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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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Ep. 263- Author, "Horse Soldier" Scott Zastrow Sep 13, 2023

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Scott Zastrow was an important part of one of the most important Special Forces Teams that ever was- the Triple Nickel, or ODA 555. The things they did were so legendary that they made a movie about it.
As part of the first Special Forces team that responded to the September 11th, 2001 attacks, Scott was part of one of the most amazing stories to ever come out of the Global War on Terror.
Thank you to Scott for coming on, make sure to check out his book on Amazon or wherever you get your books!!!
00:00 The Intro, the Movie, and the Book The Dequello
01:22 Aaron and Scott were BS'ing and the episode started and they didn't really pay attention
09:10 Move to Fort Benning and getting into SF
15:00 I quit every day, I just didn’t tell anyone
19:15 Training 18 deltas
24:30 Getting to 5th Group
42:55 Great Story
49:00 September 11 and getting ready to go
1:00:00 Getting to K2 and into Afghanistan
1:26:00 Beating the system with CAS
1:53:00 Taking Kabul
2:15:00 Everyone is full of crap
2:27:00 POVAT

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Ep 262: How To Be The Best Candidate for AFSPECWAR Sep 09, 2023

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The question we get all the time is- "How can I be the best possible candidate in the Air Force Special Warfare pipeline?"
Trent and Peaches dive deep and answer just that. Hopefully, you enjoy this one!
00:00 Peaches steals the intro and gives a BTS, how to be the best candidate
07:00 Talking crap, team room fights, and humility
16:10 What will your resume say? What is key to the pipeline?
26:00 Self Regulate and lead yourself first in development
30:00 Make running with rocks great again
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37:00 With the cuts in TACP, should I even try?
45:00 Cross Trainees- medical paperwork has to be current

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EP 261: Jay Dorleus, Green Beret Chronicles in the Team Room! Sep 02, 2023

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Jay Dorleus was an Active Duty Green Beret who had 20 years of experience in the military. Of those 20 years, 14 were spent in SOF as a Green Beret as an Engineer Sergeant, better known as an 18 Charlie. Jay has learned a lot from his multiple combat deployments and wanted to find a way to help prospective Special Forces Soldiers succeed at selection, in the pipeline, and beyond.
Obviously, we saw a lot of parallels with Jay, so Peaches sat down and talked through all their shared experiences to help you be successful.
Huge thank you to Jay for all his work and willingness to help out the next generation. Make sure to check out his Instagram at Green_Beret_Chronicles and his YouTube channel listed below in the chapter markers.
For all you Green Beret hopefuls, check out Jay wherever you can find him and if you come to your senses and want to try out for Air Force Special Warfare; you know where to find us!
00:00 Peaches uses his raspy voice for CardoMax and 18A Fitness - See codes below
04:10 Jay's background
14:50 AFSW Experience as a Green Beret
30:35 Village Stability Operations and establishing a new outpost
39:00 The Green Beret Chronicles - @GreenBeretChronicles
43:30 Mentorship program
55:00 Advice
58:15 9/11

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Ep 260: Ones Ready Special: The SOF Truths Explained- Truth V Sep 01, 2023

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Special Operations Forces use a simple framework to assess, select, train, equip, employ, deploy, and support their force across the DoD. This framework is known as the "SOF Truths".
You may have heard of them before, but in this 5 Part Series, Aaron and Peaches dig down deep to explain what they are, how to apply them, and how to avoid the problems they were meant to solve.
In this episode, we look at SOF Truth V- Most special operations require non-SOF support. From USSOCOM- "The operational effectiveness of our deployed forces cannot be, and never has been, achieved without being enabled by our joint service partners. The support Air Force, Army, Marine and Navy engineers, technicians, intelligence analysts, and the numerous other professions that contribute to SOF, have substantially increased our capabilities and effectiveness throughout the world."
We can't wait to bring you this full series, and we hope you learned something from this one!

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Ep 259: Ones Ready Special: The SOF Truths Explained- Truth IV Aug 31, 2023

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Special Operations Forces use a simple framework to assess, select, train, equip, employ, deploy, and support their force across the DoD. This framework is known as the "SOF Truths".
You may have heard of them before, but in this 5 Part Series, Aaron and Peaches dig down deep to explain what they are, how to apply them, and how to avoid the problems they were meant to solve.
In this episode, we look at SOF Truth IV- Competent Special Operations Forces cannot be created after emergencies occur. Directly from the USSOCOM's own literature- "Creation of competent, fully mission capable units takes time. Employment of fully capable special operations capability on short notice requires highly trained and constantly available SOF units in peacetime.
We can't wait to bring you this full series, and we hope you learned something from this one!

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Ep 258: Pararescueman, Personal Preparedness Enthusiast Adam Getty Aug 30, 2023

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Adam Getty found his way into the Air Force and Pararescue career field prior to September 11th, 2001. As a late 90's Indoc team graduate, Adam has seen many changes in the career field, the nation, and the world.
After 10 years of service and ending as an instructor, Adam wanted to prioritize his family and find a new way to serve. He spent another decade as a paramedic before starting Traverse Training Group, a project focused on preparedness for the everyday citizen. Check out his site at www.https://www.traversetraininggroup.com/ where you can find all his class schedules and training programs. From wilderness medicine to small arms training, Adam is here to help.
Thanks to Adam for coming on and discussing everything from his experience as a PJ to holistic remedies and everything in between!
00:00 Aaron steals the intro, check out OnesReady.com for all your needs and TraverseTrainingGroup
03:20 Adam Getty's background
14:55 Time at Kirtland, stationed at Nellis
20:00 Great Jason Cunningham story about keeping your head about you
23:30 Fat Instructors and Being Disciplined
32:30 Lyme disease and figuring out an unknown illness for a family member
42:00 The Gut is the second brain except Peaches eats Papa John's like a goblin
49:00 The Biggest difference in civilians, PJs, and your time in the military
1:02:30 Adam's advice

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Ep 257: Combat Controller, First There Foundation's Jonathan Howard Aug 30, 2023

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Air Force Combat Controller Jonathan Howard had a very non-standard path from starting in Services at the mortuary to cross-training, to finally living his dream as a Combat Controller.
After a long career of being on a team, Jonathan wanted to find a way to give back to the Combat Control career field and found his way to the First There Foundation.
The First There Foundation (https://www.1stthere.org/) is a passionate 501(c)(3) non-profit organization devoted to supporting all Combat Controllers during life’s most challenging moments. We understand the pain of feeling abandoned and aimless and the profound grief of losing a cherished one.
First There Foundation's mission is to offer wide-ranging assistance, covering mental, financial, career, and substance abuse support for the Combat Controller community.
Please check out the First There Foundation and consider donating to this amazing organization.
00:00 Peaches opens up by threatening the monetization of the video
01:00 How do our AFSPECWAR skills actually transfer to the real world?
12:30 Don't stress about tomorrow,
17:30 Jonathan's Background, pipeline, and finally getting a shot
46:50 Being scared of your instructors and STTS smoke sessions
58:00 First There Foundation
1:16:20 Advice

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Ep 256: Ones Ready Special: The SOF Truths Explained- Truth III Aug 29, 2023

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Special Operations Forces use a simple framework to assess, select, train, equip, employ, deploy, and support their force across the DoD. This framework is known as the "SOF Truths".
You may have heard of them before, but in this 5 Part Series, Aaron and Peaches dig down deep to explain what they are, how to apply them, and how to avoid the problems they were meant to solve.
In this episode, we look at SOF Truth III- SOF Forces Cannot be Mass Produced. Directly from the USSOCOM's own literature- "It takes years to train operational units to the level of proficiency needed to accomplish difficult and specialized SOF missions. Intense training – both in SOF schools and units – is required to integrate competent individuals into fully capable units. This process cannot be hastened without degrading ultimate capability."
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Ep 254: Reasons NOT to Join Air Force Special Warfare Aug 26, 2023

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There are a lot of good reasons NOT to join the United States Air Force Special Warfare career fields, and we have heard all of them. The team decided to get together and make sure you know all facts.
We are really looking forward to the folks that can't read sarcasm and satire and figuring out when we are poking fun. We will help you out- we are making fun of lots of the gripes that we have heard that don't make sense to us.
What reasons did we miss? Drop them in the comments.
00:00 Aaron steals the intro (no one liked that)
01:00 Punching Drill Instructors in the face, getting recruited by the CIA
03:20 You’re not going to make it
07:20 Standards are too high, they're always changing
11:10 Small Cohesive Team
13:00 What does AFSW do? Well, in this case, we destroy each other's career fields
21:30 We have no standards, no culture, no history- better join the Rangers
24:10 Choosing Bases
25:55 Wokeness
27:20 Service isn’t worth it
31:00 You won't have the right equipment
33:30 Global Access
36:00 Pararescue
39:00 Sweaties
42:00 College
45:00 Don’t Join AFSW
46:00 Real Talk

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Ep 253: Ones Ready Special: The SOF Truths Explained- Truth I Aug 23, 2023

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Special Operations Forces use a simple framework to assess, select, train, equip, employ, deploy, and support their force across the DoD. This framework is known as the "SOF Truths".
You may have heard of them before, but in this 5 Part Series, Aaron and Peaches dig down deep to explain what they are, how to apply them, and how to avoid the problems they were meant to solve.
In this episode, we look at SOF Truth I- Humans are more important than hardware. Directly from the USSOCOM's own literature- "People – not equipment – make the critical difference. The right people, highly trained and working as a team, will accomplish the mission with the equipment available. On the other hand, the best equipment in the world cannot compensate for a lack of the right people."
We can't wait to bring you this full series, and we hope you learned something from this one!

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