Officers' Training School (OTS) is the unit responsible for preparing recruits, senior
airmen and
Warrant Officer
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s for careers as
commissioned officer
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Broadly speaking, "officer" means a commissioned officer, a non-commissioned officer (NCO), or a warrant officer. However, absent ...
s in the
Royal Australian Air Force
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(RAAF). Between 200 and 300 students graduate from the School each year, which is located at
RAAF Base East Sale,
Victoria.
History
Officers' Training School was formed at
RAAF Base Rathmines,
New South Wales
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, on 12 April 1950. It was reformed in 1956 as Officers Training Squadron. In 1961, following the closure of the base at Rathmines, the Squadron relocated to
RAAF Base Point Cook,
Victoria, under its original name of Officers' Training School. In 1986, OTS was absorbed into
RAAF College. It was re-established as a separate unit in 1998 under RAAF Training Command, which was reorganised as
Air Force Training Group in 2006. In January 2008 the first course commenced at the School's new location at
RAAF Base East Sale.
Class starts at East Sale RAAF Base
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See also
Notes
References
at RAAF Official Site
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Further reading
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Air force academies
RAAF training units