Military Career
Knight joined the Army Cadets at the age of 14, and served in two cadet units, the Norwood High School Cadet Unit and the Melbourne HSCU.
Knight enlisted in the Army Reserve at the age of 17 while still in high school. He served as a Trooper in an armoured reconnaissance unit, the 4th/19th Prince of Wales's Light Horse Regiment.
Knight entered the Royal Military College, Duntroon on 13 January 1987, at the age of 18. While a military career had long been a dream, he performed poorly at studies and gained good results only in weapons expertise exercises.
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