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Ones Ready
Hosted by Aaron Love, Trent Seegmiller, and Jared "Peaches" Pietras · EN
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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***Sneak Peek***MBRS 88: The Toilet That Broke an Airman… and Other Leadership Clownery
Yesterday00:43:32Tap to summarizeSend us Fan MailTrent rolls solo and unleashes a Thanksgiving beatdown on stupidity across the force. He opens with the legendary tale of an Airman who annihilated a toilet so violently his supervisor wanted to write paperwork for it. Trent torches the obsession with rank, the dependas who think stripes transfer by marriage, and the clowns trying to overthrow Haiti like it’s Walmart on Black Friday. He dives into culture clashes, NCO failures, marriage reality checks, and why the E1–E4 crowd still carries the whole damn Air Force. If you’re fragile, buckle up. Trent isn’t here to hold your hand—he’s here to tell the truth.⏱️ Timestamps00:00 – Trent’s poetic intro (yes, seriously) 01:05 – The Airman who nuked a toilet 03:00 – Supervisors who think paperwork = leadership 05:40 – The Haiti coup masterminds (spoiler: they’re not) 08:00 – Culture, assimilation, and uncomfortable truths 12:20 – The Dependa housing meltdown 15:50 – Why who you marry will save or ruin your life 22:30 – Rank, responsibility, and people who get it twisted 26:40 – Promotion ceremonies and perspective 30:00 – Hope for the next generation of operators🎯 Call-to-ActionsLike the episode, subscribe, drop your take in the comments, leave a review, join the Ones Ready Membership, and hit the merch store like an E4 at payday.Support the showJoin this channel to get access to perks: HEREBuzzsprout Subscription page: HERERegister for our Operator Training Summit: OperatorTrainingSummit.comCollabs:Ones Ready - OnesReady.com 18A Fitness - Promo Code: ONESREADY ATACLete - Follow the URL (no promo code): ATACLeteDanger Close Apparel - Promo Code: ONESREADYDFND Apparel - Promo Code: ONESREADYHoist - Promo Code: ONESR...
Transcribe →Ep 589: Memorial Day Isn’t About Being Sad. It’s About Remembering the Boys Right
3d ago00:49:10Tap to summarizeSend us Fan MailPeaches and Aaron sit down for a Memorial Day conversation that’s honest, reflective, hilarious, and painfully real all at the same time. The boys break down the actual meaning behind Memorial Day, the difference between Memorial Day and Veterans Day, and why the internet keeps turning remembrance into performative sadness instead of intentional celebration of the people we lost.They talk about friends killed in combat, training accidents, suicide, and the long list of names that never really leaves your mind—but also why most of those guys would absolutely hate seeing everyone sit around miserable on a four-day weekend.Then the conversation turns into Murph workouts, Vegas summers, Soft Week chaos, UFC fights, Fourth of July energy, military fitness standards, Pentagon bureaucracy, and leaked guidance from Pete Hegseth demanding a more merit-based warfighting culture across the force.Bottom line: honor the fallen however you want—but live your life hard enough that they’d be proud you’re still here doing it.⏱️ Timestamps:00:00 Memorial Day Hits Different 02:00 Intentional Remembrance vs Sadness 04:00 Remembering the Boys 06:00 Memorial Day vs Veterans Day 08:00 Why Internet Guilt Is Annoying 10:00 What the Fallen Would Actually Want 12:00 “Bad Day to Be a Coors Light” 14:00 Stay Connected to Gold Star Families 16:00 Murph Workouts & Memorial Traditions 19:00 The Best Way to Partition Murph 22:00 Vegas Summers Are Elite 24:00 Tampa vs Las Vegas 27:00 Soft Week Bro Culture 30:00 America’s 250th Birthday Energy 33:00 Why Patriotism Feels Different Again 36:00 Red, White & Blue Everywhere 38:00 AI, Skynet & Letting America Cook 40:00 Leaked Meritocracy Memo from Hegseth 43:00 Fitness Standards Across the Military 46:00 Why Weakness Gets Celebrated Online 49:00 The Profession of Arms Matters 52:00 Why Every Military Member Needs Baseline Fitness 55:00 The Problem with Excuses 57:00 Memorial Day Final Thoughts🎯 Call-to-Actions:👍 Like if this one hit home 🔔 Subscribe for real conversations from the military community 💬 Comment—what’s your favorite Memorial Day tradition? 🌟 Leave a review if you value honest discussion 🪖 Join the Ones Ready Membership 👕 Check out onesready.com for merch 💥 Share this with somebody who needs perspective this weekendSupport the showJoin this channel to get access to perks: HEREBuzzsprout Subscription page: HERERegister for our Operator Training Summit: OperatorTrainingSummit.comCollabs:Ones Ready - OnesReady.com 18A Fitness - Promo Code: ONESREADY ATACLete - Follow the URL (no promo code): ATACLeteDanger Close Apparel - Promo Code: ONESREADYDFND Apparel - Promo Code: ONESREADYHoist - Promo Code: ONESR...
Transcribe →Ep 588: Death by a Thousand Clicks: Why the Air Force Is Burning Out Its Best People
1w ago00:52:22Tap to summarizeSend us Fan MailPeaches and Trent are back in the team room—and this one turns into a brutally honest breakdown of why morale across the military keeps getting crushed by admin creep, broken systems, and leadership’s obsession with data collection over mission execution.The boys react to a viral “Death by a Thousand Clicks” memo allegedly written by a frustrated commander explaining how endless CBTs, duplicate databases, broken computer systems, mandatory trackers, and pointless compliance programs are drowning Airmen in work that has nothing to do with the mission. Then it spirals into stories about maintenance life, ISR becoming mandatory for missions in Afghanistan, bloated software contracts, Pentagon inefficiency, executive coaching programs, and why the people actually doing the work are constantly paying the price for enterprise-level bureaucracy.Peaches and Trent also go off on the newest controversy surrounding John Chapman, Pete Blaber, and the documentary drama now circulating through the SOF community.Bottom line: Airmen aren’t exhausted from hard work—they’re exhausted from pointless work.⏱️ Timestamps:00:00 Tasty Gains & Prep Programs 03:00 Watches, Group Chats & CCT Drama 05:00 The New Chapman Documentary Controversy 07:00 Pete Blaber vs The Chapman Narrative 10:00 “Everybody Lied Except Me?” 13:00 The SOF Community Reacts 15:00 What Is “Death by a Thousand Clicks”? 17:00 Why Airmen Actually Burn Out 19:00 Maintenance Carries the Air Force 22:00 CBTs, Broken Systems & Admin Hell 25:00 Why Military Software Is Garbage 28:00 Duplicate Data Entry & Wasted Time 31:00 “Data-Driven Decisions” Are Crushing People 34:00 The Illusion of Productivity 37:00 ISR Requirements in Afghanistan 40:00 Pred Porn & Over-Controlled Missions 43:00 Maintenance Down Days Don’t Fix Anything 46:00 The Flood of Additional Duties 49:00 The Officer Problem Nobody Wants to Say Out Loud 52:00 Why Good Leaders Hate Bureaucracy Too 55:00 The System Keeps Rebuilding Itself 58:00 Basic Training Advice Coming Soon 01:00:00 Final Thoughts🎯 Call-to-Actions:👍 Like if you’ve ever suffered through useless CBTs 🔔 Subscribe so you never miss the real conversations 💬 Comment—what’s the dumbest admin task you ever had to do? 🌟 Leave a review if this one hit home 🪖 Join the Ones Ready Membership 👕 Check out onesready.com for merch 💥 Share this with somebody drowning in “additional duties”Support the showJoin this channel to get access to perks: HEREBuzzsprout Subscription page: HERERegister for our Operator Training Summit: OperatorTrainingSummit.comCollabs:Ones Ready - OnesReady.com 18A Fitness - Promo Code: ONESREADY ATACLete - Follow the URL (no promo code): ATACLeteDanger Close Apparel - Promo Code: ONESREADYDFND Apparel - Promo Code: ONESREADYHoist - Promo Code: ONESR...
Transcribe →Ops Brief 159: Daily Drop - 20 May 2026 - USAF Bonus Cuts & NATO Shot Down a Ukrainian Drone?!
1w ago00:18:02Tap to summarizeSend us Fan MailPeaches is back with the May 20 Daily Drop, and this one’s got everything: shrinking bonuses, carrier problems, Iranian escalation, NATO chaos, and the Pentagon throwing half a billion dollars at counter-drone tech.The United States Army keeps pushing force transformation while Europe braces for more U.S. troop withdrawals. Poland is openly stressing about losing American presence—and the billions that come with it. Meanwhile the United States Navy says the plumbing drama aboard the USS Gerald R. Ford was exaggerated, while the new Boeing MQ-25 Stingray finally moves toward deployment. Then the United States Air Force cuts reenlistment bonuses, grounds the entire Northrop T-38 Talon fleet after another crash, and keeps testing rapidly deployable special operations aircraft built for the next fight.Overseas? Iran is setting up control over the Strait of Hormuz, U.S. intelligence says mines are already in place, NATO accidentally shot down a Ukrainian drone over Estonia, and everybody keeps inching closer to a larger regional problem.Bottom line: the future battlefield is moving faster than the bureaucracy trying to manage it.⏱️ Timestamps:00:00 Tasty Gains & OTS Updates 02:00 Las Vegas OTS? 03:00 More U.S. Troops Leaving Europe 05:00 Why Poland Wants Americans to Stay 07:00 Army Transformation Hits Resistance 09:00 Legacy Equipment vs Modern Warfare 11:00 USS Ford Plumbing Drama 13:00 Boeing MQ-25 Stingray Cleared for Deployment 15:00 Super Hornets Landing on Iwo Jima 17:00 Air Force Slashes Reenlistment Bonuses 21:00 Why Bonuses Actually Disappear 24:00 Northrop T-38 Talon Fleet Grounded 26:00 AFSOC’s Deployable Skyraider Concept 29:00 Pentagon Drops $500M on Counter-Drone Systems 31:00 Pete Hegseth Reviews Military Legal System 33:00 Donald Trump Eyes Iran Again 35:00 Taiwan Becomes a Negotiating Chip 37:00 Iran Tightens Grip on Hormuz 39:00 NATO Shoots Down Ukrainian Drone 41:00 U.S. Finds Mines in the Strait 43:00 Final Thoughts🎯 Call-to-Actions:👍 Like if you’re tracking the chaos 🔔 Subscribe so you don’t fall behind 💬 Comment—should the U.S. keep pulling troops from Europe? 🌟 Leave a review if you value real talk 🪖 Join the Ones Ready Membership 👕 Check out onesready.com for merch 💥 Share this with somebody who thinks the world is “stabilizing”Support the showJoin this channel to get access to perks: HEREBuzzsprout Subscription page: HERERegister for our Operator Training Summit: OperatorTrainingSummit.comCollabs:Ones Ready - OnesReady.com 18A Fitness - Promo Code: ONESREADY ATACLete - Follow the URL (no promo code): ATACLeteDanger Close Apparel - Promo Code: ONESREADYDFND Apparel - Promo Code: ONESREADYHoist - Promo Code: ONESR...
Transcribe →Ops Brief 158: Daily Drop - 18 May 2026 - Bayonets Are Back & OSI Betrayal
1w ago00:31:20Tap to summarizeSend us Fan MailPeaches is back for the May 18 Daily Drop, and this one goes everywhere—from bayonet charges and Indo-Pacific deterrence… to carrier deployments, combat rescue upgrades, shady investigations, and why artificial intelligence still can’t replace grit.The United States Army is bringing bayonet assaults back to Ranger School, the USS Gerald R. Ford returns from an 11-month combat deployment, the United States Marine Corps is rehearsing island seizures across the Philippines, and the United States Air Force is finally buying new combat rescue radios after real-world recoveries proved the old gear isn’t enough.Then Peaches goes off-script—breaking down the Monica Witt manhunt, telling a brutally honest OSI story, reacting to a midair collision in Idaho, praising the United States Coast Guard for making admirals take PT tests first, and calling out the Pentagon’s chances of ever passing a clean audit.Bottom line: technology matters… but purpose, leadership, and people willing to keep going still win. ⏱️ Timestamps:00:00 Purpose Over Motivation 01:00 Tasty Gains & San Diego OTS 02:00 Bayonets Return to Ranger School 03:30 Why Air Defense Suddenly Matters 04:45 Indo-Pacific Burden Sharing 05:30 4,000 Soldiers Not Going to Poland 06:30 Army’s Smart Scope vs Drones 07:20 USS Gerald R. Ford Returns After 11 Months 09:15 Long Deployments & Family Reintegration 10:15 Navy’s Future Carrier Delayed 11:00 Navy Recruiting Through Gaming 12:00 Marines Prepare to Seize Islands 14:00 Air Force Finally Buys New Rescue Radios 16:00 Why Combat Rescue Was an Afterthought 17:30 Monica Witt and the $200K Bounty 18:30 Peaches Goes Off on OSI 23:00 GAO Calls Out Air Force Readiness 24:00 Idaho Midair Collision 25:30 United States Space Force Wants Longer Tours 27:00 Coast Guard Makes Admirals PT First 29:00 Three Cocaine Boats in One Day 30:00 Pete Hegseth Reviews Pentagon Legal System 31:30 Why the Pentagon Will Never Pass Audit 33:00 Donald Trump vs Iran 34:00 Strait of Hormuz Is Heating Up 35:00 Xi Jinping Warns the U.S. 36:00 Russia’s Massive Drone Barrage 37:00 Final Thoughts🎯 Call-to-Actions:👍 Like if purpose beats motivation 🔔 Subscribe so you never miss a Daily Drop 💬 Comment—would you trust AI, or do humans still carry the fight? 🌟 Leave a review if you value real talk 🪖 Join the Ones Ready Membership 👕 Check out onesready.com for merch 💥 Share this with somebody who still thinks grit is outdatedSupport the showJoin this channel to get access to perks: HEREBuzzsprout Subscription page: HERERegister for our Operator Training Summit: OperatorTrainingSummit.comCollabs:Ones Ready - OnesReady.com 18A Fitness - Promo Code: ONESREADY ATACLete - Follow the URL (no promo code): ATACLeteDanger Close Apparel - Promo Code: ONESREADYDFND Apparel - Promo Code: ONESREADYHoist - Promo Code: ONESR...
Transcribe →Ep 587: PJ to A-10 Pilot… Then DUDE44 Happened
1w ago01:14:20Tap to summarizeSend us Fan MailPeaches, Trent, and Jason Attinger—aka AT—are back in the team room for one of the most legit combat rescue conversations we’ve ever had.AT didn’t just talk about rescue… he lived it. Former United States Air Force Pararescue operator. Commissioned officer. Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II pilot. And now one of the guys helping preserve the Sandy mission when the military needs it most.This episode goes deep into DUDE44—what happened, how combat search and rescue actually unfolds in denied territory, what a Sandy really does, why the Hog still matters, and why America better not forget how to recover its own.Then the boys get into pilot boards, Guard hiring, A-10 extension drama, acquisition failures, and who’s actually going to carry the rescue mission forward when the Hog finally retires.Bottom line: aircraft matter… but it’s still humans willing to stay in the fight that bring people home. ⏱️ Timestamps:00:00 Tasty Gains, Prep Gear & Candidate Advice 04:00 Vegas Stories & Real Men Stepping Up 08:00 Meet Jason Attinger 10:00 From PJ to Officer to Hog Driver 13:00 Is AT the Reason the A-10 Is Still Alive? 16:00 Why Combat Search and Rescue Is Back 19:00 What a Sandy Actually Does 23:00 DUDE44 Alpha—The First Rescue 29:00 The Hog Takes Battle Damage 34:00 DUDE44 Bravo—48 Hours Behind Enemy Lines 41:00 Watching DUDE44 Unfold in Real Time 47:00 When Everybody Finally Came Home 53:00 The Whiskey Toast 56:00 A-10 Extension to 2030 01:00:00 Who Replaces the Sandy Mission? 01:04:00 Why Defense Procurement Is Broken 01:08:00 OA-1K, F-16s & Future CAS 01:11:00 How to Get Hired as a Guard Pilot 01:13:00 PJ or Pilot—Which Meant More? 01:15:00 Final Thoughts—Humans Win Wars🎯 Call-to-Actions:👍 Like if DUDE44 gave you chills 🔔 Subscribe for real operator stories 💬 Comment—should the Hog keep flying past 2030? 🌟 Leave a review if this one hit home 🪖 Join the Ones Ready Membership 👕 Check out onesready.com for merch 💥 Share this with somebody who thinks rescue is outdatedSupport the showJoin this channel to get access to perks: HEREBuzzsprout Subscription page: HERERegister for our Operator Training Summit: OperatorTrainingSummit.comCollabs:Ones Ready - OnesReady.com 18A Fitness - Promo Code: ONESREADY ATACLete - Follow the URL (no promo code): ATACLeteDanger Close Apparel - Promo Code: ONESREADYDFND Apparel - Promo Code: ONESREADYHoist - Promo Code: ONESR...
Transcribe →Ep 586: “Extreme Violence?”—Why Civilians Don’t Get War
2w ago00:43:14Tap to summarizeSend us Fan MailPeaches is solo in the team room—and this one turns into a full-on reality check.It starts simple: pre-recording for Nashville, OTS updates, life logistics. Then he rolls into a Pentagon clip that asks one of the dumbest questions imaginable—what does it feel like to order violence? That’s where it flips.Peaches breaks down the truth most people will never understand: war isn’t emotional, it isn’t personal, and it sure as hell isn’t about “feeling powerful.” It’s about finishing the job and bringing your people home.Then he goes deeper—mindset, awareness, and why most people are walking around completely blind to the world around them. Cooper’s Colors, escalation of force, and the uncomfortable reality that sometimes the only winning move… is going all the way to 100.And yeah—he addresses the “dealer of death” crowd too. If you think Americans celebrate killing, you’re missing the entire point.Ends strong with the A-10 staying alive—and why that matters more than people think.Bottom line: this isn’t a feel-good episode. It’s a wake-up call.⏱️ Timestamps: 00:00 Solo Episode—No Safety Net 02:00 Nashville & OTS Updates 05:00 Finding the Right Training Environment 08:00 Pentagon Clip—What Are We Asking? 11:00 “What Does Violence Feel Like?” 14:00 War Isn’t Personal 17:00 Cooper’s Colors Explained 21:00 Most People Are in White (Clueless) 25:00 Yellow to Orange—Stay Ready 29:00 Red—When It’s Go Time 32:00 Why Escalation Gets You Killed 36:00 Going Straight to 100 40:00 The Reality of Violence 44:00 “Dealer of Death” Misunderstood 48:00 Stop Misreading the Military 52:00 A-10 Saved—Now Comes the Hard Part 56:00 Final Thought—Wake Up🎯 Call-to-Actions: 👍 Like if this made you rethink things 🔔 Subscribe for real, unfiltered conversations 💬 Comment—do you agree or disagree? 🌟 Leave a review if you want more like this 🪖 Join the Ones Ready Membership 👕 Check out onesready.com for merchSupport the showJoin this channel to get access to perks: HEREBuzzsprout Subscription page: HERERegister for our Operator Training Summit: OperatorTrainingSummit.comCollabs:Ones Ready - OnesReady.com 18A Fitness - Promo Code: ONESREADY ATACLete - Follow the URL (no promo code): ATACLeteDanger Close Apparel - Promo Code: ONESREADYDFND Apparel - Promo Code: ONESREADYHoist - Promo Code: ONESR...
Transcribe →Ops Brief 157: Daily Drop - 14 May 2026 - Navy Might Go BROKE & Russia Just Launched 800 Drones?!
2w ago00:16:37Tap to summarizeSend us Fan MailPeaches is back for the May 14 Daily Drop—and today’s brief hits everything from tragedy in Morocco to artificial intelligence saving aircraft in live combat.The United States Army confirms recovery of both soldiers lost off the Moroccan coast, the United States Navy admits it could literally run out of operational money by July, and the United States Marine Corps is now forcing service-wide AI training. Then it gets wild—Air Force Special Operations Command says an AI tool is actively saving aircraft during Operation Epic Fury, General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper losses are stacking up, a Northrop T-38 Talon goes down in Alabama, and Russia just launched 800 drones across Ukraine in one day.Peaches keeps it blunt: AI is no longer “coming”—it’s already in the fight… and if America doesn’t speed up, other countries aren’t waiting.Bottom line: the future battlefield is already here… and it’s moving fast.⏱️ Timestamps: 00:00 Locked In on Tasty Gains 02:00 Final Recovery in Morocco 05:00 4,000 Soldiers Not Going to Poland 07:00 Border Mission Gets a New Boss 09:00 Indo-Pacific Air Defense Matters 12:00 USS Ford Finally Comes Home 14:00 Navy Could Run Out of Money?! 17:00 Marines Get Mandatory AI Training 20:00 San Diego, Pennsylvania & OTS Updates 23:00 Air Force Special Operations Command Says AI Is Saving Aircraft 27:00 MQ-9 Fleet Takes Heavy Losses 30:00 Northrop T-38 Talon Crash in Alabama 33:00 United States Space Command Plans Orbital Warfare 36:00 New Arctic Cutters Are Coming 39:00 10,000 Containerized Missiles?! 42:00 Donald Trump Meets Xi Jinping 45:00 Israel Shifts Back to Gaza 48:00 Russia Launches 800 Drones 51:00 UK Finally Shows Up in Hormuz 53:00 Final Thought—Adapt or Get Left Behind🎯 Call-to-Actions: 👍 Like if you’re tracking 🔔 Subscribe so you don’t fall behind 💬 Comment—would you trust AI in combat? 🌟 Leave a review if you value real talk 🪖 Join the Ones Ready Membership 👕 Check out onesready.com for merchSupport the showJoin this channel to get access to perks: HEREBuzzsprout Subscription page: HERERegister for our Operator Training Summit: OperatorTrainingSummit.comCollabs:Ones Ready - OnesReady.com 18A Fitness - Promo Code: ONESREADY ATACLete - Follow the URL (no promo code): ATACLeteDanger Close Apparel - Promo Code: ONESREADYDFND Apparel - Promo Code: ONESREADYHoist - Promo Code: ONESR...
Transcribe →Ops Brief 156: Daily Drop - 13 May 2026 - Vegas Heroes Stop an Active Shooter & Iran Costs Hit $29B
2w ago00:25:13Tap to summarizeSend us Fan MailPeaches is back for the May 13 Daily Drop—and this one starts personal.Before the military headlines, Peaches breaks down what happened right there in Las Vegas: two regular dudes stepped into chaos at a local grocery store, took on an armed shooter, protected families, and very likely saved lives. No uniforms. No backup. Just action when action mattered. Then the Ops Brief kicks off: the United States Army heads back to the southern border, Rangers bring bayonet training back from the dead, Dan Driscoll admits Ukraine’s battlefield networking is ahead of us, and General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper keeps proving cheap drone kills are the future.Meanwhile, North Atlantic Treaty Organization launches a counter-drone marketplace, the United States Coast Guard suddenly bans kratom, and the Pentagon confirms the Iran conflict has now crossed $29 billion.Peaches keeps it blunt: the world is changing fast… and courage still isn’t something you can automate.Bottom line: technology matters… but men willing to act still matter more.⏱️ Timestamps: 00:00 Vegas Heroes & Why This Matters 02:00 Two Men Stop an Active Shooter 05:00 Why Courage Still Matters 07:00 Army Heads Back to the Border 09:00 Rangers Bring Back Bayonet Training 11:00 Ukraine Is Ahead of Us? 14:00 Marine Recon Gets an Overhaul 16:00 Pennsylvania OTS Moves to September 18:00 MQ-9 Reaper Gets Cheap Kills 21:00 Why APKWS Is a Big Deal 24:00 United States Space Force Career Changes 26:00 Coast Guard Bans Kratom 29:00 Arctic Deployments & Icebreakers 32:00 Pete Hegseth Confirms $29B in Iran 35:00 AI Drone Targeting Expands 38:00 North Atlantic Treaty Organization Goes All-In on Counter-Drone Tech 41:00 Special Ops Across Europe 44:00 Iran Still Has Missile Sites 47:00 Final Thought—Be the Guy Who Acts🎯 Call-to-Actions: 👍 Like if this one hit home 🔔 Subscribe so you don’t fall behind 💬 Comment—what would you have done? 🌟 Leave a review if you value real talk 🪖 Join the Ones Ready Membership 👕 Check out onesready.com for merchSupport the showJoin this channel to get access to perks: HEREBuzzsprout Subscription page: HERERegister for our Operator Training Summit: OperatorTrainingSummit.comCollabs:Ones Ready - OnesReady.com 18A Fitness - Promo Code: ONESREADY ATACLete - Follow the URL (no promo code): ATACLeteDanger Close Apparel - Promo Code: ONESREADYDFND Apparel - Promo Code: ONESREADYHoist - Promo Code: ONESR...
Transcribe →Ops Brief 155: Daily Drop - 12 May 2026 - AI Is Coming for Promotions
2w ago00:16:52Tap to summarizeSend us Fan MailPeaches is back for the May 12 Daily Drop—moving fast because he’s got a meeting… but somehow still manages to cover missing soldiers, nuclear battleships, AI taking over the Pentagon, and why the United States Coast Guard might have the coolest recruiting footage in the military right now.The United States Army confirms recovery efforts off Morocco, the USS Gerald R. Ford breaks deployment records, the Navy wants nuclear-powered Trump-class battleships, and the Marines keep pushing Arctic warfare and expeditionary robotics. Then it gets spicy—United States Air Force is now experimenting with AI for promotion boards, General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper starts shooting down targets with cheap missiles, and Pete Hegseth is going after classified leaks again.Peaches keeps it blunt: AI can help… but if you let it decide careers before it stops hallucinating? That’s a dangerous game.Bottom line: technology is moving fast… bureaucracy still isn’t.⏱️ Timestamps: 00:00 I’ve Got a Meeting—Let’s Move 01:00 Missing Soldier Recovery in Morocco 03:00 Army Wants New Protein Sources 05:00 USS Ford Breaks Deployment Records 07:00 Nuclear Trump-Class Battleships 09:00 Outsourcing U.S. Shipbuilding?! 12:00 Marines Go Full Arctic Mode 14:00 Robot Airfield Construction 16:00 Air Force Wants AI on Promotion Boards 20:00 Why AI Still Hallucinates 23:00 MQ-9 Reaper Shoots Down Targets 26:00 Space Force Upgrades Global Radar 29:00 Coast Guard Goes Full Badass 32:00 Drug Subs and Boarding Teams 35:00 Mark Kelly vs Pete Hegseth 38:00 Pentagon Uses AI Against Drones 41:00 Navy’s Next-Gen Fighter Lives 44:00 Iran Ceasefire on Life Support 47:00 Final Thought—Humans Still Matter🎯 Call-to-Actions: 👍 Like if you’re tracking 🔔 Subscribe so you don’t fall behind 💬 Comment—would you trust AI with your promotion? 🌟 Leave a review if you want real talk 🪖 Join the Ones Ready Membership 👕 Check out onesready.com for merchSupport the showJoin this channel to get access to perks: HEREBuzzsprout Subscription page: HERERegister for our Operator Training Summit: OperatorTrainingSummit.comCollabs:Ones Ready - OnesReady.com 18A Fitness - Promo Code: ONESREADY ATACLete - Follow the URL (no promo code): ATACLeteDanger Close Apparel - Promo Code: ONESREADYDFND Apparel - Promo Code: ONESREADYHoist - Promo Code: ONESR...
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