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Rainbow 6

Humphreys Training Academy - Yes move it to Kanata
Orloff Military Academy - Not sure if Orloff is independent yet, but i think the academy exists anyway.
Hero Training Institute - I think the Maxwell site should be the former academy of the Abbey Templars, also in the original 3025 housebook it says their are 3 Hero Training Institutes so we have 2 more potential academies to place, personally i feel one should be on Lesnovo and one on Kalidasa.

Ice Hellion

Orloff became independent in 2691

Quote from: lrose on June 19, 2009, 05:02:51 PM
Given the diversity of the FWL, I suspect that every world has it's own Boot Camps for training troops.

Yes but I think you would only find intermediate training grounds at the Provincial level.
Maybe two for each (except the smallest) and 3-4 for the largest/more militaristic.

Rainbow 6

According to the Hero Training entry on pg113 of the original marik handbook "for every hero training institute there are 5 others that are partial or total scams."

Also as of 3025 the 3 Hero Training sites are training over 1400 people at any one time.

Takiro

Quote from: Rainbow 6 on June 19, 2009, 09:11:07 PM
According to the Hero Training entry on pg113 of the original marik handbook "for every hero training institute there are 5 others that are partial or total scams."

Also as of 3025 the 3 Hero Training sites are training over 1400 people at any one time.

After rereading the Hero Training Institute I doubt they were around at this time. They sound like a Succession War product. However, it could have had a basis in an older idea. Perhaps a more reputable government regulated albeit corporate endeavor to find the best warriors for military and private service. It could explore all sorts of innovative ways from funding video games to judge potential piloting skill. Smiley That is unorthodox granted as this effort would likely use more proven methods to evaluate and train personnel. The Free Worlds League could fund it in part and see a return in skilled personnel who might have fallen through the cracks while corporate types could find a source of qualified security personnel.

Quote from: lrose on June 19, 2009, 09:43:05 PM
I didn't mean to imply we should get rid of the academy- we should just rename it-

My bad, we do need a new name for this facility and I think it should be something naval not aerospace. I'll have to do a search of TRO2800 and make sure we didn't mention LMS by name as that would be an error.

Quote from: lrose on June 19, 2009, 09:43:05 PM
For Tarmanid how about Kara Tarmanid Okulu - which if I got it right translates into Tarmanid Military Academy

I great suggestion based on the Turkish Military Academy, Miss K would be proud! However I just did a translation on the Kara Harp Okulu (Turkish Military Academy) that might shed light on this.

Turkish - English
Kara - pref.  nigr / n. earth, ground, land, sable, shore, smut, terra firma / adj. black, dark, ivory black, overland, sable, territorial, sooty / n. snow / v. brown / n. profit, gain, benefit, avail, capital, catch, fruit, gainings, increment, melon, return, avails, pay dirt

Harp - n.  war, warfare, harp, sackbut

Okulu - n.  school, college, academy, shop / n.  arrow, missile

We could just keep the Kara Harp Okulu as the Tarmanid school doesn't sound out of place.

Takiro

I agree with you FirstStarLord, granted the only mention we have of an imprtant Duchy of Kalidasa is during the Marik Civil War and they backed the wrong side there. I like the Kalidasa Defense Academy. So here is what we have so far;

Established Canon
Aitutaki Academy (Regulas)
Allison Mechwarrior Institute - OMI (New Olympia)
Athene Combat School – ACS (Atreus)
Atreus Officer Training College (Atreus)
Humphreys Training Academy (Kanata)
Princefield Military Academy (Oriente)
Orloff Military Academy – OMA (Vanra)

BTSD Creations
Bolan Military Academy (Bolan)
Kara Harp Okulu (Ayn Tarma)
Kalidasa Defense Academy (Kalidasa)

Needs a New Name
Lloyd Marik-Stanley Aerospace School – LMS (New Olympia)
Abbey District - Abbey Templars (Maxwell)

Secondary Military School
I'm really liking the privatized schooling option for the FWLM. Additional hooks I've thought of, SAFE might have a great interest in these "dark" or lesser known schools. Good for plucking black ops guys with little background. Could this have served Marik well during the Hidden Wars? A supply of lesser known but highly skilled individuals might serve them well. Could this have had its drawbacks? Armed rebels the cause of frequent rebellions inside the League and possibly out?? Could it be a leading producer of mercs, at least of the old school vein (pre-SLDF and RWR, see Mercenary Guild)? Need a good corporate sounding name.

Takiro

Quote from: Ice Hellion on June 20, 2009, 03:54:54 PM
Icarus School? A reference to the figure of Greek Mythology and to the real Hellenic Air Force Academy.

Ice you started me thinking on the established military academies of the Free Worlds League. Now Allison doesn't right to me either. It also sounds like a product of the Succession War. After all the family died during that conflict. Perhaps it was also renamed during the conflict like LMS. Thoughts??

Quote from: Ice Hellion on June 20, 2009, 03:54:54 PM
Nice idea but I would feel safer for the League if they were independent but followed the same formation guide. Condottiere Schools?

Thanks for the suggestion Ice, was working on this all day. What do you think?

Private Military Academies
These independent institutions, which are not administered by any public agency of the Free Worlds League, educate individuals who have enough money to pay their tuition. While this maybe a bit of an oversimplification it is close to the truth. Of course, each academy has its own standards for acceptance which vary wildly based on the quality of services provided. The better the training or the less questions potential applicants want to answer the higher the fees.
PMAs incorporate the liaise-faire philosophy of the Free Worlds League at its very best, and as some critics would say its very worst. There is no discrimination at these facilities whose only prerequisite is having enough money to pay tuition. Having political connections, official standing, or any kind of influence really doesn’t matter here. Even physical disabilities can be overlooked for the right price.
The citizenry of the Free Worlds take a great deal of pride in these institutions as they help maintain their liberty and contribute to their basic rights like self defense. Even with trained rebels the cause of frequent rebellions inside the League no freedom loving individual would suggest shutting them down. The Periphery Uprising and the revelation that some participants may have been trained at PMAs has caused more introspection then previous revolutions.
Long accused of being the cat’s paw of House Marik these facilities may have connections going as far back to the privateers who prowled early League space. More recent connections during the Hidden Wars to the mercenary community and some rebel groups have drawn criticism. This comes mainly from foreign powers concerned with these martial academies who seem to produce chaotic warriors at best.
SAFE has also been accused of having a great interest in these "dark" academies. Many accuse them of plucking black ops guys with little background from these facilities. A supply of lesser known but highly skilled individuals might serve them well but there is no tangible evidence linking the covert agency to any of these facilities.
They can be found wherever profitability can be attained, except for Atreus. The federal government long ago decided to distant itself from these facilities. Aside from some basic regulation to insure safety Parliament has steered clear of the PMAs. The Free Worlds League is happy to see a return in skilled personnel who might have fallen through the cracks while corporate types could find a source of qualified security personnel.
The diversity of these facilities matches that of the Free Worlds League itself. PMAs use a variety of proven as well as unorthodox methods to evaluate and train personnel. Some notable academies include the Marik family’s which is maintained by the League’s principal household. This exclusive school which may have been the first of its kind is credited with the education of many Captain-Generals. While Irian features a corporate style academy geared at staffing company positions. Kyeinnisan serves as a mercenary training center as well as the keeper of old school merc traditions.
An excellent secondary method of military education as long as the money keeps flowing. It enables the League to find the best possible warriors for military and private service regardless of qualifications. The recent economic decline has caused some of these Private Military Academies to close due to lack of funding. Some predict that the fall of the Star League may endanger the PMAs which have become depend upon the prosperity of the Human Sphere for their continued survival.

Takiro

The academies founding dates I have no problem with Irose what I'm speaking to is their current names. You bought up the fact that LMS was a Succession War era figure and the Aerospace School was likely renamed after his death in 2889. Well Ice's statement today got me thinking of the Allison family. They are right up there with the Marik's as original founders of the FWL, their importance can't be dismissed. The death of what had become a Mechwarrior family, the rulers of Oriente, was indeed a pivotal moment for the League. Might they have renamed their premier military academy after the fallen Allison clan? 2845 - Harlan Allison the last of his line died at the Sixth Battle of New Delos.

What I'm saying is both facilities had different names when the Succession War began. The original names were likely generic in nature; i.e. for their region or realm. I like where you are starting with the Naval Institute but I'd give it something more. Perhaps League Naval Institute? What would you suggest for the Mechwarrior Academy? Or do you have a problem with my period research??

Still searching for an Abbey school name although Ice's suggestion has got the juices following.