Ops Brief 107: Daily Drop - 8 Oct 2025 - Fat Troops, Shutdowns & Cyber Failures
Send us a textPeaches 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of troops living beyond their means, laughs at the Army Corps’ endless postponements, and lights up DoD’s hilariously outdated cybersecurity systems.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Paychecks, WIC, and Why You’re Broke 04:50 – Fat Troops and Bread Trucks in Chicago 07:15 – Cybersecurity Theater: Outdated Systems and Cheesy Training 09:25 – Marines Celebrate “Maritime Domain Awareness” (Whatever That Means) 11:50 – Missileers, Cancer, and the HunterSeven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🎯 Call-to-Actions: 👍 Smash that Like button if you’ve ever survived a shutdown 🔔 Subscribe so you never miss Peaches’ daily drop 💬 Comment: Are fat troops still combat ready or nah? 🌟 Leave a review if this episode made you spit out your Hoist 🪖 Join the Ones Ready Membership — get inside the team room 👕 Hit up the merch store for Midnight Hammer hats and Hero 2.0 teesSupport the showJoin this channel to get access to perks: HEREBuzzsprout Subscription page: HERECollabs:Ones Ready - OnesReady.com 18A Fitness - Promo Code: ONESREADY ATACLete - Follow the URL (no promo code): ATACLeteCardoMax - Promo Code: ONESREADYDanger Close Apparel - Promo Code: ONESREADYDFND Apparel - Promo Code: ONESREADYHoist - Promo Code: ONESREADYKill Cliff - Pr...
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***Sneak Peek***MBRS 63: “Retired but Still Spicy” — PJs, Broken Bodies & Burying the Air Force’s Bullsh*t
Send us a textIf 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 transitionWhy “support” feels performativeWhat finding purpose really takesAnd why the Air Force still can’t memeThis 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🎯 Call-to-Actions:💥 Smash that Like button like it's a bad PME brief🔔 Hit Subscribe so you never miss a hard-hitting trio🗯️ Drop aSupport the showJoin this channel to get access to perks: HEREBuzzsprout Subscription page: HERECollabs:Ones Ready - OnesReady.com 18A Fitness - Promo Code: ONESREADY ATACLete - Follow the URL (no promo code): ATACLeteCardoMax - Promo Code: ONESREADYDanger Close Apparel - Promo Code: ONESREADYDFND Apparel - Promo Code: ONESREADYHoist - Promo Code: ONESREADYKill Cliff - Pr...
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Ops Brief 106: Daily Drop - 6 Oct 2025 - 41-to-3 Icebreaker Beatdown
Send us a textThe 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”🎯 Call-to-Actions:👍 Smash that like button if you love unfiltered truth 🔔 Subscribe so you never miss a Team Room drop 💬 Comment: Are we too harsh—or just real? 🌟 Drop a 5-star review to keep the briefs coming 🪖 Join the Ones Ready MemberSupport the showJoin this channel to get access to perks: HEREBuzzsprout Subscription page: HERECollabs:Ones Ready - OnesReady.com 18A Fitness - Promo Code: ONESREADY ATACLete - Follow the URL (no promo code): ATACLeteCardoMax - Promo Code: ONESREADYDanger Close Apparel - Promo Code: ONESREADYDFND Apparel - Promo Code: ONESREADYHoist - Promo Code: ONESREADYKill Cliff - Pr...
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Ep 513: Green Beret Dean Goble: Black Rifle Coffee, Special Forces Lessons, and Don’t Be Fat
Send us a textAnother 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🎯 Call-to-Actions: 👍 Smash that like button 🔔 Subscribe so you never miss an episode 💬 Drop your take in the comments—agree or disagree, we want it 🌟 Leave us a review and help us roast the algorithm 🪖 Join the Ones Ready Membership for exclusive content 👕 Hit the merch store and rep the teamSupport the showJoin this channel to get access to perks: HEREBuzzsprout Subscription page: HERECollabs:Ones Ready - OnesReady.com 18A Fitness - Promo Code: ONESREADY ATACLete - Follow the URL (no promo code): ATACLeteCardoMax - Promo Code: ONESREADYDanger Close Apparel - Promo Code: ONESREADYDFND Apparel - Promo Code: ONESREADYHoist - Promo Code: ONESREADYKill Cliff - Pr...
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Ep 512: Air Force Special Warfare Pipeline: Training, Selection, and How Not to Fail
Send us a textAaron 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.⏱️ Timestamps00:00 – 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🎯 Call-to-Actions👍 Like the episode if Aaron roasted your weakness 🔔 Subscribe for more unfiltered pipeline truth 💬 Drop your pipeline or training questions in the comments 🌟 Leave us a review—it helps the algorithm gods 🪖 Join the Ones Ready Membership for exclusive prep content 👕 Snag merch at OnesReady.comSupport the showJoin this channel to get access to perks: HEREBuzzsprout Subscription page: HERECollabs:Ones Ready - OnesReady.com 18A Fitness - Promo Code: ONESREADY ATACLete - Follow the URL (no promo code): ATACLeteCardoMax - Promo Code: ONESREADYDanger Close Apparel - Promo Code: ONESREADYDFND Apparel - Promo Code: ONESREADYHoist - Promo Code: ONESREADYKill Cliff - Pr...
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