January 1948 saw the first intake of Trade Apprentices arrival at RAAF School of Technical Training ( RSTT) Wagga Wagga NSW at the same time the Radio Trade Apprentices arrived At RAAF Frognall in Melbourne to begin their 3 years of training. 

In July of 1948 there was a second intake.

 A few years later the Junior Equipment and Administrative Trainees (Jeats) Program commenced and they took on the same name as the corresponding years trade Apprentices.

The RAAF Apprentice Scheme continued 1993 with some changes along the way as to length of training and period of enlistment.  there waer equal numbers of Trade and Radio Apprentice Intakes and there were 8 JEAT Courses and in addition there were a number of Diploma and Engineer Cadet Courses.

The Technical Apprentices were given an Intake Name.  The Radio apprentices did not bother until later years and currently your author does not have a list of these. They will be added as they become available.

 At times there were attempts to have the first letter of the Intake name spell a word or two.  The first attempt was nipped in the bud on naming the 4th Intake. However there were several successes that at the time escaped the eys of the  Higher Authorities.

Naming rights were the prerogative of the Last Junior Intake,  eg those who were about to become 2nd Year apprentices.

 In excess of 6000 Apprentices enlisted in the RAAF via the scheme.

TRADE APPRENTICE INTAKES

 TECHNOLOGIST APPRENTICE INTAKES

PIONEERS	CHERUUBS	BEADSMAN	ORTS
ACOLYTES	RUBETAS	DRYADS	SERFS
EXORS	LEMMINGS

 The Castle (Main Building)  at Frognall

The Wood Pile at Frognall.