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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."

We can't wait to bring you this full series, and we hope you learned something from this one! 

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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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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."

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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 II- Quality is better than quantity. Directly from the USSOCOM's own literature- "A small number of people, carefully selected, well trained, and well-led, are preferable to larger numbers of troops, some of whom may not be up to the task."

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Recently the Commander of AFSOC, Air Force Special Operations Command, sent a letter to his chain of command asking for the combat dive school and qualification to be removed from the Air Force Special Warfare pipeline. Specifically affected are Special Tactics Officers, Combat Controllers, and Special Reconnaissance career fields. Obviously, this has caused a lot of flail in the communities. 

Aaron and Trent have been tracking this issue since it dropped, but we wanted to get you the best possible information now that the smoke has cleared a little bit.

We are sure that the comments section will be packed with people respectfully discussing their feelings.  

00:00 Trent takes the intro, and proceeds to make several bad puns
06:20 Trent and Aaron explain the reasoning behind the requests and the dive qualification
11:00 Army SF and Dive Teams 
22:30 Problem 3 - Attrition rates will go down without dive school and dive training, water con stress
39:00 Check out drinkhoist.com and use code OnesReady at checkout! 
41:30 AETC and removing dive in reality 
51:00 Why weren't PJ's mentioned in the memo?
57:00 The Bottom Line 
1:00:15 Trent and Aaron talk about the internet and how Chief Cheifed us
1:03:00 Mission Merc

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Eric Ballester served 20 years in every single combat zone that has mattered since 9/11. From Iraq, Afghanistan, Africa, Syria and more unnamed places, Eric served at the highest echelon of United States Special Operations Forces. 

As he transitioned off team and started his civilian life, Eric realized he had a lot more left to do, and to give. Eric talks about his problems with transitioning out of the military, his mental health, and finding a new purpose. 

And of all the challenges- he chose to be part of a team that will take on the Drake Passage, the most dangerous piece of ocean on the face of the planet. Oh, and they're doing it in a row boat. 

Make sure to follow Eric and his team as they take on something that only a handful of people have ever done as they train and prepare to take on this challenge in December of 2023.

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00:00 Trent's Imposter Syndrome Intro
00:50 Eric’s background
05:00 Why was Syria different than OEF/OIF
12:00 Perspective
17:38 Traps along the way
24:00 Depression and not comparing trauma
31:50 Purpose - Drake’s Passage
39:30 Maybe you can
53:00 Legacy Expeditions ( Legacyfoh.givesmart.com ) ( legacyexpeditions.net )
55:30 Just start- and how to start something you've never done 
01:01:00 Advice


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Eric Kussin has a story that is going to sound very familiar to a lot of our listeners out there. Eric was a 4 sport athlete, successful in college, and found himself in a high stakes and high consequence world of the NBA and NHL. Everything in his life was going well... until it wasn't. 

When Eric realized much too late that a lifetime of trauma and avoidance had come to fruition, he was thrown into a 2 year period of darkness and despair. But, like all good hero origin stories, that was only the beginning, not the end. 

Eric was able to get the help he needed and find a way through his darkness, and that led him to Same Here Global. Initially, Eric started "We're All a Little Crazy Here", a 501c3 organization that wanted to connect all traumas to help others find a tribe to help them through it. That evolved into Same Here Global bringing together Athletes, Celebrities, and Expert Practitioners to help all people struggling with mental health issues. 

Please check out Same Here Global at https://samehereglobal.org/ and support if you can. We appreciate Eric's willingness to tell his story and his efforts to find new and better ways to help those dealing with trauma. 

00:00 Peaches steals the intro by doing it himself 
03:45 Eric’s Background
08:15 Cornell, Andy Bernard and being a frat bro
13:45 Acknowledgment through Achievement
18:15 Onset of disconnection
26:30 Starting medication and 2 years of dysfunction 
32:00 Different treatments from Pharma to TMS to electroshock 
39:00 Integrative Breathing Practice and starting to see a light at the end of the tunnel
48:20 Comparing emotional pain, social media, victimhood, mental health messaging
59:00 Bucketing, finding counterpoints with each other, 
1:08:30 Same Here Global

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Lance "B11" Belobraijdic has one of the craziest stories we have ever had here on the podcast. Lance was the first Special Operations Weather Team cross-trainee and experienced a pipeline like no other. 

After a great career in the Air Force and Special Tactics, Lance pulled the ultimate Weather Boi move and took his talents to NASA. That's right everyone- space weather. 

Thanks to B11 for coming on and sharing his diverse experience, we really appreciate it!

00:00 Trent crushes the intro, impersonates Aaron, messes up the guest's name, B11's backstory
08:00 The first cross-trainee story, bad information, and the weirdest pipeline story ever
22:00 Lance had now clue he had to swim, and hundreds of other things
29:15 The hardest parts of the pipeline- Combat Control School
40:00 NCO expectations, older guy expectations
46:00 STTS as the first SOWT Cross Trainee
53:10 Getting to the 10th Weather Squadron as a first assignment 
1:02:00 Getting to the 21 STS
1:12:00 Moving on to NASA, and being a super strong nerd

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From a young age, Kyle Petitt had a passion for aviation and joined the Air Force to become a Combat Systems Operator during the peak of Isis' strength. After leaving the military, he felt a strong desire to support his fellow servicemembers in various ways.

One of these ways was creating a free ebook that covers all the essential information to maximize your VA loan. You can find the book at https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/su/7s2IQt7/VALoanBlueprint. 

Huge thanks to Kyle for coming on and talking with us this week, his knowledge, experiences and perspectives were are awesome. 

Make sure to follow him on IG and YouTube @kjpetitt and we look forward to talking to him again! 


00:00 The barbershop quartet intro that should have happened
01:15 Kyle’s background
04:30 What is a CSO?
05:45 Civilian to training to operational
08:15 Combat stories from the cadre
12:45 AC-130 crew make up
22:30 How many real-world scenarios turned into training scenarios 
32:40 Leadership
39:30 Getting out of the military and what’s next
47:30 What can I do on the outside?
54:30 Veterans exploring treatment solutions (VETS) Heroic Heart
01:02:00 Kyle’s Book all about the VA Loan 
01:08:00 Advice

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The title says it all- Do's and Don't of the Air Force Special Warfare Pipeline. 

The whole team covers a lot of ground on this one from their interactions on social media to cadre/student relations, how to get a motivational tattoo and when, and a lot more. 

Hope you enjoy this one! 

00:00 Peaches says wildly inappropriate comment, gives Aaron the giggles
01:14 Aaron starts off with a "Don't"... using military language unnecessarily and unironically 
06:00 Weird DMs, what the career fields owe you, Trent is contrarian, don't take things personally
11:55 DO go and get a motivated tattoo, don't let your mouth outrun your brain 
22:00 Trent's story about being very mean to students
23:30 Don't exaggerate what you have done, Trent takes something Aaron said personally 
27:40 The rabbit hole of why, Aaron's funny FEP story 
34:00 Flood your masks, cheaters
36:00 Hooyah, Peaches!!! And also, our guest that didn't show just sort of popped up so we ended

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