Send us a textIt started with jokes about zippers and tight flight suits—and somehow ended with tears, respect, and emotional damage. In this episode, Jared and Aaron go full live-reaction mode to Netflix’s Thunderbirds documentary, expecting to roast some high-speed sky dancers… but end up with a full-blown redemption arc, complete with G-locks, dumb call signs, and some real leadership lessons.They question if the show is harder than combat, mock staged B-roll, and coin the term “Swag Maintainer,” all while secretly (and not-so-secretly) falling in love with the team. This isn’t just about airplanes doing tricks—it’s about pride, sacrifice, pain, and the power of not sucking when it counts. Bonus points if your call sign isn’t “Primo.”🔥 Key Takeaways:🧠 “Building the team from scratch” is a myth. Stop the Olympic tryout cosplay.💀 3.2% casualty rate over 70 years—flying ain't safe.🧻 Primo gets grilled in every debrief. It hurts. We’ve all been there.🤯 Thunderbirds training is more intense than most people think—especially when your blood tries to leave your brain.🛫 The visuals? Unreal. Netflix flexed harder than the pilots.🦾 Maintainers are the real MVPs. Shoutout to Knapp and the E-dogs.🎓 Threat = Great call sign. Primo = Not so much (until the end).🧼 The flight doc has way too many jobs.💔 G-locks, lost pilots, and real pain—this doc hits hard.💬 Even cynical vets get emotional. That means something.⏱️ Timestamps:00:00 – Intro & Thunderbirds setup 00:45 – Netflix copyright roulette begins 02:00 – “Accident rate?” and G-lock talk 04:00 – Thunderbirds = America’s aerial skydancers 05:20 – Tight suits and tight teams 08:00 – “Building the team” myth-busting 10:00 – Certification never fails? Weird. 12:30 – Cinematography so good it hurts 14:00 – Flying fighters as a first-timer = porpoising like an idiot 18:00 – Centrifuge, G-forces, and physiological beatdowns 21:30 – Threat wins us over with realness 23:45 – Deconflicting skill vs talent 25:00 – Formation flying fear factor = real 27:00 – History, accidents, and Thunderbird losses 33:00 – ToSupport 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...
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Ops Brief 052: Daily Drop - 24 May 2025 (F-47 Upgrades...ALREADY?!)
Send us a textToday’s drop is brought to you by… anger, caffeine, and one last damn slot for the Operator Training Summit. Jared’s back with a full-frontal assault on the newest batch of DoD clownery: airframes that are being “upgraded” before they even exist, moving programs that still don’t move anything, and bonus cuts that would make a finance troop cry in DFAS-approved tears.We’ve got everything from Russia testing nuclear air-to-air missiles to the Space Force getting 3% of the budget while being told to dominate orbit. The E-7 still isn’t here, China is casually infiltrating American data systems, and the Collaborative Combat Aircraft program might bankrupt us before it ever flies. Meanwhile, the military’s entire PCS and EFMP system is straight-up FUBAR’d, and CardoMax is the only thing holding the line.🔥 Key Takeaways:🪦 Army’s Old Guard places 260,000 flags at Arlington. Respect where it’s due.🇬🇧 U.S. secures 100-year lease on Diego Garcia from the UK. Didn’t even know they owned it.🛜 National Guard runs Cyber Yankee to prep for real-world infrastructure hacks.🤖 DoD wants “small AIs” now. Translation: ChatGPT made them nervous.🚛 Moving system still broken. EFMP clearance times now longer than a damn deployment.✈️ Air Force upgrading the F-47... which doesn’t even exist yet.💣 B-52s to Spain, just in case Russia forgets what deterrence looks like.🛑 Boeing’s E-7 delays have Jared foaming at the mouth (again).💸 Tax-free bonuses proposed. Bring them back. Stop playing games.🛰️ Space Force gets 3% of the budget and still gets blamed for everything.🚀 ULA is fumbling rockets. Meanwhile, SpaceX is still doing SpaceX things.💀 Russia testing nuclear air-to-air missiles. Totally fine.🌪️ NOAA predicts hurricane season from hell.💰 CCA program costs are skyrocketing. And no, pilots aren’t exactly stoked.🇨🇳 China’s inside our digital house. Surprise.⏱️ Timestamps:00:00 – CardoMax plug + Operator Summit reminder 01:20 – Army’s Old Guard at Arlington 02:00 – Diego Garcia lease: UK owns what? 03: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...
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Ep 474: Why the Air Force Can’t Budget or Tailor a Damn Uniform
Send us a textWelcome back, peasants. In this spicy no-ads-needed episode, the Ones Ready crew tears into the mind-numbing chaos that is the DoD’s budgeting incompetence. From canceled bonuses to SkillBridge chaos and the eternal mystery of why military uniforms fit nobody, this is your front-row seat to the clown show that is Pentagon-level “planning.”Also? If you thought complaining about gear was just a “female” issue, strap in. We’re about to tell you why literally everyone from PJs to SEALs has been modifying crap for decades—and no, it’s not the patriarchy, it’s just government contracts. Plus, the AC-130 gets its flowers, JC’s got Overwatch, and somehow we talk about dental X-rays and slings made from Pelican hooks.🔥 Key Takeaways:Pentagon budgeting is a bureaucratic black hole. SRBs? Gone. SkillBridge? Delayed. You? Screwed.No, it’s not “easy” to move money—it’s like trying to rewire a dying mainframe with duct tape and a bad attitude.“Color of money” doesn’t mean green. It means legal nightmares, earmarked funds, and misused millions.Everyone modifies their gear. Cry harder. Buy better.Females aren’t being singled out—EVERYONE’s body armor sucks.Riggers are the unsung heroes of the force. Sandbags? Custom sling setups? Hook your bros up.AC-130 gunships: still the most comforting white noise in combat.Yes, you’re different after years of service. That’s not a bug—it’s the upgrade.⏱️ Timestamps:00:00 – Welcome back, you broke-ass regulars00:45 – SRB and SkillBridge: Gone in a flash02:30 – Bureaucracy vs. Reality: Why nobody can fix it04:10 – The “color of money” explained like you're five07:00 – Budget pullbacks and end-of-year chaos09:40 – Why leadership can’t even track the money trail14:00 – AFSOC vs ACC: Who gets the bigger piece of the pie?17:00 – Let’s talk female gear gripes (and military dogs)25:00 – Modifying gear: a ground-pounder tradition31:00 – Everyone buys their own sh*t. That’s life.33:00 – Stop attacking Captain America36:00 – War stories: Harnesses, jump mishaps & body checks43:00 – JC in a ghillie suit—blasphemous or badass?47:00 – AC-130s are better than YOUR therapist52:00 – Merch plug (buy stSupport 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...
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Ops Brief 051: Daily Drop - 22 May 2025 (PCS Meltdowns, Drone Strikes & Budget Lies)
Send us a textIf today’s Pentagon brief were a movie, it’d be a dark comedy with no budget and a glitchy drone trying to play hero. Jared returns with another savage rundown of everything broken in military bureaucracy—from the $18B PCS debacle to the Air Force accidentally playing bumper cars with drones mid-flight.We’re talking Space Force funding so bad it’s practically space homelessness, transgender policy whiplash, B-21 bombers being bought like Costco bulk snacks, and a DoD so addicted to credit it’d make Congress blush. Add in China flexing its missile game and our response being “eh, maybe 145 bombers will fix it,” and you’ve got today’s briefing.This episode’s got radar bombs, hurricane hunters, lost civilian jobs, and a new Air Force Secretary who hopefully doesn’t suck at graduation speeches.🔥 Key Takeaways:📦 PCS program gets another overhaul—because setting fire to $18B wasn’t enough.💔 Over half of military spouses hate PCS moves. Welcome to the suck.✂️ DISA slashes 10% of its workforce… because who needs secure comms anyway?✈️ Air Force might buy 145 B-21s. No worries, it’s only the price of a small country.💥 Minuteman III ICBM launch reminds enemies (and Congress) we still got the juice.❄️ Alaska’s getting a new training center—virtual murder in the snow, coming 2029.🎓 New SecAF to speak at USAFA graduation. Fingers crossed it’s not a snoozefest.🌪️ Hurricane Hunters are back to fly into hell for science. Mad respect.🇮🇷 F-15s to Diego Garcia for Iran flexing. Power projection 101.🛸 F-16 hit by drone in training. Not Ukraine. Arizona.🚫 Space Force gets 3% of the DoD budget. That’s not underfunded. That’s criminal.🛰️ NGA & Space Force try to not step on each other’s ISR toes.🧾 Military IDs now count as Real ID for travel—cool, but about time.⚖️ House Dems drop a bill to protect transgender troops.🖼️ 2,000 museums are free for military families. Take your kids before we cut funding.🪖 Governors fight Space Force personnel transfers like it's a custody battle.🇨🇳 China’s jet & missile game? It's real, and it’s coming fast.⏱️ Timestamps: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...
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Ops Brief 050: Daily Drop - 21 May 2025 (Golden Dome, Qatari Jets & CYBERCOM)
Send us a textStrap in, kids—this episode is a buffet of DoD chaos, spicy geopolitical moves, and “WTF are we even doing?” headlines. Jared unleashes on everything from the sketchiest Air Force One replacement idea ever (thanks, Qatar) to Golden Dome missile pipe dreams and the absolute circus that is Cyber Command’s latest identity crisis.We’re also sending ICE to Marine bases, cutting 14% of Space Force civilians (brilliant), and relying on $26 million to keep Reserve pilots in the sky. Oh, and if you thought privatizing base lodging was gonna save anyone money—LOL, you’re adorable.All this while the Air Force plays catch-up with drone integration, and Netflix somehow makes the Thunderbirds look cost-effective. Welcome to another day in the Pentagon’s magical clown tent.🔥 Key Takeaways:🛡️ Golden Dome Missile Defense: $1.75B and three years to protect… Canada?🎖️ Afghanistan withdrawal finally under review. No accountability yet, but hey, panels!🧠 Cyber Command wants to cosplay as SOCOM now. Cool idea, bad execution.🪖 20,000 National Guard troops might be tasked with immigration enforcement. Neat.🌊 Joint U.S.-Philippine drills in the South China Sea = “Hey China, back off.”🔐 ICE agents on Marine bases after Nellis gets breached by a tweaker. You can’t make this up.✈️ Qatari 747 as Air Force One? Sure, let’s just roll the dice on a potentially bugged jet.🤖 Combat drones testing this summer. Sexy toys, but cognitive prep still MIA.💸 Air Force Reserve is $26M short. Get in line.🐗 Selfridge gets the F-15EX—say goodbye to the A-10s, boys.🌀 Privatizing base lodging: higher rates, lower morale incoming.📉 Space Force loses 14% of civilian workforce. Who needs experts anyway?💣 B61-13: Apparently we still name nukes like it’s a Final Fantasy sequel.🎬 Thunderbirds on Netflix. Get hyped, or at least act impressed.⏱️ Timestamps:00:00 – Intro & Operator Summit plug 00:45 – ATACLETE gear shoutout 01:30 – What this Daily Drop is & how the sausage gets made 02:00 – Golden Dome Missile Defense: now featuring Canada 02:30 – Afghanistan withdrawal review (finally)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...
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