Albion Military Academy
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| Albion Military Academy | |
|---|---|
| 150px Albion Military Academy Logo | |
| Academy Information | |
| Location | New Avalon[1] |
| Founding Year | 2400s[2] |
| Course Information | |
| BattleMech | unknown-3079[1] |
| Aerospace | unknown-3079[1] |
| Armor | Unknown-3079[1] |
| Battle Armor | Unknown-3079[1] |
| Infantry | Unknown-3079[1] |
| Spacecraft | Unknown-3079[1] |
| Artillery | Unknown-3079[1] |
| Technician | Unknown-3079[1] |
| Specialist | Unknown-3079[1] |
| N/A | N/A |
Contents
History
Foundation to Star League era
Founded during the 2400s,[2] the Albion Military Academy (AMA) has graduated many cadets who went on to become successful officers; an education at the Academy was commonly seen as a guarantee of a successful career in the future. Many Davions were members of this proud institution and put their support behind it.[3] Already the oldest and most prestigious of the military academies in the Federated Suns by the founding of the Star League, the AMA's status rose even further when it was designated as an official Star League military academy in 2604.[2]
Over the course of the next century and a half some of the finest officers to serve in the Star League Defense Force would graduate from the AMA, including at least one Commanding General, Admiral David Peterson. All graduates of the academy were required to serve in the SLDF Regular Army for five years, but one of the legacies of the cooling in relations between the Star League and the Federated Suns after the War of Davion Succession began with the appointment of Richard Davion as First Prince. Richard exercised a loophole within the AMA charter that allowed a graduate to avoid the requirement to serve in the SLDF by "buying out" his or her training; this practise became increasingly common from the 2740s onwards, with the Armed Forces of the Federated Suns paying the bill so that it could enlist AMA graduates directly.[2]
Succession War era to FedCom Civil War
Returning to Davion control upon the collapse of the Star League, with the bulk of its instructors choosing to stay with the Academy rather than join Operation EXODUS the Albion Military Academy would quickly resume its position as the Federated Suns premier military academy. Almost completely overshadowing the New Avalon Military Academy, the AMA would train a number of key soldiers whose skills were ensure the AFFS would weather the ravages of the early Succession Wars.[4]
By the end of the Third Succession War however, Albion found its position reversed upon First Prince Hanse Davion's creation of the New Avalon Institute of Science and the transformation of the New Avalon Military Academy into the NAIS College of Military Science, only inflaming the rivalry between both academies yet further. As of 3025 the Commanding Officer of the Albion Military Academy was Colonel Fethu Simons.[4]
The AMA training cadre was the second largest of any in the Federated Suns prior to the Jihad, and included two full regiments and support units, the largest formation after the NAIS cadres.[3] The Albion Military Academy was located in the Camelot region of New Avalon,[5] some thirty kilometers south of Avalon City itself, and the academy offered access to anything the cadets might need; despite the greater public attention lavished on the NAIS, the Albion Military Academy received almost as much funding and the greater attention paid to the NAIS was a cause for some resentment amongst Albion cadets.[3]
Atmosphere
Albion cadets faced an education that demanded far more than other institutions do from their cadets; because of this the number who dropped out each year was high, a by-product of both the exacting physical and academic standards but also the hazing that was commonplace within the Academy. Academy cadets would also frequently interact with - and compete with - students from the NAIS College of Military Science - and the culmination of this competition had been formalised into annual wargames for the title of "the Young Lions of New Avalon."[3]
Special Notes
The academy is so closely located to important facilities that every new student must pass heavy screening at the hands of agents from the DMI.[3]
Training
The military training programmes offered by the Albion Military Academy by 3079 included: BattleMech, Infantry, Battle Armor, Armor, Aerospace, DropShips, Technician, Engineer.[5]
Training Cadres
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9 Objectives: Federated Suns,p.18
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Field Report 2765: Federated Suns, p. 5, "Academies and Command Centers"
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 Field Manual: Federated Suns, p. 37, "Albion Military Academy Profile"
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 House Davon (The Federated Suns), pp. 153-154 "Military Forces - Military Education - Albion Military Academy, New Avalon"
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Objectives: Federated Suns, p. 18, "Albion Military Academy"