Ep 591: The Pipeline Doesn’t Care About Your Excuses

From Ones Ready by Aaron Love, Trent Seegmiller, and Jared "Peaches" Pietras

June 5, 2026 · 28 min · Episode 591

About this episode

Trent discusses changes in Air Force Basic Military Training and the mindset challenges faced by trainees.

Send us Fan Mail Trent goes solo for a brutally honest talk about Air Force Basic Military Training changes, Special Warfare expectations, and the dangerous mindset that causes people to quit before they’ve even truly started. After spending more time around BMT and the Special Warfare training environment, Trent breaks down recent changes to Special Warfare flights, why trainees are stressing over losing dedicated pool time, and why most people are focusing on the wrong problem entirel...

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Host: Trent Seegmiller

Topics covered

Air Force
Basic Military Training
Special Warfare
mindset
training changes

Keywords

Air Force
Basic Military Training
Special Warfare
training changes
mindset
quit
trainees

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Organizations: Air Force, Special Warfare