete Strength Systems for keeping warfighters from turning into desk jockeys. Get your Warfighter or Warfighter Elite program at onesready.com and stop skipping leg day.Support the showJoin this channel to get access to perks: HEREBuzzsprout Subscription page: HERERegister for our Operator Training Summit: OperatorTrainingSummit.comCollabs:Ones Ready - OnesReady.com 18A Fitness - Promo Code: ONESREADY ATACLete - Follow the URL (no promo code): ATACLeteDanger Close Apparel - Promo Code: ONESREADYDFND Apparel - Promo Code: ONESREADYHoist - Promo Code: ONESR...

Mar 10, 2025 • 27min
Ops Brief 005: Daily Drop - 10 March 2025
Send us Fan MailWelcome back to the Ones Ready podcast—your no-nonsense breakdown of what’s really happening in the military. Today’s Daily Drop covers government budget cuts, border chaos, military technology issues, and whether North Korea is actually building a nuclear submarine (which seems unlikely).👉 Is the Insurrection Act coming back? 👉 Pentagon budget cuts are gutting operations—what does that mean? 👉 F-16s intercepted civilian pilots—what happened? 👉 South Korea accidentally bombed civilians during a U.S. joint exercise—how did that happen? 👉 The U.S. is pulling intelligence support from Ukraine—what are the consequences?Oh, and if you were hoping for military acquisitions to become more efficient, I have some bad news for you.💥 Like, subscribe, leave a review, and drop a comment telling us your thoughts. 💀 Hate what we’re saying? Comment anyway—engagement is engagement. 🔥 Consider becoming a member and help keep this content coming.Also, shoutout to Barbell Apparel for making jeans stretchy enough to squat in—because some of us still believe in leg day. 💪Support the showJoin this channel to get access to perks: HEREBuzzsprout Subscription page: HERERegister for our Operator Training Summit: OperatorTrainingSummit.comCollabs:Ones Ready - OnesReady.com 18A Fitness - Promo Code: ONESREADY ATACLete - Follow the URL (no promo code): ATACLeteDanger Close Apparel - Promo Code: ONESREADYDFND Apparel - Promo Code: ONESREADYHoist - Promo Code: ONESR...

Mar 10, 2025 • 1h 16min
Ep 443: Optimize or Break: The Warfighter Performance Crisis
Send us Fan MailWelcome back to the Ones Ready podcast – where we cut through the nonsense and deliver the real deal on military performance. Today, Peaches sits down with Capt. Dane Sauer, an Air Force physiologist who actually understands how the human body works (unlike the military’s outdated policies).👉 Why warfighters are breaking down faster than ever 👉 The real science behind sleep, recovery, and performance 👉 How outdated military medicine is screwing over operatorsThis episode is all about hacking human performance—from sleep optimization to nutrition, recovery, and smarter training. If you’re serious about maximizing your potential in selection, combat, or just life in general, you can’t afford to miss this.🚀 LIKE, SUBSCRIBE, and LEAVE A REVIEW to help us keep dropping these knowledge bombs. 🔥 Hate what we say? Drop a comment. Engagement is engagement. 💀 Consider becoming a member – because peak performance isn’t for the weak.Support the showJoin this channel to get access to perks: HEREBuzzsprout Subscription page: HERERegister for our Operator Training Summit: OperatorTrainingSummit.comCollabs:Ones Ready - OnesReady.com 18A Fitness - Promo Code: ONESREADY ATACLete - Follow the URL (no promo code): ATACLeteDanger Close Apparel - Promo Code: ONESREADYDFND Apparel - Promo Code: ONESREADYHoist - Promo Code: ONESR...

Mar 7, 2025 • 1h 7min
Ep 442: Retirement Crisis - What's Next Peaches?
Send us Fan MailWhat happens when your entire identity for 25 years disappears overnight? Peaches and Trent sit down to talk about military retirement, the struggle of finding purpose after service, and whether the Air Force is setting up its people for success—or failure—when they leave.🔥 Peaches' first 48 hours as a retired Chief—surreal or just another Monday?🔥 How the Air Force pushes people out but never asks why.🔥 The real reason people spiral after retirement (and how to avoid it).🔥 Unfiltered thoughts on talent management, bad career paths, and why it’s all a numbers game.💀 LIKE, SUBSCRIBE, and JOIN OUR MEMBERSHIP—because someday, we all have to hang up the uniform.Support the showJoin this channel to get access to perks: HEREBuzzsprout Subscription page: HERERegister for our Operator Training Summit: OperatorTrainingSummit.comCollabs:Ones Ready - OnesReady.com 18A Fitness - Promo Code: ONESREADY ATACLete - Follow the URL (no promo code): ATACLeteDanger Close Apparel - Promo Code: ONESREADYDFND Apparel - Promo Code: ONESREADYHoist - Promo Code: ONESR...

Mar 6, 2025 • 44min
Ops Brief 004: Daily Drop - 6 March 2025
Send us Fan MailWelcome to your daily drop of truth bombs—brought to you by Barbell Apparel (because even your jeans should be harder than basic training). Today, Peaches goes off on Pentagon firings, the next-gen tanker drama, and China flexing way too hard. Also, Epstein files… where they at? 👀Oh, and Space Force finally gets its own recruiters—because nothing says elite warfighter like… well, let’s be honest, we still don’t know what Space Force does. Stick around for the latest military chaos, political power plays, and whatever nonsense they try to throw our way next.🔥 Like, Subscribe, and Leave a Review so we can keep roasting the news. Consider becoming a member if you want to support the mission—or just lurk in the comments like a boot at his first duty station. Either way, we see you. 👀🔥Support the showJoin this channel to get access to perks: HEREBuzzsprout Subscription page: HERERegister for our Operator Training Summit: OperatorTrainingSummit.comCollabs:Ones Ready - OnesReady.com 18A Fitness - Promo Code: ONESREADY ATACLete - Follow the URL (no promo code): ATACLeteDanger Close Apparel - Promo Code: ONESREADYDFND Apparel - Promo Code: ONESREADYHoist - Promo Code: ONESR...


