Ep 563: AFSW Attribute - Integrity

Ones Ready

Aaron Love, Trent Seegmiller, and Jared "Peaches" Pietras

Education, Special Reconnaissance, Special Operations, Air Force, Pj, Combat Control, Tactical Air Control Party, Self-improvement, Fitness, Selection, Health & Fitness, Pararescue, Special Warfare, Tacp, Government, Assessment And Selection, Cct

4.9 • 1.2K Ratings

🗓️ 20 February 2026

⏱️ 24 minutes

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Send us Fan Mail This episode tackles the most important—and most misunderstood—attribute in Air Force Special Warfare: integrity. Aaron and Peaches break down why integrity isn’t about being perfect, looking good, or avoiding trouble—it’s about owning mistakes immediately, telling the truth when it costs you, and keeping your word when no one is watching. From ND ownership, DUIs, and pipeline consequences to combat decision-making, gray-area ethics, and trust inside elite teams, this is a bl...

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0:00.0	We're diving into integrity, and it's defined as by Rand and the Air Force Special Warfare Training Wing, behaving honestly, fairly, and ethically.
0:07.9	It's not just a buzzword.
0:09.0	It's a core attribute for elite operators facing life or death circumstances.
0:13.2	One's ready.
0:14.2	Go!
0:16.4	Go!
0:20.0	So you guys are going into Special Warfare Assessment Selection.
0:21.6	It is an attributes-based selection model. What does that mean?
0:25.6	Guys, are we running right now to get better than we're practicing running?
0:28.6	Practicing. Right? I can't.
0:31.6	Freaking.
0:32.6	So there's a holistic picture that we're looking for.
0:36.6	The instructors are giving you input and we're expecting an output.
0:40.3	And everything is for a reason.
0:42.3	If you guys haven't heard my spiel yet, everything that we do, every single exercise,
0:46.3	has a connection to the job that you're trying to do.
0:50.3	We don't want people at endoc special warfare assessment Special Warfare Assessment Selection, whatever they're going to call
0:57.8	the new course when it inevitably changes somewhere down the road.
1:01.1	I don't care what they call it.
1:02.9	What I need is you should show me the raw materials for the things that I want to build you
1:07.6	into.
1:09.4	Just like everything else, it's a crawl, walk, run.
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