Aaron unloads on the state of the Air Force, the military, and America’s warrior ethos with zero filter. Forget sanitized speeches—this is a raw breakdown of why GWOT veterans accepted the chaos, why today’s force feels distracted, and why the next generation better wake up before it’s too late. He rips into leadership theater (PT tests for generals, anyone?), clown-world bureaucracy (pay offices closed for frisbee), and the creeping comfort culture that turned Kandahar into a Pizza Hut outpost. Aaron lays out what a real culture shift looks like—back to lethality, back to standards, and back to caring about the mission and each other. Buckle up, because if you think you’re ready for Special Warfare, Aaron’s here to remind you: it’s pass/fail, no excuses.
⏱️ Timestamps:
00:00 – Welcome to the chaos
00:45 – What “attributes-based selection” really means
02:00 – Generals, PT tests, and wasted meetings
03:45 – Why GWOT vets accepted all the BS
06:30 – Starbucks in Kandahar and comfort creep
09:00 – Rights, UCMJ, and the deal we signed
11:00 – Losing connection around 2015
13:00 – Getting the next generation to care
15:20 – Pre-Limp Bizkit vs. Post-Limp Bizkit America
17:30 – America at 250 years: empire or experiment?
20:00 – Culture starts in the schoolhouse
22:30 – Warrior culture vs. comfort culture
24:00 – GWOT vets passing down lessons
26:00 – The only question that matters: do you have the minerals?
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