Ep 558: Top 10 Things You Should Be Doing Right Now to Survive the AFSW Pipeline
Ep 558: Top 10 Things You Should Be Doing Right Now to Survive the AFSW Pipeline  
Podcast: Ones Ready
Published On: Fri Feb 06 2026
Description: Send a textThis episode is the closest thing you’ll get to a no-BS preparation checklist for Air Force Special Warfare—delivered straight by Peaches and Trent. They lay out the top 10 things every candidate should be doing before shipping: fitness, water confidence, rucking, mindset, nutrition, recovery, ego control, recruiters, and avoiding the dumb mistakes that shut doors forever. No hype. No shortcuts. Just volume, discipline, and doing the boring things consistently. They also hit bonus topics like zone two running, caffeine addiction, relationships that derail candidates, and why “natural talent” is usually a liability. If you’re serious about the pipeline, this is required listening.⏱️ Timestamps: 00:00 Ones Ready intro and why this list matters 01:40 Attributes-based selection explained 03:00 #1 Master the IFT (and actually take it) 06:30 Training tired and testing under fatigue 09:45 #2 Water confidence and breath control 14:20 Pool anxiety and quitting before quitting 15:40 #3 Running volume and zone two 21:30 Aerobic vs anaerobic gas tanks 22:00 #4 Rucking and functional strength 30:30 Grip strength and carries 34:30 #5 Don’t cram—build a long runway 38:40 #6 Mental toughness through volume 43:00 #7 Nutrition, caffeine, and recovery 49:10 #8 Recruiters, MEPs, and medical reality 52:00 #9 Ego, talent, and injury traps 56:30 #10 Operator Training Summit 58:30 Bonus tips: tracking, steps, jobs, and life choices 01:02:00 Relationships, leveling up, and cutting cords🎯 Call-to-Actions: 👍 Like the episode 🔔 Subscribe 💬 Comment what you’re missing 🌟 Leave a review 🪖 Join the Ones Ready Membership 👕 Check out the merch 📍 operatortrainingsummit.comSupport the showJoin this channel to get access to perks: HEREBuzzsprout Subscription page: HERE Register for our Operator Training Summit: OperatorTrainingSummit.comCollabs:Ones Ready - OnesReady.com 18A Fitness - Promo Code: ONESREADY ATACLete - Follow the URL (no promo code): ATACLeteDanger Close Apparel - Promo Code: ONESREADYDFND Apparel - Promo Code: ONESREADYHoist - Promo Code: ONESREADY...