Military Training
Other Ranks (Non Technical)
Duration: 10 weeks and two days
Location: RAAF Base Wagga (NSW)
No 1 Recruit Training Unit (1RTU) conducts initial recruit training for Airmen and Airwomen. The 10 week and two day recruit course is an intensive period of learning and adjustment to a military lifestyle. The aims of the course are to; provide an orderly transition from civilian to Air Force life; equip the recruit with the basic knowledge, skills and physical fitness to perform his/her future role in the Air Force; and instil in the recruit the motivation to become a dedicated and productive Air Force member.
Further details on recruit training are available on the 1RTU website or refer to the Joining Instructions. These instructions will provide you and your family with enough information to arrange your personal affairs before enlistment in the RAAF, and to give you an idea of what you will be doing on the recruit course.
Upon graduation, most Airmen and Airwomen undertake specialist employment training before moving on to full employment in their chosen mustering in the Air Force.
During Military (Initial Recruit) Training and (Initial) Employment Training, members may be required to pay a contribution towards meals, accommodation and utilities.
Other Ranks (Non Technical) (Reserve)
The Recruit Course for reservists can be undertaken in either full-time or part-time versions. The full-time version requires the recruit to undertake a 10.2 week course at No 1 Recruit Training Unit (1RTU) which is located at RAAF Base Wagga in NSW. Access to the full-time course is subject to vacancies.
Most Reserve airmen/airwomen undergo the part-time version that comprises three modules. The first and third modules that comprise about 50 hours of instruction are delivered at the Reserve squadron. The second module is an attendance module of three weeks duration undertaken at 1RTU. The second and third module can be undertaken in any sequence. The first and third modules are based on open learning strategies and, therefore, can be commenced at any time. Usually, there are two opportunities each year to complete the second attendance module. Recruit training must be completed within two years.
