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I've put this article together based on the very little information I was able to find. If you have access to more information (particularly the book listed in the article) please add to this article. Additionally, if you attended or instructed at Scheyville, you might have knowledge of little inaccuracies, or things I've missed so it would be great to get your input. Anyway, some ideas I have for improvements:

some pictures (possibly of the OCTU Badge, or Colours and facilities)
~~more references~~
~~an expanded list of notable graduates~~
some traditions of the unit (e.g. at RMC-D traditions include setting a place at the table for Casey at a dining-in night, were there any similar traditions at Scheyville?)

As I said, I have a limited knowledge of Scheyville, so if you know more please feel free to make whatever changes you like. It can only improve the article.AustralianRupert (talk) 00:11, 26 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I've rewritten the article and found more refs. A search of the Australian War Memorial collections database finds some images, but they are still copyright and it is unlikely that a fair use rationale could be made in my opinion. One example can be found here: [1]. AustralianRupert (talk) 15:34, 27 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

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This page is mis-labelled. It refers to Officer Training Unit [OTU] Scheyville which trained National Servicemen to Second Lieutenant level in what was then called the Australian Regular Army [ARA]. It should be changed to Officer Training Unit, Scheyville.

Officer Cadet Training Unit [OCTU] was a unit maintained by Eastern Command for the training of Second Lieutenants in the Citizens' Military Forces or as it became later, the Army Reserve. This was an eigtheen month or twenty four month course. Shorter courses were metroplolitan based and had parades one evening a week: longer courses were country based and had 5 camps and a number of weekends. Other Commands in the Australian Army probably had an OCTU unit to provide their CMF or Army Reserve officers.

I graduated from 13 Course, Eastern Command Officer Cadet Training Unit early in 1972 as a Second Lieutenant and was posted to an Artillery unit.

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Last edited at 01:43, 1 January 2012 (UTC). Substituted at 01:43, 30 April 2016 (UTC)