Ep 496: Why This A-10 Crew Chief Ditched Active Duty and Won at Life - Derrick Blake
Send us a textThink active duty is the only path? Derrick Blake would like a word—preferably during his 3-day weekend. From almost joining the Marines to wrenching on A-10s and recruiting for the 193rd Special Operations Wing, Derrick walks us through how the Air National Guard let him stay home, stack checks, and still deploy to undisclosed sandbox locations. Oh, and did we mention you start getting paid before basic? Yeah. This one’s going to ruffle some feathers—and we love it.We talk Guard myths vs. facts, how student flight is the low-key cheat code, and why most people have no damn clue what the Guard even is. If you’re trying to join TACP or EOD through the Guard and haven’t hit up Derrick yet, what are you even doing?🔥 Key Takeaways:🎯 Enlist in the Guard? Get paid before BMT. Yes, seriously.🛩️ A-10 crew chief by trade, recruiter by mission, sarcasm by default.🧠 ASVAB prep = life trajectory. Don’t flunk your future.🏋️ TACP prep in the Guard is no joke—expect the gauntlet.😬 Meds, motivation, and mustaches—what’s disqualifying and what’s just annoying.⏱️ Timestamps:00:00 – “Just hit record” chaos 02:00 – From almost Marine to Air Guard crew chief 06:00 – Guard vs. Active: why full-time Guard slaps 09:30 – Student flight = paid prep before BMT 12:50 – Yes, you get Tricare. Yes, you get discounts 16:00 – Tech school differences and deployment reality 22:00 – What 193rd A-GAL really does (and doesn’t do) 26:00 – How Guard TACP prep works 28:30 – Open TACP & EOD slots in Pennsylvania 34:00 – Meds, ASVAB, and common disqualifiers 38:00 – Good vs. bad candidate trends 44:00 – How to actually join the Guard 48:00 – Just do it. No really. Just do it.🎯 Call-to-Actions:👍 Like the episode 🔔 Subscribe to the channel 💬 Drop your questions for Derrick 🌟 Leave a 5-star review 🪖 Join the Ones Ready Membership 👕 Snag some fresh merchSupport 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 085: Daily Drop - 7 Aug 2025 - Public Affairs Blocked Me…So Here’s the Intel They Don’t Want You to Hear
Send us a textPeaches is back with a savage ops brief for August 7th—spitting truth, roasting bureaucracy, and dragging the Air Force’s finest decisions through the mud. Public Affairs thought they could silence him by revoking access to curated news updates (LOL), but jokes on them—he's still lighting up your eardrums. From Cybertrucks as target practice to tragic gate incidents to the DOD quietly spending $175B on a missile shield no one’s allowed to talk about, this one's packed with headshakers, jaw-droppers, and classic Ones Ready sass. Come for the updates, stay for the chaos.🔥 Key Takeaways:🧹 DOD slashes DTIC staff from 154 to 40—guess they found 114 people doing nothing💥 Ukraine gets $104M in Howitzer support (yes, that big boom stick is 155mm)🛳️ Navy wants five new Columbia-class submarines—early contracts, big money💀 Dementia and diabetes lead to two separate base gate tragedies—zero-win scenarios🧪 Cybertrucks as live-fire targets? Peak 2025 energy🤡 $934M may have been yeeted from nukes to pimp out a Qatari 747 as Air Force One🪖 Airman dies during PT test… and the internet still cries about a two-mile run🎯 Bracer Forge kicks off: Baby’s first warrior week, now in Tech School⏱️ Timestamps: 00:00 – Public Affairs tried to cancel me 02:10 – Tasty Gains and Nashville OTS plug 03:00 – DOD fires 100+ civilians (oops) 04:30 – Ukraine gets artillery love 06:00 – Columbia-class submarines: scary cool 07:30 – Air Force SecDef tour and DLE 2025 08:45 – Gate runner disasters: dementia & diabetes meet deadly force 11:50 – Tesla Cybertrucks = Target practice? 13:30 – Staff Sgt. promotion stats (aka the Great Giveaway) 14:45 – Golden Dome gets gag ordered ($175B!) 15:45 – Air power budget cut dumpster fire 16:45 – $1B Qatari jet raises eyebrows 17:30 – Active shooter at Fort Stewart 18:00 – Purple Heart Day and ISR upgrades for Australia 19:00 – Massive Re-4PAC exercise in Guam 20:00 – Airman dies during PT test—let’s talk pre-workout and poor choices 21:45 – DOD’s student tour PR program 22:00 – LeapFest: paratroopers compete for glory 22:4Support 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 495: Danielle Sebastian - He’s Not a Narcissist—You’re Just in a Trauma Loop
Send us a textDanielle Sebastian has heard it all: “Just leave him.” “You deserve better.” “Try date night.” After years of battling confusion, control issues, and emotional chaos in her marriage to a childhood trauma survivor, she realized what most advice was missing—actual tools that work in real life. Now a trauma-informed relationship coach, bestselling author, and founder of WifeCARE, Danielle helps partners stop walking on eggshells and start rebuilding connection. In this episode, she drops gold: how trauma rewires relationships, why normal couples therapy fails, and what to do when your partner’s nervous system is sabotaging your marriage. If you've ever wondered “Is this PTSD... or is he just an asshole?”—this one's for you.🔥 Key Takeaways:🧠 Danielle’s CARE framework: calm the chaos, stop rug-sweeping, and finally reconnect🤯 The average man reveals childhood sexual abuse at age 52—let that sink in🔁 Why love languages and I-statements don’t work in high-trigger households🚩 Spotting trauma response vs. straight-up toxicity📺 From pharmacist to “Love and Trauma: The Real Deal” TV host—why Danielle had to become the guide she never had⏱️ Timestamps: 00:00 – Ones Ready intro + pipeline gear plug 02:10 – Nashville Operator Training Summit reminder 03:05 – Meet Danielle: author, coach, pharmacist, trauma-battle-tested 05:20 – The marriage story that launched WifeCARE 10:00 – When your partner’s control issues aren’t about control 12:30 – PTSD treatment, dysregulation, and when therapy backfires 17:10 – CARE framework: pause, detach, reconnect 21:00 – Stop “taking it personally” (without losing your mind) 29:30 – Trauma vs. narcissism—what’s the actual difference? 36:00 – Gen Z’s empathy drought: Why everyone just says “leave” 42:00 – Conversation scripts that don’t start World War III 46:00 – Why Sunday night calendar meetings are setting you up to fail 49:30 – Biggest myth: “If he doesn’t change, nothing will” 56:00 – The buried trauma you don’t know is wrecking your marriage 59:00 – WifeCARE, retreats, and building the support she never had🎯 Call-to-Actions: 👍Support 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 57: Mentorship, Mayhem, and Middle Fingers: A Members-Only Rant-a-thon
Send us a textWelcome to the most wholesome, family-friendly members-only episode we’ve ever recorded—just kidding, grab your ear muffs and a cold beverage. In this beautifully chaotic meltdown, Aaron and Peaches go nuclear on HOA Karens, wannabe mentorship DMs, and every fragile ego that thinks dropping into the Ones Ready inbox swinging is a good idea. Spoiler: it’s not.We dive into brutal truths about security forces, why fantasy football is serious business, the art of getting absolutely throttled by life (and still talking smack), and why mentorship is earned, not assumed. Also included: Toehold flip-flop worship, Browns fan despair, and a sneak preview of upcoming OTS chaos in San Diego.This isn’t just behind the scenes — it’s under the hood, covered in motor oil, flipping off the check engine light. You're welcome.🔥 Key Takeaways:Security Forces as a Career Move? — Pros, cons, and why it's a hard road to Special Warfare.Fantasy Football, Golden Dicks, and Other Sacred Rituals.Mentorship Tip #1: If you have to tell people you're a mentor... you aren’t.How HOA Boards are Just Training Camps for Future Dictators.Why Ones Ready Will Never Shut Up — Not the Air Force, not YouTube, not even Satan himself.Peaches vs. the Department of the Air Force News Email — Who Ya Got?Rant Level: Nuclear. Sarcasm Level: Maxed Out.⏱️ Timestamps:00:00 – Trent Hates You (Not Really, Maybe)02:00 – Aaron’s Nesting Nightmare06:00 – HOA Terrorists and Why We Fight09:00 – DMs, Mentorship, and How to Get Immediately Roasted14:00 – Toehold Flip-Flops Are Life18:00 – Daily Drops: Insider Baseball from the Department of the Air Force24:00 – The Dumpster Fire that is Browns Draft Picks30:00 – Why Culture War Politics Are Exhausting (and Getting Worse)42:00 – Rant of the Century: Common Sense Isn’t Dead, It’s Just Shadowbanned50:00 – Deep Water Violence Philosophy (Don’t Start None, Won’t Be None)📣 Call-to-Actions:Smash that Like button if you're here for the chaos and camaraderie.Support 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 084: Daily Drop - 1 Aug 2025 - $123.7B to Ukraine already...But Sure, Let's Send Another $800M
Send us a textPeaches is back with your August 1st daily drop—after fighting his microphone and allergies like a true professional. He breaks down the latest military absurdities: an M18 that might go bang on its own, $800 million more to Ukraine (because why not), and bomber nostalgia getting its moment in the spotlight. From Air Force weapon inspections to Space Force getting ghosted on funding (again), this episode covers all the headlines that matter—plus a rant or two. Also, the Operator Training Summit in Nashville is coming up, so quit dragging your feet and get on board.🔥 Key Takeaways:M18 pistols under scrutiny after an uncommanded discharge killed an airman$800 million more for Ukraine—because sunk costs love companyNavy F-35C crash sparks a grass fire but pilot walks away sore and aliveAirmen rescue a woman in Japan—cue the hero musicSpace Force: Still broke, still vitalDrones now a required layer in missile defense, not just TikTok toysE-7 Wedgetail survives the axe—barelyReaper drone crash blames... geography?⏱️ Timestamps: 00:00 – Mic check fail and allergy struggle bus 02:00 – Operator Training Summit promo 03:45 – NATO troops & withdrawal warnings 04:50 – $150M to fast-track Air Force One 05:45 – F-35C crash near Lemoore 06:50 – M18 pistol inspections after fatality 08:30 – Chief Master Sergeant vs. Facebook rumors 09:50 – Bomber demand through the roof 10:45 – F-16 super squadron shifts to Osan 11:35 – Airmen honored for Tama River rescue 12:30 – MQ-9 crash blames faulty parts—and location? 13:30 – Space Force wants attention in joint ops 14:20 – Senate tosses $21B into DoD (plus $800M to Ukraine) 15:00 – Wedgetail survives; Space Force flatlines 15:45 – Fort Huachuca pitched for Space Force radar 16:15 – Automation taking over weapons testing 17:00 – Drone defenses must be layered, not wishful 17:45 – Military + commercial space: hurry up and collaborate 18:30 – Merch shoutouts and Peaches exits stage left🎯 Call-to-Actions: 👍 Like the episode 🔔 Subscribe to stay updated 💬 Drop your hot take in the comments 🌟 LeaSupport 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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