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Peaches sits down with Kaylon, a former Air Force Security Forces military working dog handler, dog trainer, and father of a 17-year-old preparing for Air Force Special Warfare.
This episode is for the parents.
Kaylon talks about his time as a Security Forces K9 handler at RAF Mildenhall, his deployment experience, working explosive detection dogs, and eventually transitioning into professional dog training. But the real focus of this conversation is what it feels like as a parent when your kid says, “I want to join the military,” and then starts looking at Air Force Special Warfare.
They talk about how Kaylon’s son went from considering Navy SEALs to discovering Combat Control, how the family handled that decision, why his mom supports him even while being nervous, and what parents should do when they do not fully understand the path their kid wants to take.
Kaylon also breaks down why he sent his son to Operator Training Summit, what the experience did for him, how the cadre helped expose holes in his training, and why the event gave his son more confidence that this is the path he wants.
If your son or daughter is talking about CCT, PJ, TACP, Special Reconnaissance, or any other military path that makes you nervous, this episode is a great place to start.
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Chapters:
00:00 - Intro, Tasty Gains, and Operator Training Summit
02:25 - Why This Episode Is for Parents
02:45 - Meet Kaylon
03:08 - Peaches and Kaylon at RAF Mildenhall
03:41 - Security Forces and Military Working Dogs
05:10 - EOD, K9 Handlers, and Career Field Banter
06:12 - Mildenhall, Old Friends, and Trusting the Ones Ready Crew
07:51 - Kaylon’s Military Family Background
08:01 - Joining the Air Force After 9/11
09:42 - Giving His Son the Chance to Try
09:56 - His Son’s Interest in Special Operations
11:26 - From Navy SEALs to Air Force Special Warfare
12:27 - School, Homeschool, and Graduating Early
14:45 - Mom’s Support and Military Spouse Reality
18:28 - What Parents Should Know When They Are Nervous
20:14 - Why Parents Should Use Ones Ready as a Resource
22:32 - Prior Military Parents and Steering Your Kid
24:35 - Training Around Special Tactics at Mildenhall
25:24 - CCT or Bust and Not Building an Escape Hatch
27:21 - Why Every Air Force Job Matters
28:56 - The Reality of Security Forces Shifts
31:50 - Life as a Dog Handler
33:57 - The Ugly Side of Working Dogs
34:48 - Helping His Son Build a Network
36:52 - Physical Training and Keeping a 17-Year-Old Honest
39:12 - Lessons From the TF Voodoo Rucking Episode
41:20 - Trash Hips and Mobility Work
41:57 - What It Was Like Arriving at Operator Training Summit
44:53 - Parents Sending Young Candidates to OTS
47:00 - OTS Is Instruction, Not a Smoke Session
48:52 - Why “Just Show Up and Don’t Quit” Is Bad Advice
49:20 - Why Kaylon Chose OTS Over Other Prep Camps
50:25 - The Value of Real Instructors
50:53 - Taylor Starch, Running Form, and Mobility
55:10 - Advice for Parents Whose Kids Want to Join
57:50 - Letting Your Kid Become Their Own Person
01:01:37 - Recruiters, Contracts, and Ship Dates
01:02:26 - Sitting Down With the Special Warfare Recruiter
01:03:40 - TSP, Blended Retirement, and Money Lessons
01:05:49 - Picking Battles in the Air Force
01:07:55 - Kaylon’s Son at OTS
01:08:32 - Why OTS Validated the Goal
01:09:57 - Trent, Peaches, and Cadre Mentorship
01:11:20 - Finding Holes in Training
01:12:31 - Final Thoughts and Wrap-Up
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Spain’s border didn’t bend—it collapsed.
In the first edition of Outside The Wire, Aaron, Trent, and Peaches step beyond the usual Air Force Special Warfare conversation to examine the surge of migrants entering Ceuta from Morocco. Aaron breaks down the reported crossings, the Spanish court ruling affecting immediate returns, and why border enforcement decisions carry real humanitarian, financial, and cultural consequences.
This is a blunt conversation about illegal immigration, assimilation, national sovereignty, media framing, and what the United States should learn from Europe’s mistakes. No sanitized talking points. No pretending borders are optional.
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Chapters:
 00:00 - Purpose Over Motivation
 01:05 - Welcome Outside The Wire
 01:58 - Spain’s Border Surge
 03:29 - The Human and Financial Cost
 04:18 - What the Videos Show
 05:44 - The Media Framing Playbook
 07:06 - When the Border Collapses
 08:07 - Legal Immigration and Assimilation
 09:19 - Spain’s Cautionary Tale
 10:13 - The Cost of Suicidal Empathy
 12:37 - What Happens Next
 13:26 - The Lesson for America
 14:17 - Going Outside The Wire
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Peaches and Trent go full members-only to break down what 2026 is shaping up to look like for the Air Force—no press releases, no sugarcoating. From the F-47 and collaborative combat aircraft to B-21 delays, A-10 politics, pilot manning, maintenance reality, and why bureaucracy keeps kneecapping readiness, this episode is a blunt assessment of where things are actually headed. They dig into recruiting momentum, training pipeline friction, Special Warfare course structure, and why talent management—not slogans—is the real force multiplier. If you want optimism backed by realism, this is the conversation.
⏱️ Timestamps:
 00:00 Ones Ready intro and why 2026 matters
 01:10 Why predictions beat wishful thinking
 02:40 F-47, NGAD, and contractor reality
 04:45 Aircraft costs, delays, and maintenance truth
 07:30 Pilots vs managers and broken talent models
 10:20 Bureaucracy, sorties, and credibility
 13:40 A-10, E-7, and budget knife fights
 16:55 Drones, CCAs, and the future fight
 20:30 Space vs airborne command and control
 24:45 Recruiting momentum and readiness strain
 30:10 Special Warfare pipeline friction
 34:40 What’s actually trending positive in 2026
 38:30 Final thoughts for the year ahead
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Peaches is back with the Daily Drop for 28 July, covering Army vehicle prototypes, command and control testing, Navy vaccine and transfer policy updates, Marine drone experiments, Coast Guard counter-UUV efforts, testosterone screenings, Iran operations, and some very questionable budget math.
The Army is moving forward with Infantry Squad Vehicle Heavy prototypes while Project Convergence prepares to stress-test next-generation command and control gear in the Mojave Desert. The Navy reinstated flu vaccine requirements for certain sailors and changed transfer policy after a sailor’s death, while the USS George Washington strike group is operating in the South China Sea.
The Marine Corps is experimenting with medium-sized drones that can launch one-way attack drones, and Marines also tested drone delivery of simulated refrigerated blood during an Australia exercise. Peaches ties that into real-world medical drone delivery and what it could mean for dispersed battlefield sustainment.
The Air Force clarified again that waist-to-height ratio measurements will not be scored during the initial rollout, while B-52 modernization remains on cost and schedule after a test aircraft crash. The Coast Guard is looking for technology to detect and defeat unmanned underwater vehicles, because drone swarms are not just an air problem anymore.
The episode also covers Pete Hegseth’s testosterone screening initiative for service members over 30, the Pentagon’s $7 billion Oracle contract, Trump’s warning on Iran talks, reclassified Iran war fatalities, one-way surface drones used against Iranian ports, ongoing boat strikes against alleged drug vessels, and Zelensky warning that North Korea may send 30,000 more troops to support Russia.
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Chapters:
00:00 - Intro and Daily Drop
01:07 - Tasty Gains
01:42 - Army Selects ISV Heavy Prototype Companies
02:25 - Project Convergence and Next-Gen Command and Control
03:23 - Army Pacific Best Squad Competition
03:57 - Navy Reinstates Flu Vaccine Requirements
05:44 - Navy Changes Transfer Policy After Sailor Death
07:18 - USS George Washington in the South China Sea
07:50 - Marine Drone Launching One-Way Attack Drone
08:58 - Marines Test Drone Blood Delivery in Australia
10:18 - Operator Training Summit San Diego and Pennsylvania
11:12 - What OTS Is and Is Not
12:49 - Air Force Waist-to-Height Ratio Will Not Be Scored
13:54 - B-52 Modernization Stays on Schedule
14:20 - Coast Guard Seeks Counter-Underwater Drone Tech
15:13 - New Cutter Squadron in the Western Pacific
15:39 - Pete Hegseth Announces Testosterone Screenings
16:21 - Why Testosterone Testing Matters
17:09 - Operator Syndrome and Low Testosterone
18:29 - Pentagon Awards $7 Billion Oracle Contract
19:06 - Why the Oracle Math Does Not Math
19:48 - Trump Warns Iran if Talks Fail
20:17 - Pentagon Reclassifies Iran War Fatalities
21:44 - One-Way Surface Drones Hit Iranian Ports
22:17 - U.S. Boat Strikes and Drug Trafficking ROI
24:15 - Zelensky Warns North Korea May Send More Troops
24:52 - Ones Ready Membership and Merch Restock
26:03 - Wrap-Up
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Peaches is back with a Daily Drop for 27 July, and this one covers everything from RIMPAC ship-sinking exercises to Iran War costs, Air Force waist-to-height chaos, Space Force powerlifting records, and underwater drone threats.
The Army and Navy teamed up during RIMPAC to sink two decommissioned ships, while Lieutenant General Kevin D. Admiral was nominated to command U.S. Army Europe and Africa. Peaches also covers the demolition of defective medical student barracks in Texas, the Navy renaming information professionals as Communication Systems Warfare Officers, and the Air Force clarifying that the new waist-to-height ratio measurement will not be scored during the initial rollout.
The Space Force gets a fitness win with a Guardian setting multiple Hawaii powerlifting records, while also pushing experiments for commercial narrowband satellite communications in medium Earth orbit. The Coast Guard is looking for technology to detect and defeat uncrewed underwater vehicles, because apparently drone swarms from the sky were not enough.
The episode also hits Secretary of War Pete Hegseth’s $37.5 billion Iran War cost estimate, legal fights over the military’s testosterone policy, Trump pausing strikes on Iran, updated Iran War casualty reporting, Germany pulling ships back from a possible Strait of Hormuz mission, and a $292 million National Guard apartment-style lodging contract for troops in Washington, D.C.
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Chapters:
00:00 - Intro and Daily Drop Return
01:06 - Tasty Gains and Operator Training Summit
02:29 - Army Helicopters and Navy Drones Sink Ships at RIMPAC
03:02 - Lieutenant General Kevin D. Admiral Nominated for Army Europe and Africa
03:32 - Texas Medical Barracks Demolition
04:35 - Navy Renames Information Professionals
05:20 - Air Force Waist-to-Height Ratio Will Not Be Scored
06:10 - Why the Rollout Created a Scramble
07:24 - Fat General Conspiracy Theory
08:18 - Air Force Pauses F-16 Ejection Seat Competition
09:04 - Space Force Guardian Sets Powerlifting Records
10:44 - Space Force Seeks Commercial SATCOM Bandwidth
11:45 - Coast Guard Wants Counter-Underwater Drone Tech
12:38 - Pete Hegseth Gives Iran War Cost Estimate
13:07 - Judge Orders Explanation on Testosterone Policy
14:19 - Trump Pauses Iran Attacks
14:57 - Pentagon Reports More Than 600 Iran War Casualties
16:18 - Germany Pulls Ships Back From Hormuz Mission
17:17 - Why Peaches Thinks Iran Will Not End Soon
18:00 - National Guard Awards $292 Million D.C. Lodging Contract
18:39 - Membership, Merch, and Wrap-Up
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