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Peaches is flying solo and absolutely torching weak leadership in this unfiltered rant from the Ones Ready team room. The story? A Monster Mash at Little Rock AFB was shut down at the last second—after 50 candidates paid their own way—because someone got scared of “bad optics” during a government shutdown. Spoiler: nobody died, but the leadership’s spine sure did.

Peaches tears into risk-averse commanders, lazy optics-warriors, and anyone who hides behind policy instead of taking ownership. Then he spotlights one real-deal hero: Col. Echard, the 19th Airlift Wing Commander who told everyone to “keep pressing” and owned the risk like a leader should.

If you’ve ever wondered why morale tanks or why recruiting struggles, this episode spells it out in flaming detail. Get ready for rants, real talk, and a reminder that courage doesn’t come from PowerPoint slides.

⏱️ Timestamps:

00:00 – Peaches in the team room, solo and slightly unhinged
 02:30 – The Monster Mash disaster: how 50 candidates got burned
 05:10 – Government shutdown excuses and the weak “optics” cop-out
 07:30 – Risk aversion: the silent killer of military progress
 10:45 – Enter Col. Eckerd: one leader who actually leads
 13:00 – “Own the risk, keep pressing” – how real commanders operate
 15:00 – Peaches unloads on leadership that folds under pressure
 18:00 – Lessons from chaos: empathy, ownership, and doing better
 20:00 – Shoutouts to the EOD team and recruiters who kept grinding
 22:30 – The Ones Ready mission: real training, real risk, real results
 24:00 – PMA, TastyGains, and Peaches roasting himself before bed

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Trent flies solo and absolutely lights the mic on fire in this unfiltered reality check for every would-be warfighter wondering if they’re cut out for the pipeline. Spoiler alert: you’re probably not. From “weak genetics” and mommy issues to delusional love stories about the girl back home, Trent serves up a hot plate of hard truths with his signature sarcasm, hotel water, and allergic sneezing fits. If you’ve ever asked, “Do I have what it takes?”—this is the slap in the face you needed.

He hits everything:
 • Civilian comfort addiction 🛋️
 • Crippling overthinking 🤯
 • Emotional fragility 🥲
 • The cadre who definitely hate you (and themselves)
• And yes, your absolutely trash haircut 💇‍♂️

This isn't a pep talk. It’s an audit. And you better hope you pass.

🔥 Key Takeaways:

• Civilian life is too comfortable—and it’s making you soft.
• If you don’t have a why, you better know that you don’t need one.
• “Weak genetics” is just cadre-speak for “we’re not buying your excuses.”
• Emotional control > Feelings. Words don’t matter. Performance does.
• Don’t plan for the whole pipeline—just take one miserable step at a time.
• The girl back home? She’s cheating. Move on.
• You’re a weak little bitch with bad hair. Fix yourself or quit.

⏱️ Timestamps:
00:00 – Trent’s solo rant begins (yes, he’s alone, yes, it’s glorious)
01:00 – Reason #1: Civilian life is too damn cushy
03:00 – Reason #2: You don’t have a WHY—and you probably don’t need one
07:30 – Reason #3: “Weak genetics” is a vibe and a lifestyle
09:50 – Reason #4: Cadre are mean—deal with it
13:30 – Reason #5: You can’t take things one step at a time
18:00 – Reason #6: That girl back home? She’s not worth your career
20:25 – Reason #7: You’re a weak little bitch… with bad hair
21:00 – Sneezing, hotel gripes, and episode wrap-up

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Most people see an injury at BUD/S as the end of the road. For Chris from Project Linear, it was just the beginning. After making it through Hell Week and Phase 2, a brutal injury cut his journey short only seven weeks before graduation—but instead of letting that define him, he turned the experience into fuel.

Today, Chris leads Project Linear, a tactical gear company built on the same standard of excellence he carried into the Navy pipeline. No gimmicks. No influencers. Just authentic gear trusted by the operators who actually use it.

The Ones Ready crew pull Chris into the team room to unpack how injury, humility, and obsession forged a brand that’s raising the bar for the tactical community. From breaking up bar fights in San Diego to designing gear for SEALs and SWAT teams, Chris proves that getting knocked down doesn’t mean you’re done—it means you’re being forged.

If you’re chasing greatness, recovering from setbacks, or building something that matters—this one’s for you.

⏱️ Timestamps:
00:00 – Peaches owns up: how to fix your own mistakes like a grown man
03:00 – Meet Chris: from bar bouncer to BUD/S to badass entrepreneur
06:45 – The brutal truth about SO contracts and Navy selection
10:20 – Cutting corners? You’ll get exposed — in life and business
14:00 – BUD/S setbacks and how to weaponize adversity
19:00 – Building Project Linear: no influencers, no fluff, no BS
24:30 – The 80/20 rule every veteran entrepreneur should break
28:40 – The SWAT team that literally stole their gear (and paid for it later)
33:00 – Why “authenticity” actually pays off
39:30 – What “Linear” really means — and why your logo should matter
44:00 – Tactical Games, functional fitness, and training that doesn’t suck
51:00 – Advice for future operators: cut distractions and stop chasing comfort
55:30 – Future collab? Ones Ready x Project Linear tease

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Peaches is back in the Ones Ready Team Room with another no-BS drop that’ll make the Pentagon sweat. From the government shutdown that’s starving paychecks to the beefy boys rolling off bread trucks in Chicago, this episode rips through every headline the brass wishes you’d ignore. Peaches calls out the “financially illiterate” lifestyle of troops living beyond their means, laughs at the Army Corps’ endless postponements, and lights up DoD’s hilariously outdated cybersecurity systems.

 Then it’s on to the Marines flexing “maritime domain awareness” for an attaboy, the Air Force’s missileer cancer scare, and the Space Force trying to sound cool with “hypersonic challenges.” Oh—and the Coast Guard Cutter Midgett (yes, really) returns from busting drug runners like it’s the sequel to Narcos.
Top it off with Peaches’ unfiltered rant on false IG complaints, whistleblowers, and accountability. The episode ends with updates on the sold-out Nashville Operator Training Summit and a sneak peek at the next Vegas OTS—because rest is for civilians.

⏱️ Timestamps:
00:00 – Hydration, Hoist, and Old Man Midnight Sips
02:30 – The Shutdown Circus: Paychecks, WIC, and Why You’re Broke
04:50 – Fat Troops and Bread Trucks in Chicago
07:15 – Cybersecurity Theater: Outdated Systems and Cheesy Training
09:25 – Marines Celebrate “Maritime Domain Awareness” (Whatever That Means)
11:50 – Missileers, Cancer, and the HunterSeven Lifeline
13:10 – Tac-P Documentary: Filthy Legends, Must-Watch History
14:15 – Inspector General Reform: Bye-Bye Anonymous Whiners
17:00 – Presidential Directives, Bureaucratic Chaos, and Infrastructure BS
18:50 – Nashville OTS Recap + Sneak Peek: Vegas Summit Locked In

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If you thought retirement would mellow them out, you clearly haven’t met Peaches, Trent, or Aaron.

In this week’s blisteringly honest episode, all three come in hot. We’re talking about the mental minefield of getting out, the physical wreckage of a Special Warfare career, and the professional purgatory of trying to give a damn after years of institutional gaslighting. Peaches is post-retirement and post-patience. Trent’s back from the void. Aaron is basically caffeine, rage, and a mic.

Together, they break down:

• The lies you’re sold during transition
• Why “support” feels performative
• What finding purpose really takes
• And why the Air Force still can’t meme

This episode is raw, sarcastic, and soaked in the kind of wisdom you only earn through combat, kids, and government paperwork hell. It's not for the fragile—but it might just save your sanity.

🔥 Key Takeaways:

• 🎤 “They don’t want the truth. They want a brochure.” – Peaches, spitting facts
• 🧠 VA ratings don’t fix identity loss. They just give you more forms to hate.
• 👨‍👧 Special Warfare dads have zero chill... and somehow, all the guilt.
• 💡 Transition isn’t a moment—it’s a minefield. With paperwork.
• 📉 The Air Force still believes PowerPoint fixes trauma.
• 🧱 “Don’t rebuild your life on what broke you.” Full send.
• 🔥 Peaches drops war-hardened insight like it’s close air support.
• 🪦 Retirement is just active duty with more pain and fewer lies.

⏱️ Timestamps:
00:00 – Peaches, Trent, and Aaron Return: The Retired Crew
02:30 – Transition Truth Bombs & VA Rating Reality
07:00 – Parenting After Service: Trauma, Tantrums & Tactical Patience
11:45 – The Lie of “You’ll Be Fine”
15:20 – DEI, Diversity Theater, and the Air Force's PR Fantasyland
20:40 – Reclaiming Purpose After the Uniform
26:10 – How to Start Over Without Starting From Zero
32:00 – Identity, Rage, and the Fight to Matter
37:30 – Final Thoughts: Why We Keep Showing Up

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The Ones Ready Team Room is back and Peaches isn’t pulling punches. From the DoD’s latest Inspector General “reforms” (translation: no more hiding behind fake complaints) to the U.S. getting embarrassed in the Arctic—this one’s got everything: cartel strikes, gender-standard meltdowns, government shutdown chaos, and a little unsolicited love for Aussie warfighters.

Peaches dives headfirst into the week’s wildest military moves, from Trump’s National Guard orders to the Pentagon’s plan to polygraph everyone short of the janitor. He also breaks down why the Coast Guard has three icebreakers while Russia flexes forty-one, why “equal standards” means stop crying about pull-ups, and how false accusations destroy careers faster than TikTok destroys attention spans.

It’s brash. It’s brutally honest. And it’s the only sitrep you’ll actually enjoy listening to. Buckle up, buttercups—this ain’t your dad’s Air Force brief.

⏱️ Timestamps:

00:00 – Welcome to the chaos: Peaches warms up the Team Room
 01:40 – TastyGains nootropics and creatine confession
 03:15 – Nashville OTS officially sold out (sorry, not sorry)
 04:00 – Army fast-tracks cyber nerds and critical care ninjas
 05:30 – Trump deploys the Guard… and the lawsuits start flying
 07:50 – Navy turns 250: hurry up and wait, sailors
 09:30 – U.S. blows up cartel boats—airburst edition
 11:15 – Pacific exercise flex: Japan and Australia don’t miss
 13:30 – Coast Guard rescues two and unveils a new icebreaker
 14:45 – Coast Guard vs. Russia: 3 icebreakers vs. 41 (ouch)
 16:10 – DoD kills anonymous complaints—Peaches loves it
 19:00 – False allegations and fallout: the ugly truth
 20:00 – Pentagon drafts NDAs and random polygraphs
 21:30 – One standard to rule them all: stop crying, do the pull-up
 23:00 – Government shutdown blues & cartel combat declarations
 26:00 – Closing rants, Hoist hydration, and “Make AFSW Great Again”

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Another week, another Green Beret schooling us on life. Dean Goble didn’t just crush 20 years in Army Special Forces—he turned retirement into running the Special Forces Foundation and steering Black Rifle Coffee’s philanthropy like a caffeinated warlord. From dropping “coffee speedballs” into disaster zones to roasting the nonsense of bad nonprofits, Dean breaks down service, optimism, and why coachability beats raw strength. Oh, and yes, the guys start a “Don’t Be Fat” movement. Equal parts hilarious, inspiring, and brutally honest—this one’s pure Ones Ready chaos.

⏱️ Timestamps:
00:00 – Ones Ready, Supplements, and Tasty Gains flexes
04:20 – Meet Dean Goble: 20 years SF, 4 years conventional, family life
08:30 – War stories, family legacy, and why vets talk different
13:00 – From Special Forces to Black Rifle Coffee philanthropy
17:45 – Vetting nonprofits and calling out shady charities
21:10 – Coffee drops, swag boxes, and fueling the community
23:00 – Disaster response ops, first responders, and speedball coffee pallets
29:40 – Service after service: finding purpose outside the Army
37:00 – Optimism in chaos: humanity after disasters
41:20 – Why joining matters, and advice for fence-sitters
43:20 – Preparing for selection: mindset > muscles
46:50 – Being coachable, Robin Sage lessons, and “Don’t Be Fat”
52:00 – Stress, uncertainty, and why instructors are villains
55:10 – Instructor confessions: apologies and madness cycles
57:50 – Final advice from Dean: just start, get a mentor, and send it

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Aaron takes the mic solo and unloads on pipeline myths, training excuses, and bad packet habits. Forget the rumor mill—he explains why the Air Force keeps tweaking Special Warfare selection, why “pipeline optimization” isn’t a conspiracy, and why faster runners are always the ones who graduate. He drags combat controllers over pistol skills, laughs about swim cap questions, and gives the blunt truth: stop wasting time and train specifically for what actually matters. It’s snarky, savage, and brutally useful—classic Aaron, unfiltered.

⏱️ Timestamps

00:00 – Intro chaos and tech fail shoutout
 02:05 – Pipeline rumors: water vs land
 04:15 – Why change is constant in selection
 08:55 – Pipeline optimization explained (no more wasted time)
 11:05 – The real mission: why operators exist
 15:40 – Selling the new pipeline in one sentence
 17:50 – The Zulu Course: common skills, common pain
 19:25 – Combat controller pistol roast
 21:40 – What you should actually train for
 23:55 – Why fast runners always win
 28:40 – Pull-up standards and the Pose Fitness app
 33:05 – Grip strength is king
 35:20 – Swim efficiency and wall push-offs
 39:50 – Stowe Phase I vs Phase II: packet perfection
 44:30 – What Phase II really feels like
 46:45 – Officers, packets, and dumb mistakes
 49:05 – Who actually camps more: PJ, CCT, or SR?
 55:35 – Underwaters in OCPs: why it sucks and how to prep
 57:55 – Could the Air Force run its own schools? Nope

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The Ones Ready crew dives headfirst into the chaos of a government shutdown. Peaches breaks down why jets are still flying even though half the civilians got furloughed, why dropping bombs is suddenly off-limits, and how “minimal manning” really means “maximum chaos.” From Air Force talent marketplace changes to the Space Force scrambling for capability gaps, Marines swapping out recruiting commanders, the Coast Guard dropping multi-tons of blow in Florida, and the Secretary of Defense tightening the screws on military culture—this daily drop pulls no punches. Oh, and POTUS showed up at Quantico to preach discipline like your dad after catching you with a bad haircut. Buckle up, it’s another day in the Ops Brief circus.

⏱️ Timestamps:
00:00 – Intro: Crawl, walk, run (and never quit)
01:30 – Tasty Gains sponsorship and free creatine plug
02:00 – Nashville Operator Training Summit sign-ups
02:30 – The shutdown is real: what it means for civilians and ops
04:00 – Why jets fly but bombs don’t during a shutdown
06:00 – Risk, airspace, and restricted training at Nellis
07:00 – Army base guidance under shutdown rules
07:45 – Navy and Marine Corps updates (recruiting command shift)
08:30 – Air Force pushes DSD roles into Talent Marketplace
10:15 – Space Force news: closing warfighter gaps & honoring leaders
11:30 – Coast Guard seizes multi-ton narcotics in South Florida
12:30 – SECDEF reforms: oversight, culture, and IG complaints
14:30 – POTUS frames shutdown, warns workforce cuts, pushes discipline
15:00 – Wrap-up: The meme pages never shut down

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Tired of the same old “my chief ruined my life” Facebook rants? Trent torches the victim mentality and lay down some hard truths. This episode isn’t about coddling—it’s about owning your mistakes, setting the example, and refusing to be the guy who drags everyone down with negativity. From pipeline lessons to real-world leadership fails, we break down why optimism, discipline, and practicing what you preach aren’t just buzzwords—they’re survival skills. If you’re ready to stop blaming others and actually level up, this one’s for you.

⏱️ Timestamps:
00:00 – Intro: No excuses, just facts
02:00 – Why blaming others keeps you weak
06:30 – Victim mentality is killing your career
09:00 – The “promotion problem” no one wants to admit
11:30 – Positive Mental Attitude: cliché or game-changer?
16:00 – Naïve optimism and why it works
18:30 – Be the hero in someone else’s story
23:00 – Fitness, discipline, and earning your uniform
27:00 – Admit failure without letting it own you
32:00 – Pass it forward: leadership that actually matters

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