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Built in the later years of the [[Third Succession War]]<ref name=HDTFS-156/> and located in or near the capital city of Undredal,<ref name="O:Pp24"/> the Filtvelt Military Academy had much in common with the [[Kilbourne Academy]]. Like Kilbourne, the lack of educational options in the region would also lead the FMA to permit civilians to attend the academy's nonmilitary classes. Primarily intended to help supply the Periphery units of the [[Armed Forces of the Federated Suns]], units within the [[Crucis March]] such as the [[Crucis March Militia]]s and the former [[Federated Commonwealth Corps|FedCom RCTs]] recruited heavily from it.<ref name=HDTFS-156>''House Davion (The Federated Suns)'', p. 156 "Military Forces - Military Education - Filtvelt Military Academy"</ref> <ref name=FMFS41/> Built in the later years of the [[Third Succession War]]<ref name=HDTFS-156/> and located in or near the capital city of Undredal,<ref name="O:Pp24"/> the Filtvelt Military Academy had much in common with the [[Kilbourne Academy]]. Like Kilbourne, the lack of educational options in the region would also lead the FMA to permit civilians to attend the academy's nonmilitary classes. Primarily intended to help supply the Periphery units of the [[Armed Forces of the Federated Suns]], units within the [[Crucis March]] such as the [[Crucis March Militia]]s and the former [[Federated Commonwealth Corps|FedCom RCTs]] recruited heavily from it.<ref name=HDTFS-156>''House Davion (The Federated Suns)'', p. 156 "Military Forces - Military Education - Filtvelt Military Academy"</ref> <ref name=FMFS41/>
− The Academy was built without any research laboratories or high-tech [[Training Simulator]]s, and as a consequence it was forced to rely upon the innovation and dedication of its staff as they attempted to teach advanced subjects to a shockingly under-educated population with meager resources to draw on. Students at the Academy viewed it as their only hope to escape otherwise dead-end lives and many would do anything to gain admittance to the school, hoping to use it as a ticket to a new life.<ref name="HB:HDp129"/> Despite their determination many of the students simply couldn't handle the Academy's academic demands and the dropout rate was high every year.<ref name=FMFS41/><ref name="HB:HDp129">''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 129, "Filtvelt Military Academy"</ref> Applicants were transferred to other academies when they went further in their academic field of studying. Graduates from [[Filtvet]] were considered second-rate compared to those from premier academy members like the [[NAIS]] or [[Albion Military Academy|Albion]].<ref name=FMFS41/> + The Academy was built without any research laboratories or high-tech simulators, and as a consequence it was forced to rely upon the innovation and dedication of its staff as they attempted to teach advanced subjects to a shockingly under-educated population with meager resources to draw on. Students at the Academy viewed it as their only hope to escape otherwise dead-end lives and many would do anything to gain admittance to the school, hoping to use it as a ticket to a new life.<ref name="HB:HDp129"/> Despite their determination many of the students simply couldn't handle the Academy's academic demands and the dropout rate was high every year.<ref name=FMFS41/><ref name="HB:HDp129">''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 129, "Filtvelt Military Academy"</ref> Applicants were transferred to other academies when they went further in their academic field of studying. Graduates from [[Filtvet]] were considered second-rate compared to those from premier academy members like the [[NAIS]] or [[Albion Military Academy|Albion]].<ref name=FMFS41/>
=== Filtvelt Coalition === === Filtvelt Coalition ===
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Built in the later years of the [[Third Succession War]]<ref name=HDTFS-156/> and located in or near the capital city of Undredal,<ref name="O:Pp24"/> the Filtvelt Military Academy had much in common with the [[Kilbourne Academy]]. Like Kilbourne, the lack of educational options in the region would also lead the FMA to permit civilians to attend the academy's nonmilitary classes. Primarily intended to help supply the Periphery units of the [[Armed Forces of the Federated Suns]], units within the [[Crucis March]] such as the [[Crucis March Militia]]s and the former [[Federated Commonwealth Corps|FedCom RCTs]] recruited heavily from it.<ref name=HDTFS-156>''House Davion (The Federated Suns)'', p. 156 "Military Forces - Military Education - Filtvelt Military Academy"</ref> <ref name=FMFS41/> | Built in the later years of the [[Third Succession War]]<ref name=HDTFS-156/> and located in or near the capital city of Undredal,<ref name="O:Pp24"/> the Filtvelt Military Academy had much in common with the [[Kilbourne Academy]]. Like Kilbourne, the lack of educational options in the region would also lead the FMA to permit civilians to attend the academy's nonmilitary classes. Primarily intended to help supply the Periphery units of the [[Armed Forces of the Federated Suns]], units within the [[Crucis March]] such as the [[Crucis March Militia]]s and the former [[Federated Commonwealth Corps|FedCom RCTs]] recruited heavily from it.<ref name=HDTFS-156>''House Davion (The Federated Suns)'', p. 156 "Military Forces - Military Education - Filtvelt Military Academy"</ref> <ref name=FMFS41/> | ||
− | The Academy was built without any research laboratories or high-tech | + | The Academy was built without any research laboratories or high-tech simulators, and as a consequence it was forced to rely upon the innovation and dedication of its staff as they attempted to teach advanced subjects to a shockingly under-educated population with meager resources to draw on. Students at the Academy viewed it as their only hope to escape otherwise dead-end lives and many would do anything to gain admittance to the school, hoping to use it as a ticket to a new life.<ref name="HB:HDp129"/> Despite their determination many of the students simply couldn't handle the Academy's academic demands and the dropout rate was high every year.<ref name=FMFS41/><ref name="HB:HDp129">''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 129, "Filtvelt Military Academy"</ref> Applicants were transferred to other academies when they went further in their academic field of studying. Graduates from [[Filtvet]] were considered second-rate compared to those from premier academy members like the [[NAIS]] or [[Albion Military Academy|Albion]].<ref name=FMFS41/> |
=== Filtvelt Coalition === | === Filtvelt Coalition === |