“Cleared Hot” – Special Ops Combat Controller, Author, Hot Sauce & Tequila with Troy Knight
“Cleared Hot” – The term used by Special Operations Combat Controller Teams to authorise an aircraft to engage an enemy target!
Wheels Up Hosts, Troy Claydon and Ben Hosking sit down with a founding member of Australia’s Special Operations Combat Controller capability and former Australian Combat Controller Troy Knight AKA Havoc 06. (podcast link at the bottom of this article.)
They talk about his journey prior to defence, his time in the military across multiple deployments and his journey post discharge including the challenges he faced with his mental health and conversely about the positive culture changes in the ADF.
Troy and Troy talk about their times contracting in Iraq working as Private Security in hostile environments and Troy K stint as a linguist and Maritime Security Operator
Life After Combat Controller and ADF
After his deployments, Troy Knight returned to Australia and penned “Havoc-06,” a book that described his service in the ADF and how it affected his life and him as a person. Troy’s story will undoubtedly strike a chord with a lot of people. Buy HAVOC 06 directly from Troy Knights website.
Through his resilience coaching and mental health advocacy, Troy has helped people apply the knowledge and mental toughness he acquired throughout his tenure in the Defence Force. He offers motivational speaking and corporate training by appointment.
Troy has a hard time sitting still and working on one thing at a time. He likes to have multiple plates spinning at once, enjoying collaborative endeavours. This lead to the birth of HAVOC-06 chilli and garlic hot sauce, his own coffee blend with Warfighters Coffee, and Cleared Hot Tequila and Whiskey.
Troy K is a Veteran and an incredible Entrepreneur with a lust for life. The team at Panoptic is proud to call him a friend and colleague, regularly stepping in to assist on Close Protection or Executive Protection Tasks. Tune in to the latest episode of the podcast to hear a little about his story and grab a copy of his book here- ‘Havoc-06: Combat Controller on Operations’ to get the rest of it. While youre listening to the Wheels Up Podcast, get on over to Troy Knights page, order some tasty Chilli Sauce and grab some merch!
Find out more about Troy Knight here: https://troyknight.com.au/
Troy recommends the following Podcasts:
Life on the line
Zero Limits
Ones Ready
One Moment Please Podcast
The Nuts and Bolts Podcast
Click the link below to hear from Troy Knight, a former Combat Controller, author of ‘Havoc 6’ and a motivational speaker. Click here.
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