History and Traditions
 
 
In 1974, the decision was made that all initial Army officer training would be centralised at RMC. Accordingly, in 1986, RMC took over the training responsibilities from all other full time Army officer training establishments including: the Officer Cadet School at Portsea, Victoria; the Women's Officer Training Wing at Georges Heights, Sydney; and the Specialist Officer training wing at Canungra, Queensland.
From 1986, RMC provided an all-military training course of eighteen months from which graduates would be commissioned as lieutenants. Direct intakes would occur every January and July, with graduates of ADFA joining each January amalgamating with II (second) Class for the final twelve months of military training.
The centralisation of full time army officer training also influenced the training of part time Army Officers (Army Reserve). The Officer Cadet Training Units (OCTU) in each State were amalgamated into the University Regiments and in 1993, the University Regiments were placed under the direct control of RMC.
The Royal Military College of Australia is now responsible for the initial military training of all full time, part time and specialist service officers in the Australian Army.