Ones Ready

Aaron Love, Trent Seegmiller, and Jared "Peaches" Pietras
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Apr 7, 2025 • 1h 38min

Ep 454: OPERATION RED WINGS: Rescuing Marcus Luttrell (Part 1)

Send us a textWelcome to the most line-stepping, career-defying, rule-dodging episode in Ones Ready history. We’re joined by none other than Jonathan Harmon—PJ-turned-CRO, Red Wings rescue mastermind, tactical genius, and part-time aircraft hijacker (allegedly).From failing swim tests and skydiving with squirrels in Florida, to running the Combined Air Operations Center during Operation Red Wings, Harmon proves one thing: you don’t need a six-pack or clearance to change the entire course of a war—you just need audacity and a spreadsheet.We’re talking real-deal combat rescue, bootstrapping squadrons from zero gear, calling out toxic “quiet professional” culture, and the exact moment where someone looked him in the eye and said: “You’re not Adonis. Get out of my team room.”Strap in. This is not a SEAL movie. It’s the story of the actual dudes who saved lives, built the system, and then had to figure out how to buy drywall to build their own squadron walls.🔥 Key Takeaways:💥 "Quiet Professional" ≠ Silent Professional – Your silence isn't noble. It's just unhelpful. 💥 Built Different (Literally) – The man built a squadron from a paint bucket and a dream. 💥 Red Wings – Harmon saw the blip, did the math, got ignored... then changed the op. 💥 Hijacked a C-17 – “Not arrested—detained.” Sure, bro. 💥 Enlisted First, Officer Second – Pro tip: know the job before you try leading it. 💥 PJ Team Room Energy – Flannel. Divorce. Granola. Tattoos. 💥 From Tactical to Strategic – A PJ saves a life. A Crow changes the game. 💥 Respect Is Earned – Even in jammies, Marcus Luttrell got nearly drawn down on. 💥 We ARE the Old Guys Now – So start talking before your story dies with you.✅ Like this episode if drywall and duct tape built your first team room. 💬 Comment if you’ve ever stepped over the line… and stayed there. ⭐ Leave a review, even if it’s just to ask why we haven’t made a movie about this yet. 🛒 Grab your merch and join the crew at OnesReady.com 🎙️ Apply for our membership before we turn it into a pyramid scheme. (Kidding. Kinda.)Support the showJoin this channel to get access to perks: HEREBuzzsprout Subscription page: HERECollabs:Ones Ready - OnesReady.com 18A Fitness - Promo Code: ONESREADY ATACLete - Follow the URL (no promo code): ATACLeteCardoMax - Promo Code: ONESREADYDanger Close Apparel - Promo Code: ONESREADYDFND Apparel - Promo Code: ONESREADYHoist - Promo Code: ONESREADYKill Cliff - Pr...
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Apr 4, 2025 • 18min

Ops Brief 022: Daily Drop - 4 April 2025 (Pixar Planes, Dumb Intel People & Fired Generals)

Send us a textIt’s April 4th, and Peaches is bringing you the news that makes commanders panic and E-4s roll their eyes.Today’s drop hits everything from AFRICOM possibly getting stuffed back under EUCOM (because geography isn’t real), to a $2 billion gunship that looks like it flew straight out of Planes (2013).Meanwhile, the Air Force is grounding pregnant aircrew, the Space Force is begging for a bigger allowance, and a fired general’s name is blasted across the DoD like a bad Yelp review. Add in NATO drama, orbital warfare threats, and a bunch of space startups flexing on legacy contractors—and you've got yourself a fully loaded episode of “what the hell are we doing?”🔥 Key Takeaways:💥 AFRICOM + EUCOM Merger? – 50 countries and one Chinese base next door say “probably not.” 💥 $2B Sky Raider Debuts – AFSOC’s new toy looks like Dusty with guns. Let’s hope it delivers. 💥 Intel Colonels Critiquing Combat Fitness – Ma’am, this isn’t your lane. 💥 Pregnant Pilots Grounded in First Trimester – No ejection seats for you. 💥 Space Force Says China Is Cooking Orbital Violence – Saltzman’s begging for backup. 💥 General Fired, PA Blasts It to the World – Totally necessary, right? 💥 100+ Civilians Could Be Axed at the Academy – Uniforms good, but continuity matters. 💥 NATO Needs to Pay Up – Rubio wants 5% GDP. 💥 Germany Has 47 U.S. Bases – Casual. 💥 Small Space Companies Are Eating Everyone’s Lunch – Welcome to capitalism in orbit. 💥 Nuclear-Powered AI Farms Are Coming – Because your data center’s air conditioning sucks.📢 Call-to-Actions:✅ Like this episode if your tax dollars funded a cartoon-looking gunship. 💬 Comment if your Space Force budget could use more than 3% of anything. ⭐ Leave a review—unless you're one of the people still emailing strike targets over Signal. 🛒 Cop fresh restocks at OnesReady.com and support the crew. 🧢 Rock some BarbellApparel.com gear before the BOGO deal ends April 28.Support the showJoin this channel to get access to perks: HEREBuzzsprout Subscription page: HERECollabs:Ones Ready - OnesReady.com 18A Fitness - Promo Code: ONESREADY ATACLete - Follow the URL (no promo code): ATACLeteCardoMax - Promo Code: ONESREADYDanger Close Apparel - Promo Code: ONESREADYDFND Apparel - Promo Code: ONESREADYHoist - Promo Code: ONESREADYKill Cliff - Pr...
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Apr 4, 2025 • 59min

Ep 453: "You Don’t Suck—You’re Just Scared” With John Mollura!

Send us a textWelcome back to the Ones Ready Podcast, where your BS gets exposed faster than a fake pipeline story at selection. In this banger of an episode, Aaron, Trent, and recurring badass John Mollura (former NASA engineer turned keynote speaker) dissect the real reason you keep procrastinating—and spoiler alert—it’s not your schedule.Turns out, your “time management problem” is actually a fear problem. Fear of failure. Fear of success. Fear of being average in front of other people. If you’re stuck in the cycle of “I’ll start tomorrow,” congrats—you’re not lazy, you’re just lying to yourself with a rocking chair full of excuses.So pour that coffee, put down TikTok, and get ready to be called out—lovingly, of course.🔥 Key Takeaways:💥 Fear is the Root of Everything – Procrastination, perfectionism, overthinking? All symptoms of the same disease: fear. 💥 Stop Breaking Promises to Yourself – You show up for everyone but you. That’s why your confidence is garbage. 💥 Your Job Isn’t Your Identity – Being a “special ops guy” or “NASA nerd” isn’t who you are. It’s just what you did. 💥 Success ≠ Perfection – Skipped your 2-hour workout? Cool. 30 minutes still beats zero. 💥 Ask Better Questions – Stop asking “why do I suck?” and start asking “how do I move forward?” 💥 Self-Coaching is the Goal – No one’s coming to save you. You either do the hard work or you keep spinning in the excuse carousel. 💥 Therapy vs. Coaching – Therapy digs into the past. Coaching gives you tools to crush the future.📢 Call-to-Actions:✅ Like this episode if it punched you in the soul (in a good way). ✅ Subscribe if you’re tired of lying to yourself. 💬 Drop a comment telling us what you’re going to stop procrastinating. ⭐ Leave a review to confuse the algorithm and help us grow. 🛒 Check out the merch at OnesReady.com and consider becoming a member—so we can keep making content that hurts (but heals).Support the showJoin this channel to get access to perks: HEREBuzzsprout Subscription page: HERECollabs:Ones Ready - OnesReady.com 18A Fitness - Promo Code: ONESREADY ATACLete - Follow the URL (no promo code): ATACLeteCardoMax - Promo Code: ONESREADYDanger Close Apparel - Promo Code: ONESREADYDFND Apparel - Promo Code: ONESREADYHoist - Promo Code: ONESREADYKill Cliff - Pr...
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Apr 3, 2025 • 17min

Ops Brief 021: Daily Drop - 3 April 2025 (Zero Trust, No Budget, All Chaos—Welcome to the New Normal)

Send us a textIt’s April 3rd and Peaches is back with a fresh pile of Air Force, Space Force, and “what are we even doing anymore?” news.From commanders whining about drone threats and bureaucrats pushing Zero Trust Architecture™ (whatever that means), to Ukraine intel shifts, grounded pregnant pilots, and six B-2 bombers pulling up to the Red Sea like it’s a boss level—this Daily Drop has it all.Oh, and in case you missed it: the DoD is still trying to lay off people with pay, we’re throwing F-35s into the Middle East blender, and China is officially the “leaked” top threat—because apparently someone needed that in writing.🔥 Key Takeaways:💥 Electronic Warfare = Neglected Stepchild – 20 years of sandbox ops will do that. 💥 Ukraine Intel Sharing Pullback – But let’s be honest: we’re already there. 💥 Drone Defenses Within 24 Hours – ...but why wait 24 hours? 💥 Hiring Freeze Round 2 – “Paid to Quit” is now a policy. 💥 Zero Trust Architecture? – Sounds made up. Probably is. 💥 CENTCOM B-2 Flex – When in doubt, bomb it out. 💥 Pregnant Pilots Grounded – First trimester flyers, take a seat. 💥 AI Dogfighting F-16s at Eglin – Skynet: confirmed. 💥 KC-46 > KC-135 – Topeka's about to get a glow-up. 💥 Space Force Loves the Little Guys – Stoke & Rocket Lab get the call-up. 💥 AFWERX Tracks Sketchy Spacecraft – Satellites be sneakin’. 💥 China = Top Threat (Leaked Memo, Shocker) – In other news: water is wet. 💥 Budget Games Are Killing Readiness – Peaches says shut it down and start over.📢 Call-to-Actions:✅ Like this episode if you're tired of hearing "continuing resolution" like it’s a normal thing. 💬 Comment if you've ever worked a job where “Paid to Resign” wasn’t even an option. ⭐ Leave a review—even if it’s just to complain about bureaucracy. 🛒 Visit OnesReady.com for merch, restocks, and membership. 💪 Support the show—and your quad game—by checking out BarbellApparel.com (buy 2, get 1 free—you're welcome).Support the showJoin this channel to get access to perks: HEREBuzzsprout Subscription page: HERECollabs:Ones Ready - OnesReady.com 18A Fitness - Promo Code: ONESREADY ATACLete - Follow the URL (no promo code): ATACLeteCardoMax - Promo Code: ONESREADYDanger Close Apparel - Promo Code: ONESREADYDFND Apparel - Promo Code: ONESREADYHoist - Promo Code: ONESREADYKill Cliff - Pr...
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Apr 2, 2025 • 16min

Ops Brief 020: Daily Drop - 2 April 2025 (Space Wars, Fentanyl, & Gmail Diplomacy)

Send us a textOn this episode of the Ones Ready Daily Drop, Peaches dives into the swirling madness of global defense headlines and calls out the bureaucratic circus behind the scenes.From satellite refueling ops and simulated dogfights in space, to fentanyl diplomacy and generals crying over spectrum auctions, it’s all here. Plus, the Air Force is giving away F-15s and leaving Indo-PACOM hanging until 2026. Oh, and U.S. government officials are still using Gmail for “sensitive” talks. What year is it?Meanwhile, Canada is mad about F-35s, the Philippines just got a $5.6B fighter jet hookup, and some dudes in Congress want to go full cartel-hunting mode with airstrikes.Just another Tuesday. Buckle up.🔥 Key Takeaways:💥 Raisin Kane Ain’t Scared – MAGA hat or not, the man has a plan (and it’s not dumb). 💥 Gmail Is Totally Secure... Right? – U.S. officials emailing state secrets like it’s 2008. 💥 Fentanyl Is a WMD Now – Van Orden asks why we’re not droning narcos. 💥 Space Dogfights Are Coming – China is prepping for orbital combat and so are we. 💥 Satellite Refueling is a Thing – Shoutout to Northrop Grumman for being useful. 💥 F-15s Out, F-15EX In… Eventually – Kadena's empty. Whoops. 💥 Joint Simulation Needs SOF – Peaches goes off on outdated training systems. 💥 Canada Mad About Tariffs AND Jets – Welcome to the club. 💥 Tyndall Rebuild = 165 MPH Buildings – Why not just move? Bureaucracy. 💥 Philippines Gets a $5.6B Firepower Upgrade – Finally, a Pacific partner pulling weight.📢 Call-to-Actions:✅ Like this episode if you’ve ever screamed at a simulator or an email chain. 💬 Drop a comment if you’ve got stronger comms than the NSC using Gmail. ⭐ Leave a review—unless you’re mad about the space dogfight jokes. 🛒 Hit OnesReady.com for merch and membership. New gear is restocking—don’t sleep. 💪 Visit barbellapparel.com for that BOGO action and tell ’em Peaches sent you.Support the showJoin this channel to get access to perks: HEREBuzzsprout Subscription page: HERECollabs:Ones Ready - OnesReady.com 18A Fitness - Promo Code: ONESREADY ATACLete - Follow the URL (no promo code): ATACLeteCardoMax - Promo Code: ONESREADYDanger Close Apparel - Promo Code: ONESREADYDFND Apparel - Promo Code: ONESREADYHoist - Promo Code: ONESREADYKill Cliff - Pr...
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Apr 1, 2025 • 15min

Ops Brief 019: Daily Drop - 1 April 2025 (Nukes & Pay Raises)

Send us a textIt’s April 1st, and no—this isn’t an April Fools joke. Peaches is back behind the mic for the Ones Ready Daily Drop, breaking down your Air Force and Space Force headlines with the perfect mix of sarcasm, salt, and a little bit of “are we really doing this?”We’ve got the Space Force talking satellite refuels, the Pentagon trying (again) to make combat standards gender-neutral, and junior enlisted finally getting a raise worth talking about.Also: a new biblical Joint Chiefs nominee, the F-47 getting ghosted from the budget, and one more T-38 almost going full kamikaze over DC. Buckle up.🔥 Key Takeaways:💥 E-4 Mafia Gets a Raise – 14.5% for junior enlisted. Finally, some respect. 💥 Transgender in the Military? – 300+ Academy grads say yes. Peaches… doesn’t. 💥 T-38: Death Trap of the Skies – Another day, another near-miss. 💥 F-47 Budget Axe – The AF Secretary just hit it with a “not this year, fam.” 💥 Space Force Playing the Long Game – Satellite refuels & orbital carriers are in. 💥 Gender-Neutral Combat Standards – About time. The battlefield doesn’t care what’s in your pants. 💥 Signal Chat Scandal? – The White House said “case closed.” Peaches said “we’ll see.” 💥 Pay Raises > Recruiting Gimmicks – Retention’s the fight now. 💥 Infrastructure is Falling Apart – Cybersecurity + potholes = our national brand. 💥 Biblical Joint Chiefs Energy – Raisin Kane is about to make it rain.📢 Call-to-Actions:✅ Like this episode if you’ve ever survived a T-38 flyover with your sanity intact. 💬 Drop a comment if your base has more potholes than printer paper. ⭐ Leave us a review—even if you’re mad at Peaches for saying what you were already thinking. 🛒 Cruise over to OnesReady.com for merch, training gear, and our membership. 📣 Send this to someone who thinks the F-47 is real and not just a really expensive rumor.Support the showJoin this channel to get access to perks: HEREBuzzsprout Subscription page: HERECollabs:Ones Ready - OnesReady.com 18A Fitness - Promo Code: ONESREADY ATACLete - Follow the URL (no promo code): ATACLeteCardoMax - Promo Code: ONESREADYDanger Close Apparel - Promo Code: ONESREADYDFND Apparel - Promo Code: ONESREADYHoist - Promo Code: ONESREADYKill Cliff - Pr...
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Mar 31, 2025 • 15min

Ops Brief 018: Daily Drop - 31 March 2025 (Gen Hayden Doesn’t Know What ‘Top Secret’ Means)

Send us a textWelcome to your March 31st Daily Drop, where Peaches breaks down the military’s biggest headlines with the subtlety of a frag grenade.In today’s rundown: Japan’s military just hit four-star status, the VA is paying people to ghost their jobs until September, and the Air Force is dangerously close to reenacting Final Destination with a T-38 and a Delta jet.But the real MVP? Retired General Michael Hayden, who apparently thinks a public Signal chat is “top secret.” Bless his heart.🔥 Key Takeaways:💥 Japan Grows Up – Four-star command equals serious Indo-Pacific intent. 💥 VA Pulls a Quiet Quitting Flex – Paid leave ‘til September? Must be nice. 💥 Hayden Hits the Panic Button – PSA: Signal messages ≠ TS/SCI. 💥 Austin Brings His Wife to Work – Everyone’s mad. No one knows why. 💥 F-47 Coming Fast – 36–40 months sounds like fantasy football. 💥 Air Force’s Near Miss – T-38 almost plays tag with a Delta jet. 💥 Space Force Wants Smoke – Satellite dogfights are no longer sci-fi. 💥 Iran Gets a Show of Force – B-2s make great conversation starters. 💥 Hiring Freeze Blues – No one’s replacing the people who dipped.Say the word if you want a new thumbnail prompt for this version—no flaming buildings this time, scout’s honor.Support the showJoin this channel to get access to perks: HEREBuzzsprout Subscription page: HERECollabs:Ones Ready - OnesReady.com 18A Fitness - Promo Code: ONESREADY ATACLete - Follow the URL (no promo code): ATACLeteCardoMax - Promo Code: ONESREADYDanger Close Apparel - Promo Code: ONESREADYDFND Apparel - Promo Code: ONESREADYHoist - Promo Code: ONESREADYKill Cliff - Pr...
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Mar 31, 2025 • 1h

Ep 452: The VA Said I Was Crazy—Turns Out It Was Just a Brain Tumor With Casey West

Send us a textWelcome to the Ones Ready Podcast, where we don’t sugarcoat war, trauma, or government healthcare. In this jaw-dropping episode, Marine combat vet Casey West joins Aaron to share a story so absurd it’ll make your recruiter cry. Two-time Afghan deployment? Check. Aerial gunner turned motorcycle gang enforcer? Yep. Diagnosed with terminal brain cancer after the VA spent 8 years handing him pills and calling him crazy? You bet your ass.But here’s the twist—Casey didn’t die. He flipped the middle finger to his diagnosis, ditched chemo, and walked his own path toward healing through holistic therapy, sweat lodges, and sheer unrelenting willpower. Oh, and he’s still roasting the VA every step of the way. If you’ve ever been gaslit by the system or doubted your own reality, strap in—this one's for you.💥 VA Healthcare: When in doubt, gaslight the vet until he sees Jesus. 💥 Combat Was the Easy Part: Fighting the VA? That’s where the real war begins. 💥 From Helicopter Gunner to One Percenter: Because civilian life just doesn’t hit hard enough. 💥 Terminal Cancer Diagnosis? Nah, more like a challenge accepted. 💥 Alternative Medicine for the Win: Cold plunges, fasting, and plant medicine > radiation and despair. 💥 Healing is Hardcore: Trauma isn’t weakness—it’s an origin story. 💥 The Mission Isn’t Over: Casey’s building a movement for vets failed by the system. 💥 Don’t Pity Him—Follow Him: Dude’s planning legislation and running laps around cancer.✅ Like this episode if you’ve ever wanted to scream into a VA voicemail. 💬 Drop a comment if you're tired of hearing “Thank you for your service” with no action. ⭐ Leave a review—unless you're from the VA, in which case, just take notes. 🛒 Grab merch and join our membership at OnesReady.com 👊 Support Casey’s mission. Follow him on Instagram: @transmute_that_innergSupport the showJoin this channel to get access to perks: HEREBuzzsprout Subscription page: HERECollabs:Ones Ready - OnesReady.com 18A Fitness - Promo Code: ONESREADY ATACLete - Follow the URL (no promo code): ATACLeteCardoMax - Promo Code: ONESREADYDanger Close Apparel - Promo Code: ONESREADYDFND Apparel - Promo Code: ONESREADYHoist - Promo Code: ONESREADYKill Cliff - Pr...
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Mar 30, 2025 • 1h 24min

***Sneak Peek***MBRS 49: Pentagon Firings, Internet Trolls & Why We Love Pissing You Off...We're Petty

Send us a textWelcome to the Ones Ready Podcast—where professionalism is DEAD. If you’re here for balanced discourse and hand-holding, GTFO. This episode is a masterclass in pettiness, Pentagon chaos, and why your internet hot takes are garbage.🔥 AFSOC loses its worst leaders & we celebrate with fireworks.🔥 Internet trolls came for us… but forgot we have receipts.🔥 “Integrity” at BMT? Lol, just eat your contraband protein bars, nerds.🔥 How a bunch of washed-up veterans (us) still get more done than half of DoD.This one is RAW, unfiltered, and fueled by internet tears. Don’t like it? Drop a comment so we can roast you in the next episode.💀 SMASH that LIKE button, leave a review, and JOIN OUR MEMBERSHIP—or keep whining on the internet. Your call.Support the showJoin this channel to get access to perks: HEREBuzzsprout Subscription page: HERECollabs:Ones Ready - OnesReady.com 18A Fitness - Promo Code: ONESREADY ATACLete - Follow the URL (no promo code): ATACLeteCardoMax - Promo Code: ONESREADYDanger Close Apparel - Promo Code: ONESREADYDFND Apparel - Promo Code: ONESREADYHoist - Promo Code: ONESREADYKill Cliff - Pr...
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Mar 28, 2025 • 1h 5min

Ep 451: Operator Training Summit - How We Build Future Operators

Send us a textWelcome back to the Ones Ready Podcast! Today, we're giving you the full rundown of what went down at the Guardian Grid-Ones Ready-Taylor Starch Operator Training Summit in Orlando. Spoiler: It’s not for the weak. We had 41 candidates go through a weekend of brutal training, raw advice, and non-stop sarcasm. If you think you’ve got what it takes, you better listen up.Here’s the breakdown: 💥 Deliberate Training: – If you think you can just show up and crush underwaters without practice, you’re probably not even making it past warmups. 💥 Camping with the Boys: – Think you’re hot shit? Try getting roasted by your peers around a campfire while sleeping in the dirt. 💥 Mobility is Key: – Shoutout to Taylor Starch for breaking people down, making their hips scream, and then putting them back together stronger. 💥 Pool Sessions from Hell: – From gasping like a fish out of water to cutting your strokes in half, this training either makes you or breaks you. 💥 Building a Tribe: – You're either sharpening each other’s skills or getting left behind. Iron sharpens iron, right?🔥 Think you’re ready for the real deal? ✅ Like, subscribe, and drop a comment if you’re ready to step up. 💀 Hate it? Comment anyway—engagement is engagement. 🔥 Check out our merch at OnesReady.com and consider becoming a member.Support the showJoin this channel to get access to perks: HEREBuzzsprout Subscription page: HERECollabs:Ones Ready - OnesReady.com 18A Fitness - Promo Code: ONESREADY ATACLete - Follow the URL (no promo code): ATACLeteCardoMax - Promo Code: ONESREADYDanger Close Apparel - Promo Code: ONESREADYDFND Apparel - Promo Code: ONESREADYHoist - Promo Code: ONESREADYKill Cliff - Pr...

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