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Welcome back, peasants. In this spicy no-ads-needed episode, the Ones Ready crew tears into the mind-numbing chaos that is the DoD’s budgeting incompetence. From canceled bonuses to SkillBridge chaos and the eternal mystery of why military uniforms fit nobody, this is your front-row seat to the clown show that is Pentagon-level “planning.”

Also? If you thought complaining about gear was just a “female” issue, strap in. We’re about to tell you why literally everyone from PJs to SEALs has been modifying crap for decades—and no, it’s not the patriarchy, it’s just government contracts. Plus, the AC-130 gets its flowers, JC’s got Overwatch, and somehow we talk about dental X-rays and slings made from Pelican hooks.

🔥 Key Takeaways:

Pentagon budgeting is a bureaucratic black hole. SRBs? Gone. SkillBridge? Delayed. You? Screwed.
No, it’s not “easy” to move money—it’s like trying to rewire a dying mainframe with duct tape and a bad attitude.
“Color of money” doesn’t mean green. It means legal nightmares, earmarked funds, and misused millions.
Everyone modifies their gear. Cry harder. Buy better.
Females aren’t being singled out—EVERYONE’s body armor sucks.
Riggers are the unsung heroes of the force. Sandbags? Custom sling setups? Hook your bros up.
AC-130 gunships: still the most comforting white noise in combat.
Yes, you’re different after years of service. That’s not a bug—it’s the upgrade.
⏱️ Timestamps:
00:00 – Welcome back, you broke-ass regulars
00:45 – SRB and SkillBridge: Gone in a flash
02:30 – Bureaucracy vs. Reality: Why nobody can fix it
04:10 – The “color of money” explained like you're five
07:00 – Budget pullbacks and end-of-year chaos
09:40 – Why leadership can’t even track the money trail
14:00 – AFSOC vs ACC: Who gets the bigger piece of the pie?
17:00 – Let’s talk female gear gripes (and military dogs)
25:00 – Modifying gear: a ground-pounder tradition
31:00 – Everyone buys their own sh*t. That’s life.
33:00 – Stop attacking Captain America
36:00 – War stories: Harnesses, jump mishaps & body checks
43:00 – JC in a ghillie suit—blasphemous or badass?
47:00 – AC-130s are better than YOUR therapist
52:00 – Merch plug (buy st

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If today’s Pentagon brief were a movie, it’d be a dark comedy with no budget and a glitchy drone trying to play hero. Jared returns with another savage rundown of everything broken in military bureaucracy—from the $18B PCS debacle to the Air Force accidentally playing bumper cars with drones mid-flight.

We’re talking Space Force funding so bad it’s practically space homelessness, transgender policy whiplash, B-21 bombers being bought like Costco bulk snacks, and a DoD so addicted to credit it’d make Congress blush. Add in China flexing its missile game and our response being “eh, maybe 145 bombers will fix it,” and you’ve got today’s briefing.

This episode’s got radar bombs, hurricane hunters, lost civilian jobs, and a new Air Force Secretary who hopefully doesn’t suck at graduation speeches.

🔥 Key Takeaways:

• 📦 PCS program gets another overhaul—because setting fire to $18B wasn’t enough.
• 💔 Over half of military spouses hate PCS moves. Welcome to the suck.
• ✂️ DISA slashes 10% of its workforce… because who needs secure comms anyway?
• ✈️ Air Force might buy 145 B-21s. No worries, it’s only the price of a small country.
• 💥 Minuteman III ICBM launch reminds enemies (and Congress) we still got the juice.
• ❄️ Alaska’s getting a new training center—virtual murder in the snow, coming 2029.
• 🎓 New SecAF to speak at USAFA graduation. Fingers crossed it’s not a snoozefest.
• 🌪️ Hurricane Hunters are back to fly into hell for science. Mad respect.
• 🇮🇷 F-15s to Diego Garcia for Iran flexing. Power projection 101.
• 🛸 F-16 hit by drone in training. Not Ukraine. Arizona.
• 🚫 Space Force gets 3% of the DoD budget. That’s not underfunded. That’s criminal.
• 🛰️ NGA & Space Force try to not step on each other’s ISR toes.
• 🧾 Military IDs now count as Real ID for travel—cool, but about time.
• ⚖️ House Dems drop a bill to protect transgender troops.
• 🖼️ 2,000 museums are free for military families. Take your kids before we cut funding.
• 🪖 Governors fight Space Force personnel transfers like it's a custody battle.
• 🇨🇳 China’s jet & missile game? It's real, and it’s coming fast.

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Strap in, kids—this episode is a buffet of DoD chaos, spicy geopolitical moves, and “WTF are we even doing?” headlines. Jared unleashes on everything from the sketchiest Air Force One replacement idea ever (thanks, Qatar) to Golden Dome missile pipe dreams and the absolute circus that is Cyber Command’s latest identity crisis.

We’re also sending ICE to Marine bases, cutting 14% of Space Force civilians (brilliant), and relying on $26 million to keep Reserve pilots in the sky. Oh, and if you thought privatizing base lodging was gonna save anyone money—LOL, you’re adorable.

All this while the Air Force plays catch-up with drone integration, and Netflix somehow makes the Thunderbirds look cost-effective. Welcome to another day in the Pentagon’s magical clown tent.

🔥 Key Takeaways:

• 🛡️ Golden Dome Missile Defense: $1.75B and three years to protect… Canada?
• 🎖️ Afghanistan withdrawal finally under review. No accountability yet, but hey, panels!
• 🧠 Cyber Command wants to cosplay as SOCOM now. Cool idea, bad execution.
• 🪖 20,000 National Guard troops might be tasked with immigration enforcement. Neat.
• 🌊 Joint U.S.-Philippine drills in the South China Sea = “Hey China, back off.”
• 🔐 ICE agents on Marine bases after Nellis gets breached by a tweaker. You can’t make this up.
• ✈️ Qatari 747 as Air Force One? Sure, let’s just roll the dice on a potentially bugged jet.
• 🤖 Combat drones testing this summer. Sexy toys, but cognitive prep still MIA.
• 💸 Air Force Reserve is $26M short. Get in line.
• 🐗 Selfridge gets the F-15EX—say goodbye to the A-10s, boys.
• 🌀 Privatizing base lodging: higher rates, lower morale incoming.
• 📉 Space Force loses 14% of civilian workforce. Who needs experts anyway?
• 💣 B61-13: Apparently we still name nukes like it’s a Final Fantasy sequel.
• 🎬 Thunderbirds on Netflix. Get hyped, or at least act impressed.

⏱️ Timestamps:

00:00 – Intro & Operator Summit plug
00:45 – ATACLETE gear shoutout
01:30 – What this Daily Drop is & how the sausage gets made
02:00 – Golden Dome Missile Defense: now featuring Canada
02:30 – Afghanistan withdrawal review (finally)

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