Army training at Kapooka in 1956. Photo: Lennon Collection CSURA RW1574.319
The 1st Recruit Training Battalion (1RTB) was established at Kapooka in November 1951.
A major expansion took place in 1965 1nd 1966.
1RTB conducted training for both national service and regular Army recruits, and during the Vietnam conflict between 1965 and 1972, in excess of ten thousand National Servicemen trained at Kapooka.
In 1985 Kapooka took on the training of female recruits and in 1993 also became responsible for the training of reserve recruits.
Learn more about Kapooka on the official Army website.
Or here on Wikipedia
And did you know that there is a Kapooka Heritage Museum
