Ops Brief 038: Daily Drop - 1 May 2025 (Broken Jets and Pentagon Audit Fails)
Send us a textIn today’s Daily Drop, Jared pulls no punches while breaking down the latest military circus—from AFN killing off its podcasts (wait, they had podcasts?) to the Air Force Academy gutting its own rocket science faculty because “budget.” And just when you thought it couldn’t get weirder: Space Force is dropping a documentary… and no, it’s not sci-fi.We’ve got F-35 inventory fraud ($11 billion missing? Casual.), Travis AFB potentially doubling as an immigration detention center (because why not?), and the Air Force cutting family days because “readiness.” Oh, and the Pentagon still can’t pass an audit. But sure, let’s launch more documentaries instead of fixing jets.Tune in for a raw, snarky breakdown of the memo that hits generals’ inboxes but never gets real talk—until now. And yeah, you’re gonna want to sit down for this one.👉 Don’t forget to like, subscribe, comment, hit that notification bell, snag some merch at onesready.com, and maybe check out a summit that won’t get canceled like half the DoD’s programs.🔥 Key Takeaways:💥 12,000 civilian jobs cut in the Air Force = “readiness” nightmare.🛩️ $11 billion in F-35 inventory fraud… and they just noticed.🏗️ Travis AFB might house immigrants now. Totally normal.🎧 AFN kills podcasts nobody knew existed.🤦♂️ Air Force Academy slashes rocket science professors, but keeps the PR machine alive.🚀 Space Force documentary “Always Above” premieres… for who exactly?💰 Pentagon audit? LOL. Still failing.👨👩👧 Family days axed “for lethality.” Because tired airmen = lethal airmen?⏱️ Timestamps: 00:00 – Intro + Operator Training Summit Plug 02:15 – Civilian Resignations Hit Readiness 03:40 – Over 1,000 Houthi Targets Hit 04:30 – $11 Billion F-35 Inventory Fraud 05:10 – Counter-Drone Updates at Home 06:20 – Why a Separate Cyber Force is Dumb 07:00 – Osprey Grounded Until 2026 08:00 – AFN Kills Podcasts & Radio Shows 09:10 – Troops at the Border (But Not Arresting) 10:00 – Trump’s “Golden Dome” Defense Network 11:00 – Air Force Cuts Family Days 12:30 – Travis AFB as Immigration Detention Center? 14:00 Support the showJoin this channel to get access to perks: HEREBuzzsprout Subscription page: HERECollabs:Ones Ready - OnesReady.com 18A Fitness - Promo Code: 1Ready ATACLete - Follow the URL (no promo code): ATACLeteCardoMax - Promo Code: ONESREADYDanger Close Apparel - Promo Code: ONESREADYDFND Apparel - Promo Code: ONESREADYHoist - Promo Code: ONESREADYKill Cliff - Pro...
--------
18:48
🔒 Ep 468: Self-Help is Dead...Fierce Empathy Is In – with David Waldy
Subscriber-only episodeSend us a textGuess what? You don’t need another Instagram quote about "manifesting your dream life." You need a personal revolution. This week on Ones Ready, we bring in the savage soul surgeon himself — David Waldy, the Fierce Empathy Coach — to rip your excuses straight out by the roots and hand you a shovel to dig your way out of mediocrity.We dive deep into the real work: why self-sabotage is lazy thinking, how forgiveness isn’t for your abuser — it's for your freedom — and why clarity, constructs, commitment, and consistency (yeah, C4, baby!) are the only real bombs you should be setting off in your life.If you've ever used "trauma" as a participation trophy or wondered why you can’t seem to get unstuck no matter how many motivational videos you watch, this one's for you. (Spoiler: it's you. You're the problem. And the solution.)Stay tuned, stay uncomfortable, and stop being allergic to your own potential.🔥 Key Takeaways:You Are Not Your Trauma: Stop worshiping your wounds like they’re personality traits.Fierce Empathy > Fake Empathy: Real empathy demands truth — not participation trophies.Reprogram or Stay Programmed: Your brain is just a scratched CD... fix it or keep skipping.The Power of C4: Clarity, Constructs, Commitment, Consistency — blow up your old self and build better.Selfish is Selfless: Prioritize you if you actually want to serve others well.No One’s Coming to Save You: God gave you the gifts — it’s your job to sharpen them.⏱️ Timestamps:00:00 – IPA Douchebags and Podcast Intros02:00 – Who the Hell is David Waldy?06:00 – Childhood Trauma and Kansas Lessons11:00 – Betrayal, Abuse, and Rebuilding Trust18:00 – "Service Before Self" vs. Self-Sacrifice Martyrdom24:00 – Empathy Is Not Coddling (It’s Combat)32:00 – The Permission to Dream Big (and Actually Mean It)41:00 – Why You Have No Clarity (Hint: It's Your Fault)50:00 – Breaking the Victim Cycle with Real Commitments1:00:00 – From Transactions to Transformations1:10:00 – Final Smackdown: You HJoin this channel to get access to perks: HEREBuzzsprout Subscription page: HERECollabs:Ones Ready - OnesReady.com 18A Fitness - Promo Code: 1Ready ATACLete - Follow the URL (no promo code): ATACLeteCardoMax - Promo Code: ONESREADYDanger Close Apparel - Promo Code: ONESREADYDFND Apparel - Promo Code: ONESREADYHoist - Promo Code: ONESREADYKill Cliff - Pro...
--------
1:20:04
Ops Brief 037: Daily Drop - 30 April 2025 (Drones, Pedos, &Netflix Thunderbirds)
Send us a textIn this unapologetically chaotic daily drop, Jared rolls through everything from drones dropping grenades to pedos in court and AI that’s apparently too complex for senior leadership to Google. Welcome to the April 30th edition of the Ones Ready podcast—where we break down the actual DoD news that gets sent to generals...and then we make fun of it.From failed Firefly launches to tribal warfare over F-15EX seating arrangements, this episode is basically the Pentagon's group chat with better commentary. Also, find out which documentary produced by the Obamas might make you respect the Thunderbirds (but probably won’t), and why the “Women, Peace, and Security” program was killed for being “woke,” even though it came from the Trump administration. Yeah, we’re confused too.Stick around for:A take on why AI still scares generals more than enlisted TikToksA borderline unhinged breakdown of why drone swarms are everyone's problemWhether dropping 500lb bombs equals dead livestock in Houthi press releasesThoughts on Thunderbirds, martial law, and why fake rifles in basic are weak sauceAnd yes—don’t forget to like, subscribe, comment, check out 18AlphaFitness, and hit up the Ones Ready merch store. This podcast is for operators, future operators, and the people wondering why military budgeting is run like a reality show.🔥 Key Takeaways:🛩️ Homeland drone defense is lacking, and quadcopters are getting spicy.🤖 Military AI adoption is a disaster, mostly because leadership doesn’t understand it.🧨 Yemen claims 70 civilians dead from U.S. strikes… we call B.S.💣 F-15EX tribal wars: Do we need a WSO or nah?🪖 Fake rifles in basic? Major General Davidson thinks so. Jared disagrees.🎥 Netflix Thunderbirds doc drops soon—produced by Barack and Michelle. You heard that right.⚖️ Officer at Nellis faces trial for child sex crimes. Innocent until proven guilty, but still gross.🚀 Firefly launch failed—satellite took a nosedive into the Pacific. Oof.📜 Congress increased the defense budget, because obviously.🚓 Trump’s martial law-lite EO freaks out civil liberties folks.👩🏿💼 6888tSupport the showJoin this channel to get access to perks: HEREBuzzsprout Subscription page: HERECollabs:Ones Ready - OnesReady.com 18A Fitness - Promo Code: 1Ready ATACLete - Follow the URL (no promo code): ATACLeteCardoMax - Promo Code: ONESREADYDanger Close Apparel - Promo Code: ONESREADYDFND Apparel - Promo Code: ONESREADYHoist - Promo Code: ONESREADYKill Cliff - Pro...
--------
19:59
🔒 Ep 467: Whistleblower Matt Cubbler vs. The SEAL Murder Coverup
Subscriber-only episodeSend us a textYou thought the official stories were safe? Think again. This week, Ones Ready goes nuclear with Matt Cubbler — Army veteran, retired cop, and the man Special Operations would really prefer you ignore. We dive into why Matt’s been dubbed the “SEAL Killer” (spoiler: it’s not because he stormed a compound) and how decades of government gaslighting, backroom deals, and military industrial self-worship led to the cover-ups of heroes like John Chapman and Job Price.From exposing the Wizard-of-Oz level fraud inside the SEAL brand, to calling out the government's disturbing addiction to "just trust us, bro," this episode rips the mask clean off. If you're still clinging to bedtime stories about flawless American heroism, go ahead and unsubscribe now — it's about to get real uncomfortable.Stay tuned, stay mad, and don't forget: If you're not questioning it, you're part of it.🔥 Key Takeaways:Government Gaslighting 101: Matt’s first-hand account of realizing the “system” was built on preserving itself — not truth.The John Chapman Cover-Up: How crystal-clear video footage STILL couldn't break through the Pentagon’s PR machine.Who Killed Job Price? Spoiler: It wasn’t Job.Why the SEAL Community’s Problems Aren’t "Bad Apples" — It’s the Whole Orchard.Why “trust but verify” should just be “verify and then still don't trust.”How bureaucratic self-preservation kills truth, careers, and sometimes heroes.The new documentary: pulling the rug out from under decades of SEAL fairy tales.⏱️ Timestamps:00:00 – Ones Ready "Formal" Intros (LOL)01:00 – Who is Matt Cubbler?04:30 – Army Intel, Critical Thinking, and Contrarian Survival10:00 – Day 1 in the Army: Fighting for His Brother's Ring17:00 – Becoming a Federal Air Marshal: Post-9/11 Chaos26:00 – Spotting the Wizard Behind the Curtain34:00 – The John Chapman Betrayal41:00 – The Murder of Job Price: Truth vs. The SEAL PR Machine59:00 – Anti-Hero Podcast, Rob O’Neill, and the Viral Moment1:07:00 – New Whistleblowers, Documentary Development1:15:00 Join this channel to get access to perks: HEREBuzzsprout Subscription page: HERECollabs:Ones Ready - OnesReady.com 18A Fitness - Promo Code: 1Ready ATACLete - Follow the URL (no promo code): ATACLeteCardoMax - Promo Code: ONESREADYDanger Close Apparel - Promo Code: ONESREADYDFND Apparel - Promo Code: ONESREADYHoist - Promo Code: ONESREADYKill Cliff - Pro...
--------
1:24:23
Ops Brief 036: Daily Drop - 29 April 2025 (Grandma SEAL Lawsuits and the Commissary’s 1990s Glow-Up)
Send us a textWelcome to the April 29th Ones Ready Daily Drop — where Jared sifts through the bureaucratic swamp of DoD updates and gives you the brutally honest download your commander definitely won’t.From a proposed Pentagon rebrand that sounds like it came straight from a Call of Duty menu (“War Department,” anyone?) to a grandma trying to sue the Navy to become a SEAL (yep, that’s real), this one has it all.We’re also unpacking the dumpster fire that is the commissary system ("now with modern grocery practices!" in 2025... wow), the murky legal dumpster of the Feres Doctrine, and why half of the Air Force lies to doctors just to stay on flight status. Add a side of Space Force launches, mental health stigma, Ukraine-Russia peace rumors, and a DUI case that’ll punch you in the gut.All killer, no filler — unless you count the commissary aisle.🔥 Key Takeaways:Houthi Attacks Down, But Not Out: Operation Rough Rider's real MVP? Deterrence through annihilation.Trump’s Military-Police Crossover Plans: Cue the Posse Comitatus panic.Medical Waiver Reviews Might Actually Make Sense.Commissary ‘Transformation’ in 2025: Welcome to 2003, Troops.Feres Doctrine: Still Protecting the System From You.Airmen Lying to Docs? Yes. Still. Always.Mental Health Programs Trying to Catch Up to the Culture.Negligent Homicide, Stabbing, and Court-Martial Drama at Ramstein.The Grandma Who Wants to Be a SEAL (Seriously, Look It Up).Ukraine Peace Talks and Fighter Jet Politics — Because Why Not?⏱️ Timestamps:00:00 – Welcome & OTS Reminder (June 21–22 in San Diego)01:00 – Houthi Attack Update02:30 – Trump’s Domestic Military Enforcement Order03:30 – Medical Waiver Review for ADHD and Asthma05:30 – Delays in Assault & Suicide Prevention06:30 – “War Department” Rebrand? Seriously?07:45 – Commissary’s Grocery Store Glow-Up09:30 – Air Force Infrastructure Spending Drama11:30 – Mental Health Peer Program at Ramstein13:00 – Negligent Homicide + Stabbing = Ramstein Madness1Support the showJoin this channel to get access to perks: HEREBuzzsprout Subscription page: HERECollabs:Ones Ready - OnesReady.com 18A Fitness - Promo Code: 1Ready ATACLete - Follow the URL (no promo code): ATACLeteCardoMax - Promo Code: ONESREADYDanger Close Apparel - Promo Code: ONESREADYDFND Apparel - Promo Code: ONESREADYHoist - Promo Code: ONESREADYKill Cliff - Pro...
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.
Canada - english