Royal War College
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| Motto | Ut mentes forma futuri |
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Motto in English | To shape future minds |
| Established | 1756 |
| Budget | 75.4 million |
Officer in charge | Senior Field Marshal Hanz Eichfeld |
| Students | 950 |
| Location | , , Aquitayne |
The Aquitaynian Royal War College is a military education college, who's mission is to increase the capabilities, resolve, knowledge, and competence of the Officer Corps. The college was founded not long after the Aquitaynian War of Independence which ended in 1741, and has an official establishment date of 1756. The college would quickly become a highly reputable and sought-after posting, and likewise the highly competitive admissions list left, usually, only nobles and knights on par to attend. The college's first class of attendees numbered only 45 total, and the small student roster would become a staple for decades. In 1850, however, the admissions council and Ministry of Defense announced that the college would be expanded, and within six years the college had doubled in size and had over 500 students.
In 1891, however, a large fire would break out in the mess hall, that would eventually spread across the campus grounds, resulting in the almost total loss of the college. Discussions about closing the college were quickly dismissed, and the King allocated funds via royal decree to rebuild the college at four times the size. The college would be closed for the next 20 years as rebuilding went on, and would officially re-open in 1911. Within ten years, the graduates of the War College would be called upon to serve in the Great Astyrian War, and it was through this war that the true value of the college became apparent not only to military leaders, but the public as well.
The Royal War College has graduated, throughout its history, over 55,000 officers - of which only a few go on to be granted flag officer positions within the Aquitaynian Military. Until 1985, the Royal War College was solely reserved for officers at the rank of Colonel (O6), and was considered a pre-requisite for placement in a general staff position. In 1986, however, the Royal War College opened its doors - and increased its class size from 500 to 2,500. Open to all commissioned officers within the Aquitaynian military as well as foreign officers. Admissions increased drastically, and the molding of new, young officers and older, seasoned veterans mixed to create an unparalleled environment of experience, knowledge, innovation, and expansion.
Most recently, in 2020, the Royal War College finished its most recent update to facilities, faculty, staff, and housing for students. The college now boasts a 2,000 student annual retention rate, and, for the first time in over 50 years, is once again allowing foreign officers to attend and learn within its halls.
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Center for Peacekeeping and Stability Operations
Center for Strategic Leadership
Center for Strategic Studies
The Center for Strategic Studies forms the foundation of studies at the Royal War College. The Royal War College believes that, for any officer to excel at their position, they must have a fundamental understanding not only of how a military organization functions - from the fiscal allocations to the maneuvers they learned in Officer Candidate School - but also of how the world around them functions, and how rapid developments in geopolitical and social standings can directly affect national security and their troops.
All first-year students attending the Royal War College must complete the academic course load for the Center for Strategic Studies. Without this foundation of knowledge and global scope, it is unrealistic to expect students to be able to grasp the larger themes and ideas expressed in the other specific education centers. The Royal War College believes that understanding the world as a whole, and having the ability to divide it into political, social, economic and ethnic diversities is key to being able to effectively deploy troops, manpower, resources, and special forces across the globe. The Center for Strategic Studies can be a complete degree from the Royal War College. The scope of the Center for Strategic Studies widens broadly after the basic per-requisite courses are completed, however taking these classes is not necessary for advancement through the War College. The War College is interested in examining and dissecting the military maneuvers and political power-plays that encompass the world, and understanding why and how those endeavors were successful, or failed. The War College's Center for Strategic Studies features a full-time staff of retired Special Operations officers, four-star generals who headed Aquitaynian Combatant Commands, as well as infantry officers and intelligence officers from around the world. Their main focus is not only to educate students that attend this Center, but likewise to publish academic papers and research regarding military's around the world and their engagements.
The learning approach that the Royal War College embraces in regards to the Center for Strategic Studies is a full-envelopment approach. The War College believes that by enveloping students in the very topics they're learning about and discussing in the classroom, they will better understand the nature of why those events took place, and how they unfolded. The War College calls this technique the "Envelopment Model", and uses it throughout lectures across the college's academic courses. The standard degree offered by the Center for Strategic Studies is the Masters in Strategic Studies. This degree encompasses the full spectrum of operations, and covers a wide variety of both military and social, political and economic subjects that allow for an encompassing view on the world and how it interacts with itself. For officers who intend to transfer to another education Center, five mandatory courses from the Center of Strategic Studies are required before transfer.
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