User blog comment:BlackTempest/RWBY wars/@comment-14202062-20130807174303

Well, I can imagine that some of the students that attend any of the facilities (such as Beacon, Signal, etc.) may be put in grave danger, so there is always the risk of losing a good student in the midst of battle. Of course, this can be expected with any war, but since the facilities are meant to train the students how to slay various monsters and to keep the peace within the world, it'd be almost as if the staff of these facilities would see any student's death as their own faliure. The staff members would put the blame on any student's death to them, as while they taught the students to slay the monsters, they ended up dying in the end. Imagine how Ozpin and Glynda must feel, getting to know and care for these incredibly kind and skilled students, only to see them die in a war. It's gotta be rather hard for them to cope with their emotions. So judging from that standpoint, it's safe to say that there'd be a whole lot of grieving and mourning over the death of a close friend or relative.