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True Blue Conversations - Former Special Forces Operator Warrant Officer Ant Plater
Season 4 · Episode 76

True Blue Conversations - Former Special Forces Operator Warrant Officer Ant Plater

True Blue Conversations Podcast

August 21, 20232h 11mExplicit

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Show Notes

On this week's podcast we speak with Former Special Forces Operator Warrant Officer Ant Plater served in the Australian Defence Force for 27 years, 17 of which were with formally 4RAR Commando now the 2nd Commando Regiment.

He deployed to Somalia, Bougainville, East Timor, Iraq, and Afghanistan, served in the Tactical Assault Group-East, and was the counter-terrorism advisor to the Australian Federal Police. Today, he's a high-performance consultant for the Canberra Raiders and an advocate for Veterans and First Responders. Ant spoke to Adam about his journey to the army and Special Forces, some of his deployments, the idea of "brotherhood" and the cost of being a leader at the tip of the spear of a Special Forces Unit both personally and professionally.

Presenter: Adam Blum

Guest: Ant Plater

Editor: Kyle Watkins

Investigative Consultant: Adam Holloway