User blog comment:ChukleBrotherz/Heading to RTX and questions for the RWBY Panel/@comment-25396609-20150805005523/@comment-24053809-20150805135530

I see what you mean Sound but at the same time it's quite hard to explain how the others weren't chosen for the role as leaders. The other explination that I see is that due to the fact that Ruby had to skip 2 years of Signal in order to attend Beacon. Jaune on the other hand, not knowing if he even attended a huntsman academy beforehand, Ozpin might see this as an oportunity to give them experiance in a role that both have never been accustomed too.

Sure, Ruby is a highly skilled warrior and equally skilled with a weapon that only one other person has experiance with, but she is seen as some what socially inept and possibly seen as awkward around others. When they were sent into the forest during initiation, her first thought was to seek out Yang. By being made a leader of a group that varies in terms of social/economics standards, this is a good chance to try and find some equal grounds between her teammates.

Same thing can be said for Jaune except that he seems to have no combat training prior to the series and could also be socially awkward. A somewhat shining moment for him is when Cardin threatens to tell Goodwitch about his fake transcripts and have him expelled from Beacon. He stands up to Cardin, have half the s*@t beaten out of him by team CRDL and yet stands up to Cardin when attacked by the Major Ursa. He even saids that he would'nt care if he got expelled as long as his friends remained out of harms way.

Overall, Ozpin might see some great opportunities to mature them into their roles by putting both into a position that they might not have comprehended before.

Sorry for the length and if it also might be a bit hard to follow (by which I mean a lot).