Air Force Combat Controller Jared 'CCT Peaches' Pietras

[@rshear618]

Peaches had been very inspiring to me. As a fellow short guy seeing what he’s accomplished further fuels my fire! Keep on keepin on

[@MikeRitland]

Keep rocking it out man, glad to hear you enjoyed it!

[@dannydavito438]

Joining Air-force Special warfare to try to be a CCT after graduation, i'm a senior right now and love watching these Air-force Special warfare interviews.

[@MikeRitland]

Love to hear that - Keep at it!

[@alz.7716]

I don't think enough people appreciate how hard this man must've worked to make it in SOF at his height.

[@Verycoolguy47]

Right! I wish he’d go more in depth about it

[@Thebluesky0311]

Not really, ton's of short men in sof.... Really comes down muscle endurance/muscle mass and cardio for a body type not height.

[@tonykeast9966]

Less short men have been shot in the head in combat. They are way better at using cover! Statistically, being 5'4" has giant advantages in a warzone. 😎

[@revans4774]

@@tonykeast9966 It’s a mathematical problem 😊

[@connor7034]

Messi is 5 4

[@JHillNC]

Peaches is such a good effin dude. I've been subscribed to Ones Ready for the past 3+ years and so glad I got to finally hear "the rest of the story" here. Great episode!

[@MikeRitland]

Glad to hear you enjoyed it, appreciate the support!

[@darrelwilson2875]

Great show as usual. Love to hear about what CCT is all about.

[@Keenafy]

Thanks for the show Mike!

[@onlycasual1]

Such awesome questions yet again Mike. I've been watching for almost as long as you've been doing the show and am always impressed at how you manage to ask stuff I'd both want to ask and stuff I'd never think to ask but would love to know the answer to.

[@MikeRitland]

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[@tristanmma8407]

Awesome podcast! Was always curious about those CCT guys, glad to see we have guys like peaches out there calling the shots💪

[@michaellee2652]

Loved having our JTAC on site in AFG. He worked directly with our platoon FO and man....the improvement on calling and getting it done was incredible!!

[@rockhoya10]

This was one of the intellectual podcasts I’ve listened to. Totally nerded out with these great warriors. Great podcast Mike

[@jaredspear8140]

Peaches. Ty for your service and your insight!!!

[@LeDiamondDog]

I literally discovered that CCT dude in a 2006 french book about American SF Irak 2003-2005 Really interesting to hear him and his friends on Ones Ready

[@mauricesimancas]

Thanks Mike …another great show! OnesReady is an awesome podcast.

[@MikeRitland]

Glad you enjoyed it, thanks for watching!

[@----REDACTED----]

What a great story. Thank you for sharing

[@jeromeballesta1131]

Once again ITW delivers - incredible job -thank you :)

[@C-24-Brandan]

Another great interview Mike!! Keep killin it & providing us with exceptional guests/conversations that other wouldnt get to know or hear!

[@MikeRitland]

Glad to hear you enjoyed it, appreciate the support!

[@JoePaPodcast]

Damn good podcast Mike, I got turned on to you by watching episode 5 of SRS. I love your style and demeanor, I'm learning a lot and adjusting fire on my mobile podcast. Keep up the good work bro, CHEERS!

[@MikeRitland]

Thank you man, I appreciate it. Glad to have you here!

[@MartsEntertainment]

This was a phenomenal interview. Thank you for having these really fascinating stories of people doing very interesting things like a combat weatherman.

[@MikeRitland]

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[@ace101guy]

Finally Air Force dudes!

[@maxrosenberg1167]

Ones ready is awesome!

[@jaftb2012]

It will ALWAYS be Bragg

[@Aron-79]

Respect 🫡

[@saileshnatenatesan8495]

Awesome episode 🙏🏼 🇺🇸

[@ensporium8857]

RIP John Chapman 🇺🇲🦅

[@antoniogravina723]

Great episode, thank you.

[@MikeRitland]

Glad to hear you enjoyed it, appreciate the support!

[@spiritualundergroundpodcast]

As a civilian “know nothing”, the air combat controllers have really caught my attention - dudes don’t get enough credit, perhaps that’s by design

[@carlgregory5219]

I've said it before, and I will say it again, f×cking fascinating !! Thank you both !! 👏🏼

[@MikeRitland]

Glad to hear you enjoyed it, appreciate the support!

[@carlgregory5219]

I love them all !! Im from London, England. I'm glued to every episode. Keep up the amazing work, brother !! 🦾

[@taylorstarch719]

Peaches is the 🐐

[@scottw4336]

Hold up........this is JP Dinell right🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 thanks for your service boys🇺🇲😎🇺🇲

[@Ceasefirestories1776]

I thought the same thing😂

[@BRADLEY856]

“Was she good looking” tears rolling down my cheeks, Mike. (I thought he was JP’s brother at first)

[@OK-otic]

Wow, I had never heard of any of Peaches stories before 😮

[@helloharry1418]

Best one yet

[@MikeRitland]

Glad you enjoyed it, appreciate the support!

[@petergallina9911]

Thanks!

[@MikeRitland]

Much appreciated!

[@tonykeast9966]

Two things: 1-This was a particularly excellent episode. 2-Somehow I've mysteriously been unsubscribed from this channel. Resubbed as soon as I clocked this but heads up Mike.

[@MikeRitland]

Strange, thank you for the heads up and feedback man

[@bmcantrell619]

Thank you fine gents for this one

[@MikeRitland]

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[@TheAbyssGazedBack]

1:55:02 A10 & AC130… still the best at the job after being around for 60+ years. Trillions of cumulative $ spent on developing and building F35, 22, etc and the old proven designs still dominate!!

[@danielsummey4144]

A-10 and AC-130 would both be useless in a war against anyone but villagers living in mud huts.

[@TheAbyssGazedBack]

You ever hear the one about you only give your stupidity away once you open your mouth? Any ground conflict with troops needing close air support these would be the choice aircraft.

[@connor7034]

Mike cracks me up “what does the unit rhyme with” 😂

[@odrs]

What’s the difference between a forward observer, JTAC, TACP, and CCT?

[@passionatepatriot7272]

We need more ruff around the edges men

[@stevenmack1774]

WTF is with the Bots in the Comment section lol 😂 Also awesome Video and I’m glad we god some USAF guys on here but then reminds me why I was trying to get to RASP while in the Air Force lol 🤦‍♂️

[@stevenmack1774]

Got*

[@MikeRitland]

Glad to hear you enjoyed it, appreciate the support!

[@tammrablaine579]

Jared is such a down to earth man, he's almost seems unassuming, and then you realize that hey, this really isn't probably somebody you wanna mess with. Very cool interview. Listening before bed. Mike's voice is so soothing. It's like wearing a warm blanket, if that makes any sense at all, lol. The woman that gets to wake up to the sweet nothings in that voice is one of the luckiest women on Earth, not to mention he's just such an awesome guy, intelligent and handsome to boot. I'm totally fan girling here, lol 😅. Moment of realization though, Jordan Peterson brought up something about what makes a good man. It was something to the effect of "a good man is a very dangerous man that has his dangerous ability under control. Mike and a lot of his guests make me think of this quote a lot. We definitely need more men like these in the world. I don't understand the push of modern society to feminize men. Toxic masculinity is a guy that beats his wife or bullies someone weaker then him, not just a man being a man. Masculinity is not toxic, and it's very much needed in this world. It's those good masculine men that are the protectors from the weak, toxic men. This and podcasts like it give me hope for our society that real men still exist.

[@jimmyhenson2167]

When you’re on the ground, surrounded. Nothing sounds better than the red dragon. That’s Puff boys and girls. The magic dragon. 1967 - 1969 Viet F’in NAM baby !! Texas. Fight. United. Bueno. Good.

[@williamwells6468]

Thanks for this Mike!! I needed something to watch while I do cardio tonight. This will do it….

[@jacobdelmonico1323]

lets goooooo!!!!! another banger. aye man im still down to pick up pens and work my way up whatever ladder needs to be worked up. just throwin that out that brother . man you should get brent tucker from the anti hero podcast on and ValhallaVFT check em out sir!

[@MikeRitland]

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[@Sean-i4r]

Bombadeer snowmobile engine 503 cubic centimeters has around Eighty horsepower but it's the most reliable snowmobile engine ever made

[@stevenmack1774]

PLUS what ever happened to the Nuke Tech from the AF, that episode was taken down very fast.. I’m guessing OP SEC for some reason.

[@mikemoore1687]

Mike seriously seems like the type of guy you always want to drink a beer with.. always have some sort of sexual joke coming whether you like it or not hahaha f****** love it

[@MikeRitland]

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[@frank4fun64]

there is only 1 reason that Nellis O-6 went along with storytime....He had stars in his eyes. So glad I'm retired

[@keltycoyote78]

Yo Mike where’d you get that jitz hat?!

[@MrMcgee17]

Great video! Hey what is the name of the intro music??

[@Twan911]

It’s Mike playing the music.

[@byzameli]

love that Peaches didn't bite on the anti-queer, anti-genocide-protest nonsense, a class act

[@maltomilto]

When was that can you stamp?

[@SQUINTS03]

"Black lives matter?" Off to a great start, haha!

[@TheAbyssGazedBack]

That’s wild he was in Kandahar in sep ‘01 weren’t most people at that point staged in Uzbekistan? Must have really the been wild wild east

[@lukasreid4223]

Sep 02

[@TheAbyssGazedBack]

Ahh I guess I wasn’t paying attention. Thx

[@jimmyhenson2167]

93 Somila was the real Wild West. Rangers lead the way. Hoo rah. Bueno. Good.

[@Clevelanddad04]

It’s hard to process the things he was part of and not carrying any emotion about it.

[@70stunes71]

👍🏻💯🇱🇷💪

[@shawnomack45]

Should of asked him. How her family felt about her hooking up with a american lol

[@danielwitmer3242]

Boring Podcast.

[@Sweetleaf2001]

😂

[@mr.fiivestarr7493]

Bet your wife or boyfriend says that in bed….boring.

[@odrs]

😂

[@sapper3504]

turned it off after he said he doesnt carry a round in the chamber. turned it back on after he started talking dirt bikes

[@BushmasterM4A3]

LOL