Ep 505: AFSW's #1 Candidate!
Episode 505 of the Ones Ready podcast, hosted by Aaron Love, Trent Seegmiller, and Jared "Peaches" Pietras, titled "Ep 505: AFSW's #1 Candidate!" was published on September 8, 2025 and runs 61 minutes.
September 8, 2025 ·61m · Ones Ready
Summary
Send us Fan Mail Forget the war stories from guys who graduated 20 years ago—this is the raw, unfiltered prototype of today’s Air Force Special Warfare candidate. At just 22, this dude has maxed every test, trained like a psycho, lived in a recreated basic training bay, and even did medic work in Ukraine… all before stepping foot in selection. He trashes Indoc, calls the Air Force “too weak,” admits he manipulates weak teammates, and brags about 26 pull-ups after a PT test. Love him or hate h...
Episode Description
Forget the war stories from guys who graduated 20 years ago—this is the raw, unfiltered prototype of today’s Air Force Special Warfare candidate. At just 22, this dude has maxed every test, trained like a psycho, lived in a recreated basic training bay, and even did medic work in Ukraine… all before stepping foot in selection. He trashes Indoc, calls the Air Force “too weak,” admits he manipulates weak teammates, and brags about 26 pull-ups after a PT test. Love him or hate him, you can’t ignore him. This is what obsession looks like.
⏱️ Timestamps
00:00 – Why attributes, not push-ups, decide who makes it
01:00 – Introducing the “Number One Candidate”
03:00 – Why old war stories don’t help today’s pipeline
05:00 – Indoc was trash, science wins
07:30 – Why he thinks the Air Force is “weak”
09:30 – Maxing the ASVAB and threatening recruiters
11:00 – Built different since 8th grade
12:30 – Why he chose Air Force over Army or Navy
16:00 – Ukraine medic work and drone warfare obsession
20:00 – Two-way street with instructors: “Earn my attention”
22:00 – Why his fellow candidates are “all weak”
24:00 – Training with masks to cut off oxygen
27:00 – Airsoft as FMP prep and JP 3-09.3 study sessions
29:00 – Spotting weakness in 60 seconds
31:00 – Giving bad advice to sabotage others
34:00 – Sleeping in a recreated BMT bay and rucking with 110 lbs
37:00 – Branding yourself to cadre = career draft pick
42:00 – Why he’s not afraid of pipeline changes
44:00 – TacP as a contract “negotiation”
47:00 – Eyeing Weapons School as a “doctorate”
49:00 – On 72 IFT failures: “clowns”
53:00 – Weak parents, strong cadre as father figures
55:00 – Military influencers he actually respects
58:00 – Rejecting “one beret” Swiss-Army-knife idea
59:30 – His advice: “Mean it. Or quit.”
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