Ep 504: Inside the Next-Gen Pilot Training

Peaches sits down with Bane—combat-experienced F-15E pilot—to roast the insanity of modern warfare expectations. From Ziploc-bag bathroom breaks at 30,000 feet to the Air Force’s genius idea of “just fly 16 hours and THEN fight,” this one dives into the real limits of human performance. They rip into burnout, busted culture, risk aversion, and the coming era of human-machine teaming. Forget free massages—this is about survival, lethality, and fixing a system that breaks its people before the war even starts. If you think “human performance” is just foam rollers and protein shakes, strap in. This episode goes full throttle into Alter, the Weapons School’s vision to rebuild warfighters for the fights nobody’s rehearsed.

⏱️ Timestamps:
00:00 – One’s Ready intro and “attributes-based selection” rant
01:45 – Bane’s combat pilot reality check (ISIS fight, 10-hour sorties, Ziploc pee bags)
05:30 – Why 16-hour war plans are insanity
09:15 – The real limits: focus, boredom, and staying lethal under exhaustion
12:20 – Cognitive burnout and the price of long-duration missions
17:00 – What the Air Force is actually doing (spoiler: lots of memos, little progress)
21:00 – Introducing Alter: not just massages, but a cultural shift in human performance
26:00 – The hero’s journey, humility, and sacrifice at the Weapons School altar
30:00 – From UFC PI to Nellis: building labs, data streams, and brain maps
39:00 – Why collision spaces, competition, and even video games matter for warfighters
45:00 – The Arena: bringing back risk, competition, and the will to win
52:00 – Scientific proof: linking human performance to mission effectiveness
56:30 – Call to action for leaders: fund this before the fight arrives

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