Midterms Stopping You From Joining? - Ep 646

Send us Fan MailVeterans Day is coming, and Aaron, Trent, and Peaches are here to make sure nobody turns it into the veteran version of Pokemon Go. The guys talk about free meals, military discounts, Golden Corral, stolen valor, and the strange annual competition to collect as much free stuff as humanly possible. They also make an important distinction: companies offering discounts or meals are usually trying to genuinely show appreciation. The weirdness starts when veterans begin acting like those gestures are something they are owed.The conversation moves into the awkwardness of “thank you for your service,” how different veterans respond, and one of Aaron’s favorite answers: “You were worth it.” From there the guys get into service animals, when programs genuinely help veterans, when people abuse the system, and how well-intentioned veteran support can sometimes reinforce an identity built entirely around being damaged or broken after service.But the episode lands somewhere simple. Veterans Day is not Memorial Day. You do not need to spend the day hunting discounts or reminding everyone what you did. Call your old teammates. Drop something in the group chat. Say hello when you recognize somebody from the community. Celebrate the fact that you got to serve with people you still care about — and maybe accept a free steak if somebody genuinely wants to buy you one.LINKSonesready.comoperatortrainingsummit.comCHAPTERS00:00 - Ones Ready01:10 - Veterans Day Is NOT Memorial Day02:23 - Golden Corral and Veteran Hell03:00 - Stolen Valor on Veterans Day04:36 - The Annual Stolen Valor Videos Are Coming05:39 - Do Politicians Need Veterans Day Discounts Too?06:55 - Should Companies Give Veterans Free Stuff?07:42 - Veterans Day Pokemon Go08:47 - The SHOT Show Trick-or-Treaters10:11 - “Thank You for Your Service”12:48 - The Best Response: “You Were Worth It”13:43 - A Lesson From a Retired Chief14:08 - The Edmund Fitzgerald Detour14:32 - Should CROs Be EMT Qualified?16:23 - Stop Trying to Make Trent Better17:00 - Veterans Day Discounts in Las Vegas18:45 - Military Discounts vs Veteran Entitlement20:04 - Service Animals and Where the Line Is22:30 - When People Abuse Service-Dog Rules23:33 - Veteran Identity and Being “Broken”24:30 - Good Veteran Service-Dog Organizations25:28 - Fur Therapy Is Real26:28 - Sometimes All You Need Is Another Veteran27:30 - Call Your Bros28:00 - Happy Veterans DaySupport the showJoin this channel to get access to perks: HEREBuzzsprout Subscription page:  HERERegister for our Operator Training Summit:  OperatorTrainingSummit.comFind an Air Force Recruiter: AirForce.comCollabs:Ones Ready - OnesReady.com 18A Fitness - Promo Code:  ONESREADY ATACLete - Follow the URL (no promo code):  ATACLeteDanger Close Apparel - Promo Code:  ONESREADYDFND Apparel...

Send us Fan MailWhy are fewer candidates choosing Air Force Combat Control when other AFSPECWAR career fields seem easier to sell? Aaron, Trent, and Peaches break down what may be a messaging problem hiding inside one of the Air Force’s most capable Special Warfare career fields. Pararescue has an immediate hook: rescue people and save lives. Special Reconnaissance has reconnaissance, drones, and electronic warfare. TACP integrates airpower with Army forces and calls in fires. But ask a Combat Controller what CCT does and the answer quickly expands into air traffic control, austere airfields, close air support, special operations, combat search and rescue, airfield access, and a long list of mission sets that are difficult to capture in one sentence.That complexity may be part of the recruiting problem. Trent and Aaron point out that Combat Control once practically marketed itself because CCTs were consistently appearing in high-profile combat operations, earning valor awards, embedding with elite special operations units, and doing some of the most dangerous work of the GWOT era. Today the mission is still happening, but much of that work is back behind the curtain. The guys discuss why Combat Controllers remain valuable to SOCOM, how they create access and bring airpower into places where other forces cannot, and why the “quiet professional” nature of the career field may now make recruiting harder.The episode also gets into the Dude 44 rescue mission and battlefield promotions, ridiculously fast Air Force promotion stories, and the larger question of how you communicate an entire career field to a generation that expects the idea to make sense immediately. Peaches ultimately gives himself the assignment: build a 30-second elevator pitch explaining exactly why someone should choose Combat Control. And the guys want candidates to help answer it—what about CCT actually resonates with you?LINKSonesready.comoperatortrainingsummit.comCHAPTERS00:00 - Ones Ready01:10 - Why Aren’t People Choosing Combat Control?02:01 - Is CCT Facing a Recruiting Problem?02:39 - Recruiters Have to Explain CCT Better03:12 - Why Pararescue Is Easy to Sell04:39 - Why Special Reconnaissance Sounds Cool05:36 - TACP Has a Simple Recruiting Pitch06:00 - Why Combat Control Is Hard to Explain06:45 - Creating an Airfield Where None Exists07:30 - What Makes Combat Control Different08:33 - Humanitarian Missions and Airfield Access09:07 - Peaches Needs a 30-Second CCT Pitch09:18 - Combat Control Used to Sell Itself10:16 - Dude 44 and Battlefield Promotions11:40 - The Return of Battlefield Promotions12:38 - Twenty-Something Chiefs Would Be Terrifying13:29 - Airmen Who Promote at Insane Speed14:43 - Can Peaches Fix CCT Recruiting?15:08 - How Should We Explain Combat Control?15:45 - CCT as the Quiet Professionals16:50 - Combat Controllers Are Still Jobbing17:04 - OTS Las Vegas Has About 10 Spots Left17:51 - Ones Ready Wrap-UpPINNED COMMENTWe need a 30-second elevator pitch for Combat Control.How would YOU explain CCT to someone thinking about Air Force Special Warfare?And if you’re currently choosing between careers, what makes PJ, SR, or TACP easier to understand than Combat Control?Support the showJoin this channel to get access to perks: HEREBuzzsprout Subscription page:  HERERegister for our Operator Training Summit:  OperatorTrainingSummit.comFind an Air Force Recruiter: AirForce.comCollabs:Ones Ready - OnesReady.com 18A Fitness - Promo Code:  ONESREADY ATACLete - Follow the URL (no promo code):  ATACLeteDanger Close Apparel - Promo Code:  ONESREADYDFND Apparel...

Send us Fan MailShould the midterm elections, the president, Congress, or the political direction of the country change whether you pursue Air Force Special Warfare or join the military at all? Aaron, Trent, and Peaches address the questions they are already getting from candidates and make the argument that Washington probably matters far less to your daily military experience than you think. If election results are enough to derail your plan, the guys argue that politics may simply be giving you a more respectable excuse for fear, hesitation, or uncertainty about committing to the pipeline.The conversation turns toward the things candidates can actually control. Your running, Zone 2 cardio, mobility, water confidence, strength, preparation, and ability to show up ready matter a hell of a lot more than the latest political headline. Aaron argues that candidates who keep waiting for the perfect administration, perfect military culture, or perfect moment are likely to remain on the sidelines when real-world missions happen — still wondering whether they should have taken the shot. The point is not that politics never matters; it is that political noise should not become an excuse to stop preparing for something you already decided you want.Then, because this is Ones Ready, the episode ends by watching a chaotic shooting-range instruction video that makes everyone’s blood pressure spike. The guys break down bad instructional tone, why mechanics should be drilled before adding stress and live weapons, and the universally recognizable former-E4-turned-range-instructor energy that somehow exists everywhere.LINKSonesready.comoperatortrainingsummit.comCHAPTERS00:00 - Ones Ready01:06 - The Midterms Are Over — Now What?01:48 - Should Politics Change Whether You Join?02:38 - Don’t Let Politicians Plan Your Life03:01 - The Stoic Approach to Elections04:08 - Trent Offers Extremely Helpful Political Counseling05:01 - Your Zone 2 Cardio Matters More05:45 - Politics Can Become Another Excuse06:39 - Both Parties Still Send the Military to War07:11 - Why Everyone Panics After Elections08:12 - The Election-Day Wishlist09:38 - The B-52 Political Meme10:09 - Washington vs Your Actual Military Career11:03 - The Shooting Range Video11:44 - This Instructor Is Making Everything Worse12:47 - Drill the Mechanics Before Adding Stress13:39 - Every Former E4 Range Instructor Ever14:18 - OTS Vegas and Wrap-UpSupport the showJoin this channel to get access to perks: HEREBuzzsprout Subscription page:  HERERegister for our Operator Training Summit:  OperatorTrainingSummit.comFind an Air Force Recruiter: AirForce.comCollabs:Ones Ready - OnesReady.com 18A Fitness - Promo Code:  ONESREADY ATACLete - Follow the URL (no promo code):  ATACLeteDanger Close Apparel - Promo Code:  ONESREADYDFND Apparel...

Send us Fan MailWho are the smartest people in Special Operations — CAG, Navy SEALs, Air Force Special Warfare, intelligence personnel, or the people working behind classified doors most of the public never sees? Trent takes a solo episode to explain why the question itself is probably wrong. Academic intelligence, tactical judgment, problem-solving, discipline, motivation, emotional control, and the ability to execute under pressure are all different capabilities, and elite organizations are filled with people who combine those traits in very different ways.That matters in Air Force Special Warfare Assessment & Selection too. Trent has watched extremely intelligent candidates struggle because they cannot stop analyzing every task, calculating every possible outcome, or questioning whether the sacrifice is worth the uncertain reward. Meanwhile, someone who can absorb instructions, stay present, solve the immediate problem, and execute without fighting an endless internal monologue may outperform them. Special Operations does not select one personality or one type of intelligence — it brings together very different people who are willing to sacrifice toward the same mission.The same rule applies after someone earns the beret. A Ranger, SEAL, Green Beret, PJ, CCT, SR operator, or SMU member may be exceptionally capable at a very difficult profession, but that qualification does not automatically make them an expert on politics, policy, medicine, culture, or every other complicated subject. Trent argues that people deserve credit for the things they have actually earned — without turning elite military credentials into proof of universal wisdom. Sometimes the genius is also the guy who forgot where the zipper goes.LINKSonesready.comoperatortrainingsummit.comCHAPTERS00:00 - Special Warfare Assessment & Selection01:06 - Trent’s Mustache Has Entered the Chat03:20 - Who Are the Smartest People in Special Operations?04:20 - Different Types of Intelligence05:00 - Why Some People Can Just Execute05:45 - When Smart Candidates Overthink Selection07:18 - CAG, SMUs and the Intelligence Debate08:30 - Motivation Can Make Up a Lot09:40 - Why SOF Guys Look Similar From the Outside10:30 - The Differences Inside Elite Teams12:01 - Outsiders Don’t See the Full Spectrum12:45 - Don’t Confuse Fame With Expertise14:24 - CAG Can Be the Best Without Being the Smartest15:30 - The Nerds in the Vault Matter Too16:50 - Respect What People Actually Earned17:35 - You Can Be a Genius and an Idiot18:20 - Mustache November and Wrap-UpSupport the showJoin this channel to get access to perks: HEREBuzzsprout Subscription page:  HERERegister for our Operator Training Summit:  OperatorTrainingSummit.comFind an Air Force Recruiter: AirForce.comCollabs:Ones Ready - OnesReady.com 18A Fitness - Promo Code:  ONESREADY ATACLete - Follow the URL (no promo code):  ATACLeteDanger Close Apparel - Promo Code:  ONESREADYDFND Apparel...

Send us Fan MailThe Department of Veterans Affairs has spent years trying to modernize its electronic health record system, but Aaron, Trent, and Peaches dig into why the project has become such a massive government-tech story. The original contract carried a roughly $10 billion ceiling, Oracle later acquired Cerner, the timeline moved from 2028 to 2031, and the contract ceiling increased to about $27 billion. The guys walk through how a project meant to simplify veteran healthcare instead became a case study in delays, added complexity, and questions about accountability.The Spokane rollout becomes the clearest example. According to the figures discussed in the episode, staffing increased, productivity dropped, and later inspections raised concerns about workflow, burnout, and patient safety. Aaron’s larger point is that inefficiency at the VA is not just an annoyance — when staff are overloaded and systems are slow, veterans waiting for medical or mental-health care feel the consequences directly. Trent and Peaches also compare those problems with their own relatively positive VA experiences in San Antonio and Las Vegas, highlighting how uneven the system can be across locations.Then the numbers get even harder to ignore. The transcript notes that by July 2026, the new system was live at only 14 of 164 facilities, while later estimates discussed in the episode put the total rollout and sustainment cost far above the original contract ceiling. Aaron, Trent, and Peaches also get into Oracle’s upcoming congressional testimony, proprietary software concerns, contractor accountability, and the difference between a contract ceiling and actual money spent. Their bottom line is simple: modernization is necessary, but veterans should not have to accept waste, delay, and poor performance as the normal cost of doing business.LINKSonesready.comoperatortrainingsummit.comCHAPTERS00:00 - Ones Ready01:10 - The VA Has a Technology Problem02:33 - Why VA Systems Feel So Outdated03:30 - Oracle Health and the $10 Billion Contract04:36 - Why Government Tech Contracts Balloon05:26 - From $10 Billion to $27 Billion06:42 - Did DHA Make Things Worse?07:52 - Spokane Becomes the Test Case08:30 - More Staff, Less Productivity10:01 - When Healthcare Inefficiency Becomes a Patient Problem10:14 - The MICT Checklist Comparison11:11 - Trent and Peaches’ VA Experiences12:35 - Why Veterans Accept Broken Systems13:34 - Big VA Hospitals vs Smaller Facilities14:13 - Why It’s Hard to Attract Staff15:00 - Only 14 of 164 Facilities Were Live15:43 - Oracle, Cerner and Proprietary Systems16:46 - Congress Subpoenas Oracle Executives18:00 - What Oracle Says in Its Defense19:11 - How Much Will This Actually Cost?20:05 - Vegas vs San Antonio Veteran Populations20:52 - Fraud, Waste and Accountability22:15 - Ones Ready Partners and OTS23:12 - Wrap-UpSupport the showJoin this channel to get access to perks: HEREBuzzsprout Subscription page:  HERERegister for our Operator Training Summit:  OperatorTrainingSummit.comFind an Air Force Recruiter: AirForce.comCollabs:Ones Ready - OnesReady.com 18A Fitness - Promo Code:  ONESREADY ATACLete - Follow the URL (no promo code):  ATACLeteDanger Close Apparel - Promo Code:  ONESREADYDFND Apparel...

Send us Fan MailThe Air Force is flying, moving, supporting and striking everywhere — but the money still has to come from somewhere. Trent and Peaches break down what happens when current operations consume existing Air Force resources while the service is simultaneously trying to modernize aircraft, rebuild munitions stockpiles and repair bases that spent two decades taking a back seat to GWOT requirements. During the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, operations dominated the priority list. Now aging HVAC systems, electrical grids, sewage, dorms and military construction are all demanding attention at the same time.The guys also get into why military construction costs so much, what “taking it out of hide” actually means, and why the next fight cannot be funded by simply stripping money from everything else indefinitely. The Air Force still has to buy aircraft, upgrade capabilities, replenish weapons and maintain installations while supporting missions around the world. Trent argues that if the Air Force continues carrying a disproportionate share of operational requirements without additional resources, something eventually has to give.Then the conversation turns nuclear. Peaches and Trent dig into small modular reactors and Air Force efforts to experiment with microreactors that could provide resilient power to installations even if civilian infrastructure goes down. They discuss Eielson AFB, potential projects at other installations, the limitations of wind and solar at large scale, and why nuclear power may ultimately be one of the most practical ways to make military bases truly energy-resilient.LINKSonesready.com operatortrainingsummit.comCHAPTERS00:00 - Ones Ready 01:10 - Trent and Peaches Become GWOT Boomers 02:30 - Desert Wars vs Jungle Warfare 03:55 - The Air Force’s New Resource Problem 05:52 - How GWOT Changed Air Force Spending 07:46 - Twenty Years of Deferred Infrastructure 09:44 - Why Military Construction Costs So Much 11:06 - Operations Are Eating the Budget 12:00 - Dorms, Mold and Aging Air Force Bases 13:25 - HVAC and Electrical Systems Are Getting Crushed 13:48 - Nuclear Power for Air Force Bases? 15:27 - Why Military Bases Need Independent Power 16:49 - Eielson AFB’s Microreactor Project 18:00 - Coal, Nuclear, Solar and Wind 19:58 - Is Nuclear the Cleanest Realistic Option? 21:12 - More Air Force Bases Could Get Microreactors 22:15 - Texas Infrastructure Detour 23:22 - Toll Roads and Paying for Infrastructure 25:02 - The Air Force Is Doing Everything 26:14 - The Ben Affleck Air Force Meme 27:30 - Ones Ready Merch and Partners 28:53 - Ones Ready Wrap-UpSupport the showJoin this channel to get access to perks: HEREBuzzsprout Subscription page:  HERERegister for our Operator Training Summit:  OperatorTrainingSummit.comFind an Air Force Recruiter: AirForce.comCollabs:Ones Ready - OnesReady.com 18A Fitness - Promo Code:  ONESREADY ATACLete - Follow the URL (no promo code):  ATACLeteDanger Close Apparel - Promo Code:  ONESREADYDFND Apparel...

Send us Fan MailThe U.S. Space Force now has a formal component inside U.S. Special Operations Command, and Aaron, Trent and Peaches break down what that actually means for SOF. The new relationship is not about creating “Space Force commandos.” It is about putting Guardians who understand satellite communications, ISR, navigation, electronic warfare and space effects directly alongside the people planning and executing special operations. Instead of SOCOM requesting support from outside the organization every time a problem appears, the expertise is already inside the command and looking at the mission from the beginning.That integration could matter more than most people realize. Aaron argues that simply having Guardians in the room allows them to recognize problems other components may not even know can be solved with space capabilities. The guys also discuss the growing Space Force budget, commercial innovation from companies like SpaceX and Anduril, and why space and cyber are becoming increasingly important to modern warfare. Special operations does not necessarily need a new breed of Space Force operator — special operations needs immediate access to people who already understand how to create effects from the space domain.The episode also pushes back on the stereotype that Guardians have easy jobs because they sit behind screens. Aaron describes missions that can keep people cognitively engaged inside vaults for extremely long periods, where they may have only seconds to solve a complex problem with real consequences. The guys talk about the strange but high-performing Space Force culture, the growing pains of a young military service, and why exposure to USSOCOM could produce better leaders on both sides of the relationship. Naturally, they finish by designing the ultimate Space Force Ranger with jump wings, a dive bubble, free fall and a Weapons School patch.LINKSonesready.com operatortrainingsummit.comCHAPTERS00:00 - Ones Ready 01:00 - Operator Training Summit Las Vegas 02:20 - Aaron Becomes the Ideal PJ Specimen 03:20 - Surviving the Ones Ready DMs 04:50 - Space Force Joins USSOCOM 05:33 - The New Space Force SOCOM Component 06:34 - Why SOCOM Wants Space Capability 07:17 - What Does Space Force Actually Bring to SOF? 08:20 - Space Support to Special Operations 09:25 - Why Integration Matters 10:00 - Space Force Budgets and Expensive Satellites 11:53 - Could Anduril Build It Cheaper? 12:13 - Special Operations Doesn’t Need Space Commandos 13:02 - Space Force and SOCOM Have Been Converging for Years 14:00 - Why Putting Guardians in the Room Matters 15:18 - Space Force Culture Is Different 17:40 - The Human Performance Problem Nobody Sees 19:18 - Thirty Seconds to Prevent Catastrophe 20:00 - Building the Ultimate Space Force Ranger 21:08 - Ones Ready Wrap-UpSupport the showJoin this channel to get access to perks: HEREBuzzsprout Subscription page:  HERERegister for our Operator Training Summit:  OperatorTrainingSummit.comFind an Air Force Recruiter: AirForce.comCollabs:Ones Ready - OnesReady.com 18A Fitness - Promo Code:  ONESREADY ATACLete - Follow the URL (no promo code):  ATACLeteDanger Close Apparel - Promo Code:  ONESREADYDFND Apparel...

Send us Fan MailWhat should training for Air Force Special Warfare actually look like before you ship? Aaron, Trent, and Peaches go live to break down how future AFSPECWAR candidates should approach running, rucking, calisthenics, strength, water confidence, recovery, durability, and overall preparation — including what candidates consistently get wrong and how to know whether you’re actually ready for the pipeline instead of simply capable of passing an IFT.Then the conversation shifts to Space Force inside the USSOCOM enterprise. The guys break down why special operations needs Guardians integrated directly into the command, what space-based ISR, communications, navigation, electronic warfare, and other space effects can bring to SOF, and why having Space Force expertise in the room could matter more than creating some mythical “Space Force commando.”onesready.comoperatortrainingsummit.comSupport the showJoin this channel to get access to perks: HEREBuzzsprout Subscription page:  HERERegister for our Operator Training Summit:  OperatorTrainingSummit.comFind an Air Force Recruiter: AirForce.comCollabs:Ones Ready - OnesReady.com 18A Fitness - Promo Code:  ONESREADY ATACLete - Follow the URL (no promo code):  ATACLeteDanger Close Apparel - Promo Code:  ONESREADYDFND Apparel...

Send us Fan MailThe Air Force Special Warfare meme wars are apparently back. Aaron, Trent, and Peaches break down how a joke between Ones Ready and JT escalated into an entire AI-generated “Ones Finally Ready” universe, complete with fake movie posters, character transformations, campaign-style content and enough production value that people started messaging the guys asking whether the feud was actually real. The answer is both simpler and somehow more ridiculous: the boys are chirping, everybody has too much access to AI, and some people on the internet have completely lost their ability to recognize a joke.That leads into the bigger conversation about humor, military culture and cancellation. Aaron talks about people becoming genuinely angry over TACP jokes, including messages and discussions about fighting him in Vegas, while the guys point out that the actual people involved in the “beef” can still hang out, have drinks and laugh about it. They also discuss anonymous military meme pages, why AI keeps blending Trent and Aaron together, the strange professionalism behind JT’s parody campaign, and why being able to make fun of each other may actually be healthier than treating every joke like a personal attack.Naturally, it gets worse from there. The crew pitches Morgan Freeman narrating the fake movie, wonders whether Ones Finally Ready could outperform the Ground Truth documentary, talks about the LGBTACP shirt raising money for the TACP Foundation, and debates whether Peaches needs to retaliate or simply lean harder into the absurdity. Somewhere underneath all the chaos is a very Ones Ready message: you can disagree, roast each other, get chirped online and still be friends when the phones go away.LINKSonesready.com operatortrainingsummit.comCHAPTERS00:00 - Ones Ready 01:10 - The Episode Immediately Gets Cancelled 02:00 - The Air Force Special Warfare Meme Wars Are Back 03:00 - Can Military Communities Still Take a Joke? 04:15 - Aaron Apologizes for Going Too Dark 05:04 - The Death of Anonymous Military Meme Pages 05:44 - Pararescue Is Fraud Enters the Chat 06:09 - Ones Finally Ready 06:46 - How the JT vs Ones Ready Beef Started 08:11 - The AI Movie Gets Way Too Professional 09:11 - People Actually Want to Fight Aaron 10:20 - Why AI Keeps Mixing Up Aaron and Trent 11:01 - JT’s AI Character Choices Get Questionable 12:05 - People Think the Feud Is Real 12:59 - Ones Finally Ready vs Ground Truth 13:29 - Building the Fake Documentary 14:08 - Morgan Freeman Should Narrate It 14:50 - The “Beef” Exists Mostly on the Internet 15:20 - Aaron Was Drinking With JT Two Days Earlier 16:12 - Is This the Price of Making TACP Jokes? 17:01 - The Joke Is Actually Helping Ones Ready 17:30 - LGBTACP Shirts Support the TACP Foundation 18:34 - The Ultimate TACP Logic Trap 19:37 - Should Peaches Respond? 20:19 - When the Bit Goes Too Far 20:40 - Operator Training Summit Las Vegas 21:19 - Ones Ready Wrap-UpSupport the showJoin this channel to get access to perks: HEREBuzzsprout Subscription page:  HERERegister for our Operator Training Summit:  OperatorTrainingSummit.comFind an Air Force Recruiter: AirForce.comCollabs:Ones Ready - OnesReady.com 18A Fitness - Promo Code:  ONESREADY ATACLete - Follow the URL (no promo code):  ATACLeteDanger Close Apparel - Promo Code:  ONESREADYDFND Apparel...

Send us Fan MailPolitical ads are about to get louder, AI-generated content is getting better, and election-season outrage travels faster than context. In this Outside The Wire episode, Aaron breaks down a campaign attack from Valentina Gomez aimed at Acting Secretary of the Army Adam Telle over the scheduled execution of former Army Maj. Nidal Hasan. Instead of reacting to the clip, Aaron walks through the underlying timeline, Army regulation and specific claims to show how a political narrative can change when the missing context gets put back in.The central dispute is timing. President Trump approved Hasan’s death sentence on October 2, 2026, and Army Regulation 190-55 requires the Secretary of the Army to select a date between 60 and 150 days later. Aaron argues that portraying Telle as delaying or protecting Hasan does not match that timeline: the execution is currently scheduled for December 3, just 62 days after presidential approval. He also addresses attacks on Telle’s lack of prior military service and explains the broader principle of civilian control of the military.But the bigger point is not Valentina Gomez, Adam Telle or even one campaign ad. It is how to consume political information without letting outrage do your thinking for you. Aaron breaks down appeals to emotion, ad hominem attacks, missing context and unsupported claims while arguing that viewers should apply the same standard to political messaging even when it comes from someone they generally agree with. Agreement on policy does not make a false claim true.LINKSonesready.comoperatortrainingsummit.comCHAPTERS00:00 - Outside The Wire: Political Misinformation00:44 - Valentina Gomez Targets Adam Telle01:58 - Nidal Hasan and the Fort Hood Shooting02:31 - The Nidal Hasan Execution Timeline03:10 - Army Regulation 190-55 Explained04:00 - Why December 3 Matters05:02 - Civilian Control of the U.S. Military06:36 - When Political Attacks Become Personal07:11 - Campaign Ads, Emotion and Missing Context07:50 - Did Adam Telle Defy the Administration?08:28 - What the Reporting Actually Shows09:08 - Recognizing Appeals to Emotion09:56 - How Political Misinformation Works10:45 - The Facts Behind Hasan’s Scheduled Execution11:25 - Hold Your Own Side Accountable12:17 - Outside The Wire Wrap-UpSupport the showJoin this channel to get access to perks: HEREBuzzsprout Subscription page:  HERERegister for our Operator Training Summit:  OperatorTrainingSummit.comFind an Air Force Recruiter: AirForce.comCollabs:Ones Ready - OnesReady.com 18A Fitness - Promo Code:  ONESREADY ATACLete - Follow the URL (no promo code):  ATACLeteDanger Close Apparel - Promo Code:  ONESREADYDFND Apparel...