AFSPECWAR FAQ'S aka Never Ask These Questions Again!

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We get it- you have AFSPECWAR questions. And we also get that we have answered some of these 2000 times. So for you, this week- literally everything you need to know about the United States Air Force Special Warfare. From how you get in touch with a recruiter when your family can join you to what the pipeline is like- it's all here. One-stop.
All the questions you ask- every answer you need, all wrapped up in Aaron and Trent's normal grumpy demeanor and jokes. We hit them all.
As promised, the chapter markers 👇🏽 are below!!!!!
Make friends in the comment section- or fight. Either one is fine.
00:00 The intro Aaron Couldn't Figure out
00:51 Aaron Explains Chapter Markers
03:15 What is the day-to-day like in AFSPECWAR?
06:22 How do I get ahold of a recruiter?
07:17 I've called a recruiter, and they're not calling me back fast enough- why?
09:04 How do I contact the Guard or Reserve Recruiter?
09:40 Aaron is a real tool (but he's right)
10:42 What order do the schools/basic and the pipeline go?
14:40 When does my spouse/family get to join me?
17:10 Will I lose all my gains at Basic Training?
18:45 Will TACPs go through A&S? What about water confidence?
19:59 Aaron brings back saying "Tight"
21:27 How are TACPs used conventionally
26:25 What does SR really do?!?
32:19 Are PJs medics?
35:30 Which medic is best? What about inter-service rivalry?
37:00 How do the Jobs all work together?
41:00 Can SWOs go to (cool school)?
46:53 What are the career fields going to do now that GWOT is over?
53:15 Will you connect me with an operator?
56:45 What about women in combat?
01:01:00 Should gingers be allowed in the military
01:02:54 What about the shot mandate? I might not want to get in if I have to take it.
01:05:00 Do you guys give medical waiver advice?
01:06:30 I'm in high school; what should I do to prepare?
01:08:59 Am I too old? Too tall? Too short?
01:11:00 Aaron's Skin Care Tips
01:13:30 Aaron's Nugget of Wisdom
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@bingode1646 Жыл бұрын

These guys must not know anything. Are they even in the Air Force? guy on the right is a dummy

@OnesReady Жыл бұрын

Yeah, I’m not very smart, is what it is I guess. The ASVAB requirement when I came in was only 43. But yes, both in the Air Force, if you’d believe it! - A

@Get_Splooshed Жыл бұрын

@@OnesReady for what it’s worth you’d still be considered the worlds smartest marine…

@joelail6741 2 ай бұрын

I stumbled across you guys by chance. I'm 51 now, thanks for reminding me of what 25 year old me was. Keep on keeping on.

@Jay15523 2 жыл бұрын

I know this was intended to be informative but I was thoroughly entertained by the humor and sarcastic answers 😂. Hopefully people will finally get it after this episode.

@OnesReady 2 жыл бұрын

Appreciate it. We’ll keep doing what we’re doing until all the questions are answered.

@karenrhoads1598 Жыл бұрын

the spouse question is one that should be addressed before someone goes into the pipeline...it seems harsh but if your spouse isn't prepared to run their world perhaps a person should re-think AFSPECWAR...It's not mean or cruel to have the conversation before any decisions are made...it takes a strong, confident, spouse to decide the military life is a path to walk...This is not ever meant as any kind of slam to any one...Being the spouse that has to run the home life while the other spouse is out is sometimes hard & demanding, requiring sometimes the resilience that seems impossible..

@Mike-il6pt 2 жыл бұрын

Great episode! Keep them rolling.

@ballerspot4632 2 жыл бұрын

Hey guys I have a unique question I’m sure you haven’t heard, what’s the day to day life like in SW?

@karenrhoads1598 Жыл бұрын

everything you guys said apply to just living life in the real world...thanks for the kick in the ass! in the best way possible you guys motivate!

@charles.the.versed 2 жыл бұрын

exactly what i neede to see, thanks fellas

@justincase6815 2 жыл бұрын

Hindsight is 20:20. Went to Basic 12/10/1986. Arrived in better shape than when we graduated. Open General and somehow got a GREAT job - Airborne Communications. Got out after 5 1/2 years. Every PJ I met while in the USAF were super dudes. Loving this Podcast - just found it today!

@bluecheese3952 2 жыл бұрын

This is the Video everyone needed.

@FwJT_ 2 жыл бұрын

Hey guys . My 500 swim is 20 minutes. 20 push ups and sit ups 1 pull up . 20 minute mile and a half. I’m 25. Is special warfare still worth shooting for? I’ve been training for a year now. Shooting for pj. Hoping to cross train to seal if I become a pj after a long time. Then devgru after.

@KraftyHob 2 жыл бұрын

Love it. Follow your dreams, Cuck Lord.

@TheJv6480 2 жыл бұрын

Keep training

@naokir.3649 2 жыл бұрын

Well you got more pullups then me. My body weight is heavy. I can do a shitload of situps and like 40 pushups but 0 damn pullups

@ConnorCu 2 жыл бұрын

@@TheJv6480 he was being sarcastic lmao

@FwJT_ 2 жыл бұрын

@@naokir.3649 my cousin can’t even pulled up halfway. He trained and did over 500 during hell week at BUD/s. Don’t give up man. You got this daddy

@meitroxgaming6988 2 жыл бұрын

This makes me have to really think whether I want to stay enlisted or commission. Maybe I took it out of context, I really wanna do what Specwar is known for, but I also want to lead the way officers should. Decisions, decisions... I appreciate the honesty though and the information yall constantly push out. Yall are awesome

@ruexoxan6432 2 жыл бұрын

Okay but what should I do I first if I want to become a PJ? 😂 Been watching you guys for a year, trained for a year and now it's time to go. Thank you for everything.

@KraftyHob 2 жыл бұрын

Recruiter; (Edit) WATCH THE VIDEO BEFORE POSTING A COMMENT, then call different AF recruiters and ask for AFSW recruiters

@BigDallupinyoface Жыл бұрын

This is by far my favorite episode.

@OnesReady Жыл бұрын

Awesome- check out the other FAQs as well! - A

@karenrhoads1598 Жыл бұрын

I think sometimes people just think the AF folk are not real military....like some folk think National Guard aren't doing anything. I'm a military brat from way back & everything I learned from my dad showed me that the AF was anything BUT namby pamby ...AF rocks in my eyes & in my heart forever ♥️

@bjchorny 2 жыл бұрын

The community of towering spirit with can-do attitude. #thanks #welcome

@bigman5025 2 жыл бұрын

That urban trainer in the thumbnail was actually a lot of fun

@mateobadella3226 2 жыл бұрын

YESS LETTTSSSS GOOOOO

@85Yoter1 2 жыл бұрын

When can career TSgts get in on AFSPECWAR? We want in!

@GMBenavidez 2 жыл бұрын

#GoSERE

@juicythrax8992 2 жыл бұрын

Use duck duck go on a vm if you’re that sketched over being tracked

@arib949 Жыл бұрын

❤️

@morganladner7037 2 жыл бұрын

I was born with bilateral clubfoot. Had 3 surgeries as a child to correct my ankles. I can walk and run just fine, was able to play football and baseball throughout high school and baseball in college. All good as far as running and mobility, However, my ankles flexibility is lacking substantially. In regards to swimming and A&S, is it reasonable to think I can make it through with stiff ankles making me not the fastest swimmer. I’ve tried ways to stretch them out but they just done have the range of motion to do so. Thanks for the help and the great videos guys.

@morganladner7037 2 жыл бұрын

Also do y’all have any suggestions for workouts, exercises, equipment I can do to stretch ankles and maybe improve flutter kicks in water. Having fins on helps for sure but when I take them off, the ankles just don’t cooperate. Thanks again

@rexw2203 2 жыл бұрын

@@morganladner7037 For the pipeline I'd say that if you can still fin-swim without much problem you SHOULD be ok. Be up-front with the recruiter about physical issues at all times. Some issues can be waivered and the only thing I would caution you would be to "make them say no" and even then don't just TAKE that answer. Talk to other contacts about the feasibility of getting a waiver if you REALLY have a fire in the belly for the career field. There's lots of exercises to stretch the ligaments and tendons in the lower leg out there on the internet. Swimming free-style isn't that big an issue once you're done with the PAST. It's almost ALL fin swimming after that.

@rexw2203 2 жыл бұрын

If you can DO THE JOB and you're not 'suddenly gone' when I turn around to try and find you...I REALY don't care whether or not your male or female (or any of the other differences that people come in). If you're not an "empty uniform" and show up and can DO THE JOB...I really couldn't care less if you're frikkin' BLUE! Honestly, if I could've changed something I'd done when I was in high-school, it would be to have done cross-country and swim team in order to get ready for a career in the military. Looking back, that would be the only things I'd change.

@briangregory6303 2 жыл бұрын

Unless things have drastically changed since I served, wanting everything spoonfed probably won't get you through tech school.

@bigdaddyo3382 2 жыл бұрын

Love it 2 millennials acting like boomers yelling at kids to get off the lawn … lol! Great episode as usual, look forward to hearing you answer the SAME QUESTION NEXT MONTH!

@crimzonempire4677 2 жыл бұрын

Did people not watch the video or use any of the time stamps…

@kraz3ja3 2 жыл бұрын

Bookmark the vid, like it, pin to comments,, something! For reference whenever the repetitive questions get asked 😂

@somenecool Ай бұрын

I just want to know, if I enlist with a basic job, can I enter SWOE or possibly cross train into special warfare when I plan on re-enlisting? I’m going to MEPS next week and I didn’t even know that I had to go through SWOE to enlist as special warfare. And I believe the deadline is getting really close. I don’t want to swear in for another job if I don’t have the possibility to enter special warfare later on.

@OnesReady Ай бұрын

Yes, cross training is an option as long as you follow the regs.

@I_Came_With_Fire_Podcast 8 ай бұрын

lol was that thumbnail the “evasion” course lol?

@OnesReady 8 ай бұрын

😎

@BB-gc4wf 2 жыл бұрын

you guys should make this the channel ad for new people, my guess is that most of the people re asking these questions are new.

@OnesReady 2 жыл бұрын

You’d be surprised, my guy. -A

@BB-gc4wf 2 жыл бұрын

@@OnesReady I’m sure I would

@axelvega2899 Жыл бұрын

So like, what’s a day in the life like of a PJ..?

@OnesReady Жыл бұрын

😂- A

@cyb2711 2 жыл бұрын

🥶🥶

@aarondovel1061 Жыл бұрын

Can you be SR in the reserves without prior active duty service? such as retraining into SR?

@OnesReady Жыл бұрын

No reserve SR, only guard. I believe you can apply for those right off the street- depends on how many slots the unit has- and there are only 2 units. - A

@tylerk2533 2 жыл бұрын

I'm getting a degree and I am interested in the guard but live 600 miles away from the unit can I still join

@danielcarr6335 2 жыл бұрын

You should call that guard unit and ask them that…

@etwanican_7439 Жыл бұрын

Do you guys think the mandate for the covid vaccine will ever change in the military?

@OnesReady Жыл бұрын

We all sure hope so. - A

@elsuperpollo6715 Жыл бұрын

These videos are addictive to listen too, and im just a 41 year old man. Have a good one

@OnesReady Жыл бұрын

Thank you my friend! Really appreciate that. Anything you want us to cover? - A

@pandemicwarfare4288 2 жыл бұрын

Very important, but if you get a religious exemption for the covid vaccine approved, can you participate in special warfare? Or do you have to have the shot?

@YoungNinja-117 2 жыл бұрын

Yeah I would like to know as well

@YoungNinja-117 2 жыл бұрын

From my understanding I talked to the Squadron Commander of the 306th RQS Reserve PJ Unit and the entire Department of the Air Force Active, Guard, & Reserve are not accepting any Concientious/Religious Exemptions to the Vaccine. They are currently in process of discharging Airmen that refuse. I have also talked to an Army National Guard Special Forces Recruiter who said soldiers refusing the vaccine can currently still enlist, it has not been mandated for the Army Guard side (depends by state) but they are being "red flagged". Which could mean a harder time getting rank, schools, time away, etc. Also! Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve Special Warfare units are currently not hiring due to a high influx of Spec-War Airman switching from Active, the Covid-19 pandemic stopping Tryouts, and the Afghanistan situation has also stopped Tryouts.

@abefrohammer3105 Жыл бұрын

How do you feel now about your remarks on the vaccine? If you are a data guy then it should be pretty clear to you that it is a real danger to the specific population that comprises your unit. You are accepting a cardiac risk that only increases with each event and which is a complete unknown across career term.

@OnesReady Жыл бұрын

Couple clarifying questions- who, specifically? And what remarks, specifically? -A

@abefrohammer3105 Жыл бұрын

@@OnesReady1. I believe it's Aaron, the one on the right (PJ). 2. Starting around 1:24:30. I agree your personal opinion about personal freedoms and everyone making their own choice. The problem is it's a bit at odds with the following train of thought concerning a person's view on "getting a shot" versus their desire to save people and serve a greater good. That's a bit on the simplistic side considering you are by proxy applying pressure on your peers saying their resolve isn't equal to yours because they are pushing back on a thing that has born out to be most detrimental to your exact population. Great leaders would accept the unknown risk of pushing back collectively as they would know that's the only way to achieve the right of choice for the young men under their command. They will boot out 10-15% of a force if necessary, but they cant afford to lose a sizable portion of an elite force without being unit ineffective, which becomes a strategic problem. If experienced and ranked guys unified and pushed back, like a large group of SEAL's did, they would have to amend their position because they can't afford to lose strategic assets. Maybe you were able to side step the risks with religious exemptions or other means, the point is that a unit centered around adaptive medicine should be the ones tracking risk to the force most, and taking every measure to prevent it.

@OnesReady Жыл бұрын

1, it was me (Aaron), so I will respond. Bottom line up front, I stand by what I said a year ago, in this context and in its time. We have all learned a lot since then, and you're applying today's context and information to something I said a year ago with the information I had at that time. I also want to make sure you understand- I openly reject what you think my intent was. I said the truth, clearly, at the moment without reservation. Until proven otherwise, you're a person on the internet without the experience necessary to be included in the conversation. E.g., your opinion on what "great leaders would do" (while you have zero experience in the issue until proven otherwise), I never said that anyone's resolve to do the job was in any way related to me; you made that up to support your point. So don't put words in my mouth, and don't inject malice in my intent where it doesn't belong. Unfortunately, the "simplistic" view you mentioned could also be called "just the facts of the matter". Do you want to be a PJ? Do you want to deploy? Go on TDY? Well, even now, a year later, you're not allowed to fully experience that without the shot. I actually do the job and live the life you're telling me about, so I can tell you in real-time- the facts remain. While your overall read of the issue in the here and now isn't far off, I'm going to assume you're a random dude not in AFSPECWAR, who didn't live through this thing the way we did and is now sniping from the sidelines. I am happy to be proven wrong- I am not hard to find, and I am the first person to say when I am wrong. Shoot me a private message, let's talk it out. 2, it starts at 1:01:00, the time stamp you used was a typo, and this episode wasn't 1:24:30 long. For all those that want to play the home game. 3- Since this video, the mandate has been repealed, and you can enter the military without a shot. However, you can't deploy, go TDY, or go to certain schools without it. So, if you want to get in, go through 2 years of training, then get to a team to sit at home station and never deploy? That's your choice. My personal feelings on the dangers of the shot and the moral/ethical/legal concerns surrounding all these things are well known in all my circles. I have been one of the most vocal people against what I feel has been a dark time for all of us actually serving. Thanks for engaging; hopefully, I provided the clarity you were clearly lacking. To close- thank you for allowing me to flesh out my intent and words.

@abefrohammer3105 Жыл бұрын

@@OnesReady you know what Aaron, I read your thorough response and have to say, I'll take the L. The statement, or more accurately sentence, in question had to do with you saying a person's view on the shot must be weighed against their desire to do your job, save lives and put others over yourself (paraphrasing as I'm writing on a phone). I will admit I probably brought a lot of my own bias into that read and I shouldn't ascribe that to your intentions. I'm particular hot about it considering what my wife went through as a nurse, and so many others like her, when the facts were on her side. I have tremendous respect for your community having shared blood, sweat and tears with many. You and your compatriots put out great info that energizes a new group of young people to undertake a tough road that's increasingly harder to motivate people for. I applaud that and thank you for those efforts. Pardon my old saltiness as most pj's I've worked with, and trained, were exceptional, even if over equipped;) It was in bad form to snipe at one statement amidst a sea of great info you guys put extra effort in putting out. I wish you the best and keep fighting the good fight. I'm man enough to admit when I'm like a football bat. Cheers D.O.L.

@os3208a 2 жыл бұрын

Do dudes still find time to train jits during the pipeline?

@ViewtifulBr080 2 жыл бұрын

I miss aaron :(

@OnesReady 2 жыл бұрын

He misses you too!

@David-mg5jx 2 ай бұрын

90% attrition rates with men and we are worried about trying to get women into special operations??? Lol

@OnesReady 2 ай бұрын

You’re worried about that?

@hammstah9578 2 жыл бұрын

Ugggh, seriously, people are asking these moronic questions??? Do they not take any initiative, know how to use a search engine or physically walk into a recruiter's office? Do they not recognize the magnitude of the commitment? Had a man-in-the-mirror about really why they want it? With the whole attributes-based consideration in the pipeline, they've already hit themselves in their own throats. SERIOUSLY, IF YOU WANT IN, TAKE THE INITIATIVE, MAKE THE EFFORT, DO YOUR HOMEWORK, COMMIT 110%. Recognize that some of us would kill for the slot you're taking.

@OnesReady 2 жыл бұрын

We don’t disagree… we would have just said it differently 😎