Common Misconceptions About AFSPECWAR Career Fields- PJ, Combat Controller, Special Reconnaissance

This week, the team gets together to talk all those misconceptions about the AFSPECWAR career fields. Do Controllers kick in doors 24/7? Do al PJs know how to hackeysack? Are PJs and Controllers attaching to other teams? Is Trent the only SR guy in the Air Force, and what do they do? And, as always, what came first- the great hair or the PJ? These topics and more, all this week in the Team Room!!!!
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00:02:16 Special Reconnaissance
00:09:57 Pararescue
00:36:32 Combat Control
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[@chrisconnor5986]

Morning swim -> Ones Ready Podcast -> Morning Lift. Like clockwork.

[@brandonhannam3120]

Trrrrrue dude haha

[@joshua24742]

@Erik Burgerhagen breakfast ->ones ready podcast-> Eric bugenhagen videos like clockwork 😂😂

[@KamSwope]

@Erik Burgerhagen i see i’ve found fellow mindsetters going to the air force. amazing, good luck to you guys

[@goonhoona8186]

Th AF should be paying you for this podcast. Y'all are hands down the best resource available for getting an accurate view of what to expect from the AF Spec ops, from pipeline to deployment. Thanks!

[@OnesReady]

We appreciate the kind words- thanks for engaging!

[@kirdnehh]

Looks like I’ll be up for another hour

[@blake8662]

Trent seems so much more comfortable this podcast. I think the SR jokes have finally worn away at him 😂 . Thanks guys

[@dougmcclure4760]

Hoo-Yah brothers! Great job! McClure, CCT, 89-00, INDOC Cadre from 1997-2000.

[@dougmcclure4760]

We were attached to ODAs in Bosnia and Somalia. Some of the first integrated SOF forces. Amazing to cut the cloth for the future operators like you guys.

[@dougmcclure4760]

You’re right, I laughed the entire time. Hack in...on the tar mac in Rota Spain, Space Shuttle Recovery missions. Haha.

[@OnesReady]

Hey Doug, great to see you on here! You were actually one of my cadre at INDOC in 99. You were scary as shit! 🍑haha

[@dougmcclure4760]

Ones Ready I was waiting to see if you remembered. Things are a little different now. Good stuff!

[@OnesReady]

@@dougmcclure4760 Ha! I'm more surprised you remember me actually. It's a little hard to forget someone that would haunt your dreams because of what they did to you in the pool!🤣. Hope you're well brother.

[@megstafford8309]

The adaptive mentality, of not staying in just one spot and kind of really doing whatever you can and pushing yourself to learn really speaks volumes that these career fields are more than meets the eye. I always learn something new from these podcasts. Thank you all for the abundance of knowledge 🙏

[@eddiezapata2646]

Ones Ready Podcast and team is the best info you can get on AFSW. Really awesome thing that y’all are doing. We appreciate it !

[@RealBREAKtheArtist]

This is a very informative video but I wish there was a regular TACP operator on the show. I am interested in the TACP/TACPO career fields but there are only a few videos with guests in those fields.

[@BaliBriant]

One thing that I keep looking for is an overview of some of the missions each SPECWAR branched is involved in. Maybe they don't talk about missions because some of them are classified, but it seems like they would be able to talk about some of them if they redact names of places and people. It comes up with Brian basically saying, "People think that PJs only do this, but actually that's not true, we do a whole range of different things." Trent says the same thing about SR. But I want to know what is this range of missions, what sorts of missions are they actually getting sent on? I find it difficult to judge which branch I want to join without hearing more detail about what ops they actually perform.

[@hodlwise2470]

Yeah, they're always incredibly vague.

[@BaliBriant]

@@hodlwise2470 Exactly.

[@trevorwalden6097]

That's the thing about SOF, not only can they not talk about everything they do, but it's also not always consistent or defined. Yes, there's specialties within SOF, but everyone's main mission is to perform special operations, however that needs to get done. JSOC may utilize a variety of operators across branches to perform a mission that they may not be specialised in.

[@mup8661]

@@hodlwise2470 Too much info takes away from the magic of learning the job. Plus OpSec.

[@miguelrodriguez-pl5ru]

Not some missions all of them are classified

[@guymoore1246]

Been tossing around the idea of going in the air force as a CCT for about 4 years now. 3 years ago I enlisted in a different afsc and I'm still throwing the idea around in my head and want to cross train at this point. Thanks for being an amazing source of an inside look at the community guys!

[@mountaingem6]

Your in the Air force and you don't capitalize your service branch?

[@jim99west46]

Keep up the good work. AFSOC needs more PR

[@Jack-yo3se]

Brian's shirt is like tv static.. screwing my eyes up! lol

[@elibenaron]

First, really appreciate the work you guys do to help out noobs like me who ask the same questions over and over. Second: dumb question alert: you guys said that 18Ds are more focused on field medicine than PJs (who - if I understand it right - are more focused on extracting personnel from dangerous situations than administering field medicine). Is that a general statement with exceptions, or is that the rule? Meaning, can I go the PJ route, and train field medicine with the 18Ds so that I can be as trained as they are in that regard?

[@harryhog1977]

Usually a general statement. Some J's are more focused on high angle, while others dive deeper into medicine or some other focus. Usually dudes find a niche that really appeals to them and they just naturally gravitate towards it.

[@ethangnars]

Yes dude you can be a Raider PJ SEAL CCT DEVGRU CAG 18D JTAC Sniper Ranger

[@bryanholmdohl4382]

I just want to thank y'all so much for all this amazing information.. I'm currently trying to prepare myself mentally and physically to join as a PJ so all of y'all's videos are extremely helpful God Bless!

[@mattedrington9536]

Awesome podcast guys. Can't tell you how much help this is helping get ready for the pipeline. Keep doing what you're doing and thank you for the time you guys put in

[@wadofbat]

The right answer thing helped a bunch, thanks y’all!

[@wadofbat]

Peache’s “If you put me on medical” joke was great

[@justelynnnjoelle]

Not first, but LET'S FREAKIN GOOOOOOOOOOOO Also, if PJs have the sleek hair and CCTs have rad tats... what do TACPs, SR, and SERE have?

[@jaio7190]

Idk about SERE or SR but all the TACP's I've met are literally jacked, they all got that Jocko build Lmao

[@Wreckless229]

Sere dudes are always wearing shorts and sandals no matter the weather. They always look like they just got back from a beach trip

[@zachatkinson1853]

Y’all are silly. I love that you guys talk about AFSPECWAR and JTAC stuff without acknowledging TACP. Come on boys

[@justelynnnjoelle]

@@zachatkinson1853 I mean, @Jai O did - he said they're all super jacked and I couldn't agree more as I have an acquaintance who fits the description xD

[@zachatkinson1853]

@@justelynnnjoelle I honestly don’t know how to respond to this KZbin game. Thank you for your input.

[@rustincolesailors8419]

Everything about the first 7:30 minutes of this is exactly what I want to do. Are you guys saying the SR pipeline provides the most versatility to the training opportunities given?

[@briangregory6303]

I'll just put this out there. Your small numbers compared to the entire Air Force, not blowing smoke, deserves to be held in high regard. If dudes get mad at that, that's on them. I placed 3rd at Minot AFB in our PT test back in my day, and I know I wouldn't make it through your pipeline. And we wouldn't be from lack of trying or want to.

[@noahbyers8803]

Mad respect to all of these guys. They don’t do it for the money. They do it for the EPR Bullets😏

[@HowToBeAPJ]

Lol, we actually do it to help build the community and make sure dudes know what they are getting into. No one is putting any of this on our EPR or OPR because we aren't doing it to impress anyone

[@noahbyers8803]

Lol 😆 I hear ya. There are definitely easier ways to get bullets.

[@outsid33]

Question! During the 2 year pipeline, does one’s base pay remain the same? Same with Bah? 2 years is half of a 4 year contract obviously, so are finances affected when one enters the pipeline?

[@Chris-qh9zw]

Do DAGRE's ever get to work with you guys?

[@1pkurbro]

I have a question for Trent. If you were to compare SR to another unit what would they be most compared to? Or would they be a combination of multiple?

[@hodlwise2470]

Bruh, from what I can tell it's basically like TACP shit where they don't really do much lmao. You can never get any information other than Trent being incredibly vague about it. If you caught one of the interviews they did with a TACP, dude literally said when he was deployed he was babysitting a dog the majority of the time. Sounds like a blast 🙄 If you're going for any of the SW pipelines within the Air Force, I'd go for CCT or PJ. Or look at going into Army 75th Battalion Rangers, Special Forces, or MARSOC w/ the Marines.

[@denzelianthestupendous5797]

@@hodlwise2470 from the website description it says they go on clandestine missions so they probably can't talk about it

[@viper7320]

@@hodlwise2470 ranger vs cct

[@BroChaChah]

Do you happen to know the depths you go in combat dive school?

[@crimzonempire4677]

One think I haven’t heard yet is RQS and how to join one vs The ladder

[@OnesReady]

We talk about being at the RQS all the time. What are your questions?

[@crimzonempire4677]

Ones Ready I Just want to know the direct differences between RQS and STS, and how to get into each. if any videos you guys have go in-depth on that.

[@deathzmane7188]

What is the mission difference in the reconnaissance that 75ths recon group does as compared to the new SR unit in the Air Force? Pretty sure RRC provides recon for SOCOM and JSOC as well as their own rangers. I guess if I wanted to skip all the complicated talk which recon unit in the us military does the most clandestine missions?

[@killaace92]

Would you guys mind talking about diversity within the AFSOC teams; I’ve seen more within the Army but barely in the AirForce. Not saying that they’re aren’t any at all, because that’s a huge misconception but aside from Lt. Col Arnold who was a J and army SF, are there any other within the teams?

[@killaace92]

Werk Eng it really isn’t lol 👌🏾

[@reggiefranc9920]

This is a topic I’d like to hear about too 🤷🏽‍♂️

[@killaace92]

Werk Eng not at all man, the fact that you’re thinking that I’m mainly speaking about African Americans shows just how ignorant you are to the topic; when I say diversity I’m speaking on every other race as well. I mentioned one name based off of my personal knowledge. But hey man whatever floats your boat lol

[@OnesReady]

Well, this question is pretty interesting it seems! Can you explain why you want us to address it? We are definitely diverse as an organization across all career fields- I suppose the reason we haven’t addressed it is because it’s not a problem we see day to day. If you can help me understand I’d be happy to help figure it out. 🦉

[@blake8662]

@killaace92 does having too many white people on team intimidate you? You don't like working with people based on their race? You should work on that. Pretty hateful

[@savagegaming2572]

can you do a video on the best exercises to do? I get my citizenship in a few weeks, i got to drop 60lbs and build stamina. in the next 6months i plan on becoming a PJ

[@first001]

Did you do it?

[@noahisac4711]

Hey, I'd really like to buy an F1 Frame, what pack would you guys recommend to go with it? Also, thank you guys for the continued information it has made a huge difference in how I've trained and prepped for selection.

[@dalefitzgerald4369]

I see Brian with the red Burn the Boats flag👀 are they finally back in stock?

[@HowToBeAPJ]

They will be this week

[@ethangnars]

How To Be A PJ restock in shorts?? medium is sold out

[@danielsbess]

How do I get into the USAF for specops PJ or SR?

[@OnesReady]

Plenty of ways to get in and we have the resources on KZbin for you. Also head to www.airforce.com/find-a-recruiter

[@MS-bo7iw]

Can PJ/CROs request waivers for asthma?

[@inde6466]

Love yew peaches

[@cristophelee]

What is everyone doing in regards to pools being closed? I was swimming 5 days a week and now I can’t find a place that is open. Also, how has covid affected recruiting and training?

[@jaydencruz336]

cristophelee I don’t know about other states but Alaska has so many pools open just strict times

[@BB-gc4wf]

Recently I got interested in SR but then I realized I can’t do that because I can’t watch people I have to be in on the action. Thinking trying to go CCT or TACP now. Thanks for the info.

[@BB-gc4wf]

I match the short height and passive aggressive manner of CCTs as well 😂

[@OnesReady]

Tell me you haven’t listened to any of the podcasts on SR without telling me you haven’t listened to any of the SR podcasts. -A

[@BB-gc4wf]

@@OnesReady I haven’t I will say that, this is the first podcast of yours I have listened to but I do plan on getting more info through them. And yes I do know that SR does more than watch people but if I am not mistaken that is something they do. I could be wrong though.

[@BB-gc4wf]

I truly want to know more information and don’t mean to be a dick or come across that I know more than I do I truly don’t, but if you have any of the SR podcasts I can go watch or listen to for more info that would be great.

[@davidhuddleston9581]

Can TACPs become dive and freefall certified?

[@Nightwolfsc]

no, they are too busy trying to keep up with the Infantry

[@ggNotSuree]

Yes

[@dinomra7771]

Can SRs get embedded/go on other missions with other teams like ODAs and SEALs?

[@OnesReady]

At the moment no; the enabler mission set for all USAF folks is getting much smaller. SR not enabling currently with sister service. - A

[@dinomra7771]

@@OnesReady Are you saying that the mission set is getting narrowed down?

[@OnesReady]

Well- the requests are going down. We aren’t fighting a 3-theater DTAC conflict; so, if the number of teams going out that need our support are slowing down? Then the requests for our support are also going down. The enabler mission is sexy- but it’s only there because each service had an operational need for our capability and couldn’t make it happen on their own. So, less Ops + slower tempo = decrease in need for enablers. Hope that makes sense. - A

[@dinomra7771]

@@OnesReady So does that mean SR will be harder to get into because of that? Because I remember looking at Marine Force Recon and hearing that they where very limited on how many people they would take in.

[@OnesReady]

Why would that matter at all? SR doesn’t do enabler mission set now… so a decrease in requests for PJs/Controllers to the joint force wouldn’t affect SR either way. The AF needs SR to work on ST teams and solve AF problems for the joint force- the same can be said for controllers and PJs as well- the enabler mission set is not something ST is looking at putting a lot of weight behind.

[@jadynbell9343]

Mo

[@Nightwolfsc]

Rangers Lead the Way

[@OnesReady]

They sure do. Thank you for engaging!

[@jsvm10301]

TYFYS

[@Nightwolfsc]

Chairforce thinks they are Rangers

[@jaio7190]

Batt is mad

[@harryhog1977]

You sir, are an absolute bozo. No spec ops unit is better than the other, they all have specialized skill sets, which well, you guessed it, makes them special.

[@albinosh4dow]

Rangers are literally just infantry for SOCOM. Lowest on the totem pole.

[@PACMANx805]

@@albinosh4dow speaking the truth over here! Lol

[@OnesReady]

Nothing but love for the Batt Bois. But, we aren’t them and don’t want to be. Probably the same for them, actually, and that’s just fine with us. Thanks for coming to the page and engaging.

[@elsuperpollo6715]

I thought special weather folks was a waste of my tax payers money, dealing with weirdo weather lame sh** playing with toy drones then I accidentally stumbled on this channel listened and found out it evolved to sr, other other AFSOC jobs changed my perception and I was being ignorant.