Board Thread:Episode Discussion/@comment-24573226-20161224121458/@comment-27312496-20161227220145

73.Anon.52 wrote: But Ironwood seems to have made it clear he isn't doing that unless Weiss joins the military... he can protect her, but he needs to protect his own interests

He never said that from what I recall. He said she could join the academy. And the WoR on Huntsman stated that although Atlas highly encourage them to join the military, students don't have to after they graduate.