On the 5th of February 1941 the name was changed to The Air Training Corps with King George VI agreeing to be the Air Commodore -in-Chief and issuing a Royal Warrant setting out the aims of the Corps.

The motto VENTURE ADVENTURE, was adopted by the ATC and incorporated into the badge which, together with the ATC Ensign, was approved by the King in August 1941.

In 1945 the government announced that the ATC would become part of a recently formed reserve command. This helped the Corps enormously because, instead of just being an organisation with close links with the RAF, it now became actually part of it- with serving RAF officers at it's head.

In 1947 a new Royal Warrant was issued outlining a new approach and defining the aims of the Corps. In keeping with the spirit of the Royal Warrant, cadets were encouraged to participate in sports and to follow a variety of interests and pastimes.

So it was that in 1956, 7 squadrons for the ATC were asked to pioneer the recently introduced Duke of Edinburgh Scheme. The experiment was an outstanding success and the scheme was opened to all squadrons in 1960. In 1991 ATC cadets achieved a total of 273 Gold awards, 841 Silver awards and 1752 Bronze awards.

In 1967 the ATC was again reorganised and improved, bringing it much to the position that we find it in today. A further change to the Royal Warrant was made which still holds today.

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