Ones Ready

Ones Ready

By Aaron Love, Trent Seegmiller, and Jared "Peaches" PietrasHealth & FitnessEducationSelf-ImprovementGovernmentFitness
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  • Ep 529: Command Presence: How NOT Being Fat Might Save Your Life

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    Peaches sits down with Idaho SWAT officer and 600-pound deadlifter Chris Jacob to drop some uncomfortable truths about what it really means to look, act, and perform like a professional. From chasing suspects to coaching CrossFit, Chris doesn’t sugarcoat how being out of shape in uniform isn’t just lazy—it’s dangerous.

    They get brutally honest about law enforcement culture, the myth of “less aggressive policing,” and why your command presence might be the only thing keeping someone from pulling the trigger. Chris opens up about losing 75 pounds, founding Guardian Labs, and using peptides to recover faster and train harder—all while raising a family and mentoring new recruits.

    Peaches and Chris dive into everything from tactical fitness, accountability, and police discretion to what happens when your “desk job” becomes your downfall. This episode isn’t about politics or excuses—it’s about showing up, shutting up, and setting the standard.

    If your gut’s hanging over your belt, consider this your wake-up call.

    ⏱️ Timestamps:
     00:00 – “The Way You Look Can Save Your Life” — Why Command Presence Still Matters
    05:00 – From 300 lbs to SWAT: Chris Jacob’s No-BS Transformation
    10:30 – CrossFit, Family, and 4:30 a.m. Grind Sessions
    15:00 – Cops vs. Reaction Time: The Harsh Reality of Hesitation
    20:00 – Arrests, Discretion, and a $50 Can of Baby Formula
    25:30 – Inside the Schools: What Resource Officers REALLY Deal With
    30:00 – Guardian Labs and Peptides — Healing Without Big Pharma
    38:00 – The Unspoken Rule: You Don’t Have the Right to Be Fat
    42:00 – Fighting Drunks, Fitness Standards, and SWAT Realities
    46:00 – Why Your PT Test Doesn’t Mean Sht (and What Should Replace It)*
    50:00 – Recruiting, Readiness, and Why Law Enforcement Needs a Culture Shift
    56:00 – Family, Faith, and Fighting Back Against Burnout

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    59 min
  • Ep 528: If You Lose Your Gear, You Deserve It – How To Mark Your Gear

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    Let’s be honest—if you roll up to a Special Warfare event with unmarked gear, you’ve already told the cadre who’s quitting first. In this episode, Peaches rips through the basics every wannabe operator somehow ignores: how to mark your fins, booties, and mask so your stuff doesn’t vanish in the pool—or get jacked by the guy next to you. No fluff, no editing magic, just Peaches fumbling through real-world prep like a pro who’s done it too many times to care. He calls out lazy candidates, cheap tape, and sticky-fingered teammates, all while dropping legit pipeline wisdom. Whether you’re heading to the Operator Training Summit or just want to stop looking like a soup sandwich, this is your no-excuses field guide to not being that guy.

    ⏱️ Timestamps:
    00:00 – “We’re Not Practicing Running—We’re Practicing Not Quitting”
    01:40 – Nashville OTS Recap & Vegas Summit Drop
    03:30 – The Truth About Prep Gear (and Bad Tape)
    05:00 – Securing Masks Like a Pro, Not a Tourist
    07:00 – Why Peaches Writes His Name on Everything
    09:00 – Booties, Fins, and the Art of Not Losing Your Stuff
    13:00 – Snorkels, Ropes & Sticky-Fingered Teammates
    15:30 – Final Gear Rundown + Peaches’ Don’t-Be-Dumb Wrap-Up

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    18 min
  • Ep 527: Zero Plan, Maximum Impact: Peaches & Trent Break Down the Best OTS Yet

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    Peaches and Trent are back in the team room—no script, no filter, and somehow their best Operator Training Summit yet. Coming straight off the Nashville event, they pull the curtain back on what really happens when 40 candidates, a handful of coaches, and a mountain of gear collide in one turf-covered facility.

    Peaches dishes on how sleeping indoors, training for 11 hours in the pool, and running the dreaded 10-ups turned chaos into confidence. Trent talks logistics, lessons learned, and how every OTS somehow tops the last. Together they lay out what’s coming next—Vegas, Europe, and maybe a few surprises along the way.

    Then the gloves come off as they shift from pool decks to policy: leadership gone soft, PME that teaches nothing, and a culture allergic to accountability. Peaches and Trent don’t rant—they coach the Air Force on how to get its edge back. This one’s equal parts after-action report and open challenge to anyone who’s lost their fire.

    ⏱️ Timestamps:
     00:00 – Intro: Still No Plan – Peaches and Trent wing it… and it works.
     02:00 – Nashville OTS Recap – The best one yet, turf sleeping bags included.
     05:00 – The Cadre’s Eye View – Behind the curtain of what it takes to run elite training.
     07:30 – Ten-Ups and Truth Bombs – Why candidates ask for pain and get better for it.
    10:00 – Lessons from the Pool – Cramps, chaos, and why nutrition matters more than pride.
    17:00 – Vegas on Deck – Red Rock camping, deep water, cold nights, and full send.
    23:00 – Europe Calling – OTS may be headed overseas—Peaches wants to hear from you.
    27:00 – Ship Dates & Strategy – The smarter way to prep before you ship out.
    32:00 – New Boss, Same Problems – Air Force leadership talk, from fat generals to name-tag nonsense.
    43:00 – Chief Wolf Incoming – Peaches’ wish list for the next Chief: fire people, fix PME, kill the buzzwords.
    46:00 – Managers, Not Messiahs – Stop worshiping “leadership” and start managing your craft.
    56:00 – Accountability Over Everything – Changing the culture one call-out at a time.
    59:00 – OTS, Merch, and Movement – Join the next event, grab your shirt, and get in the fight.

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    1 hr 4 min
  • ***Sneak Peek***MBRS 68: Tim Kennedy Lied—Now What? Insulate or Isolate?

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    In this unfiltered members-only solo rant, Jared wrestles with the never-ending Tim Kennedy drama—because apparently just being a Green Beret and UFC fighter wasn’t enough for the guy. With fake valor awards, bogus war stories, and a book full of stolen valor sauce, Tim Kennedy’s credibility is in free fall. But here's the twist: do we keep crushing him, or is it time to circle the wagons and offer a redemption arc?

    Jared takes you behind the scenes of the veteran influencer world—calling out the hypocrisy, wrestling with his own moments of public misrepresentation (yep, even at a graduation), and pushing back against the idea that every screw-up deserves permanent exile. He shares real stories of leadership, PTSD, and the difference between isolating and insulating someone who’s fallen off the rails.

    Snarky, reflective, and brutally honest—this is what happens when you're tired of the internet outrage cycle but still believe in accountability.

    🔥 Key Takeaways:

    • Tim Kennedy lied. A lot. And got caught.
    • His defenders? Friends, influencers, and the veteran bro-sphere.
    • Ostracizing vs. insulating: which path actually helps the community?
    • Redemption doesn’t mean erasing consequences—but it does require a door left open.
    • Jared shares a real-world example of insulating a struggling teammate—and why it paid off.
    • Even decorated warriors can spiral. Leadership is deciding how you show up when they do.

    ⏱️ Timestamps:
    00:00 – Filming at work like a true multitasker
    01:10 – Why Tim Kennedy’s book is full of BS
    02:25 – Claims of valor, war crimes, and actual investigations
    04:30 – Friends defending friends: where’s the line?
    06:50 – Ostracize or insulate? The ethical dilemma
    09:30 – Redemption vs. riding lies into a wall
    11:45 – Jared’s personal experience being misrepresented
    13:00 – Story of a struggling operator and why insulation matters
    16:00 – TBI, trauma, and the cost of seeing too much
    17:30 – The case for insulating Tim Kennedy
    18:15 – Tim already had an amazing story—why embellish?
    20:00 – Should this become a group episode with Aaron & Trent?

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    22 min
  • Ep 526: SWAS 2.0, SEALs, Lies, and Leadership Certificates

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    Peaches rolls solo in this scorched-earth episode of Ones Ready—no filters, no fluff. He lights up everything from the Air Force’s new SWAS 2.0 gut-check to the Navy’s Medal of Honor cover-up and the ridiculous “high-stakes leadership certificate” that’s basically a digital participation trophy for wannabe operators.

    He calls out politicians, pokes fun at the government shutdown circus, and questions why Airmen need morale patches like emotional support blankets. Then he drops a hard truth: you’re either ready for life or you’re not.

    This is Peaches at his finest—equal parts rage, logic, and humor. If you’re thin-skinned, skip it. If you’re tired of fake motivation, buckle up.

    ⏱️ Timestamps:
     00:00 – Medal of Honor truth bombs: Peaches calls out the SEAL myth.
     02:00 – The Ones Ready crew “too busy F-offing” while Peaches runs the show.
     03:00 – Vegas Operator Training Summit: no smoke sessions, just skill.
     06:00 – SWAS 2.0 surprise gut-check—“Did you forget?”
     09:00 – Reality check: pain, dehydration, and why you need to love the suck.
     13:00 – Heat casualties and the myth of “easy training.”
     15:00 – Government shutdown rant: “They’re all pieces of crap.”
     17:00 – Air Force politics & predictions: sending in “The Wolf.”
     22:00 – Morale patches vs. personal accountability—why no one owes you happiness.
     30:00 – Everyday readiness: Airmen saving lives outside Eglin AFB.
     37:00 – Fitness isn’t for vanity—it’s for saving lives (or your own).
     38:00 – “High-stakes leadership certificates”—Peaches nukes the SEAL masterclass.
     46:00 – The unpopular truth about Chapman, Slabinski, and accountability.
     50:00 – Final rally: train smart, show up ready, and stop expecting pity.

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    53 min
  • ***Sneak Peek***MBRS 85: SWTW Made a Creed for the Zulu Course?!

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    You ever read something so cringey it physically hurts? Peaches has—and it’s called the Zulu Course Creed. In this episode, he tears into the latest “motivational masterpiece” that the Air Force somehow thought needed to exist. Spoiler: it sounds like ChatGPT wrote it after watching too many recruiting commercials.

    Between roasting the wannabe warrior poetry and showing love for the real grind behind training, Peaches breaks down what’s right, what’s wrong, and why the people building creeds instead of warriors need to hit the pool and rethink their lives. There’s Goggins stories, shutdown rants, and wild butterfly-effect moments that’ll make you question how the hell anything in the DOD gets done.

    If you’re allergic to BS and love hearing someone actually say what everyone’s thinking—this one’s for you.

    ⏱️ Timestamps:
    00:00 – Zero prep, full send: Peaches hits record
    02:45 – Goggins crashes training and screams inspiration
    05:15 – Zulu Course kicks off and everyone’s watching
    08:00 – The Creed heard ’round the cringe world
    10:20 – Peaches vs. AI: Who really wrote this garbage?
    13:45 – “I am a Special Warfare Airman”… Yeah, sure you are
    16:20 – Why warriors don’t need pep talks—they need freedom
    18:40 – Zulu Course = the DOD’s next gut check
    20:10 – Gov’t shutdown chaos and Peaches’ J6 prediction
    24:00 – The civilians keeping the mission alive (and broke)
    27:00 – Phil Freeman, the butterfly effect, and how small moves change history
    33:00 – Nuclear engineers, hand-molded warheads, and the power of experience
    36:00 – The closing roast: Burn the Creed. Literally.

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    36 min
  • Ep 525: The Zulu Course Is a Dumpster Fire (Or Maybe Not?)

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    Everyone online says the new Special Warfare “Zulu Course” is trash—so Peaches and Trent decided to light it up. This isn’t a soft take or sanitized military PR moment. It’s two retired operators roasting the chaos, the memes, and the ridiculous leadership gag orders that make no sense. Peaches calls out the “change fatigue” across the DOD, breaks down why the Zulu rollout will be rough, and drops truth bombs about command cluelessness, budget black holes, and the myth of the “company man.” If you can’t handle sarcasm and honesty about how training actually works, go listen to something else.

    ⏱️ Timestamps:
    00:00 – Peaches calls out “Company Man” energy
    05:30 – The Zulu Course meltdown begins
    08:40 – Change fatigue & leadership chaos
    13:00 – Meme wars and gag orders gone stupid
    19:00 – Legal orders, gag orders, and OSI overreach
    25:00 – Why the first 3 Zulu classes will be total chaos
    33:00 – Training breakdown: what “advanced” really means (hint: nothing)
    41:00 – Subsuface swimming & pre-dive prep
    52:00 – “They’re still cones” – Peaches vs. the pipeline
    55:00 – Peaches’ spicy take on AFSOC “air commandos”
    1:02:00 – If the Wing’s paying, Peaches is for sale

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    1 hr 8 min
  • ***Sneak Peek***MBRS 67: "We Broke the Pipeline... On Purpose?" – Monster Trucks and Hero Coasties

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    Trent and Peaches start with monster trucks and end up demolishing the Special Warfare pipeline. But first, they highlight the absolute unit that is Scott Ruskan, a Coast Guard rescue swimmer who saved 165 people during the Texas floods—only to get force-fed a hero tour he didn’t ask for.

    What follows is a surgical takedown of the Pentagon’s latest “reforms” to the AFSW pipeline: less training, more liability, and a slow slide toward mediocrity—all in the name of speed. The guys torch the leadership failures, expose the false promises of a “common skills course,” and explain why survivability isn’t something you sprinkle on later.

    Also: weather nerds vs. floodplain ignorance, Epstein conspiracies, and why the real danger isn’t water—it’s decisions made by people who never touched it.

    🔥 Key Takeaways:

    • 🚁 Scott Ruskan is a damn legend. 165 lives saved, no ego, just action.
    • ⚠️ The hero tour = psychological landmine. Repeated exposure to trauma masked as “recognition.”
    • 🧠 The Gill-Man Amnesia Effect: Everyone forgets yesterday’s lies when today's headline feels good.
    • 🥽 Water confidence can’t be bolted on. It needs to be baked in—early and often.
    • ⏱️ 12-month pipelines = tactical malpractice. Nobody wants a part-trained teammate.
    • 🪖 SOCOM's contractual standards? Being ignored. The Air Force is daring them to care.
    • ⚔️ Officers who push back get fired. Bootlickers get promoted.
    • 🧃 Fast-roping is fine, repelling is too dangerous? Sure, Jan.
    • 🌊 Pacific fight coming, but water training gets cut? Make it make sense.

    ⏱️ Timestamps:

    00:00 – Monday Mayhem & Monster Trucks
     01:40 – Coast Guard’s Scott Ruskan: 165 Lives Saved
     04:15 – The Real Cost of Going Viral
     06:30 – Texas Flooding: Preventable Tragedy, Zero Prep
     10:45 – Weather Nerds Knew. No One Listened.
     15:00 – Epstein Conspiracies: DOJ Says “Nothing to See Here”
     20:00 – Trust Is Dead. The Government Killed It.
     25:00 – “Big Beautiful Pipeline” Update
     28:15 – Why the 12-Month Pipeline Myth is Bullshit
     30:30 – GWOT Hangover: SOF Got Bloated
     34:00 – Training Waivers: The New Normal
     40:00 – Credibility Takes a Hit When Standards Drop
     44:30 – Non-Operators in Charge: Help or Hindrance?
     50:00 – Too Many Bosses, Not Enough Accountability
     56:00 – Final Rant: If You’re Not Trained, You’re a Liability

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    58 min
  • Ep 524: Live with Aaron Loves America!

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    Aaron’s had enough. This solo Ones Ready episode is a straight-up demolition of every anonymous Air Force wannabe crying about the new Zulu Course. For years, the same crowd begged for tougher, more legit ground training — and now that it’s here, they’re hiding behind meme pages and bad takes.

    Aaron lights them up. He defends the cadre who built the course from scratch, calls out the soft culture infecting the pipeline, and drops a masterclass in what real readiness looks like. This isn’t motivation — it’s a correction. You don’t have to like it, but you damn sure need to hear it.

    If you’ve ever said “they’re changing too much,” or thought your opinion outweighed experience, this one’s going to sting. Aaron brings the truth, the fire, and the leadership the community forgot it needed.

    ⏱️ Timestamps:
     00:00 – Ones Ready Goes Live: Aaron Solo and Unfiltered
     02:40 – The Zulu Course Meltdown
     04:20 – Chair Force Myths and Real Tactical Gaps
     07:45 – Meme Lords vs. Mission Standards
     10:10 – The Instructors Who Built Zulu From Nothing
     12:30 – Passionate, Not Emotional — The Fine Line
     14:20 – Victim vs. Victor: The Divide That Defines You
     19:00 – The New Fitness Standard and Why It Matters
     21:00 – Internet Experts, Meet Reality
     24:30 – The Real Story Behind Zulu’s Creation
     28:00 – Holding Court in Public: Aaron vs. the Cowards
     32:00 – Culture Reset: Ones Ready Goes Full Accountability
     35:00 – Vegas, Mentorship, and Building the Next Gen
     39:00 – “You’ll Never Feel Ready” — The Hard Truth
     42:00 – Chapman, Pitsenbarger, and the Meaning of Service
     47:00 – Operator Mindset: You’re Either In or In the Way
     52:00 – Cross-Training, Quitters, and Excuses
     59:00 – Pipeline Changes, PJU Evolution, and What’s Next
     1:05:00 – Final Word: Stop Talking. Start Training.

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    1 hr 15 min
  • Ep 523: Entitled, Soft, and Not Ready: Aaron Nukes the Zulu Course Crybabies

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    Aaron’s done playing nice. In this scorched-earth solo rant, the Ones Ready silverback goes full throttle on cones, meme-lords, and anyone dumb enough to trash the new Zulu Course before it even starts. Peaches and Trent are off the mic, which means there’s no filter—just pure truth bombs, sarcasm, and veteran rage.

    Aaron breaks down why the Zulu Course is actually the biggest step forward for Air Force Special Warfare training—and why today’s wannabes are embarrassing themselves online instead of preparing for real work. He’s got words for the “day-one quitters,” the recruiters cutting corners, and the soft generation that confuses sarcasm for trauma.

    This isn’t motivation. It’s a wake-up call. If you’re one of the cones crying about haircuts and Uncrustables, grab a mirror and a helmet—because Aaron’s not pulling punches.

    ⏱️ Timestamps:
    00:00 – “Fix Your Own Problems” – The brutal intro nobody asked for.
    02:30 – Peaches plugs tasty gummies & chaos ensues.
    04:50 – “I Can’t Believe You Made Me Defend the Air Force” – Aaron vs. the internet.
    07:00 – The Zulu Course decoded: what actually happens in each block.
    09:30 – Radios, medicine, mission planning—why this pipeline hits harder.
    18:40 – The day-one quitter conspiracy. Recruiters, take notes.
    25:00 – How the Zulu Course builds killers, not complainers.
    38:00 – Aaron’s full-auto rant at cones and meme pages.
    50:00 – “Soft. Entitled. Unserious.” – The speech every candidate should hear.
    1:02:00 – Reality check: you’re not ready. Fix it.
    1:09:00 – Final message: shut up, show up, and earn it.

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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…

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