Board Thread:Speculation House/@comment-14138255-20140829002738/@comment-24891101-20140901001238

Yes, a degree in Hunting.

Our interpretations of how Hunters operate are different, then. I see each nation as having their own Hunting tradition, and while there is probably an international regulatory body, that does not stop each nation from also regulating its own Hunters; it all depends on the nature of international treaties regarding Hunters. Since it seems that historically, the nations were somewhat isolated, as suggested by the relatively recent advent of the CCT, they would have each developed their own Hunting culture and traditions. I see Atlas, being home to the SDC, and having a very powerful military, as having, traditionally, a powerful military industrial complex, with Hunters getting caught in the middle. We see furth evidence for this in Ironwood. That he is both an active duty general officer and the headmaster of a Hunting academy would suggest a conflict of interest if Atlesian Hunters were apolitical. This suggests that his Hunting academy is under military command. In contrast, in Vale, Ozpin has betrayed no hints of being subservient to the military, and Hunting in Vale is civilian.

Ironwood could not take control of Beacon, not without severely overstepping his bounds. A general of a foreign military just waltzes in and takes control of a premier university, which is subject to international oversight, and is supposed to be apolitical? That would be grounds for a diplomatic incident, at the very least. If the Hunters are indeed that apolitical, and not subject to national sovereignty in an official capacity, then Ironwood cannot take control without suddenly making very, very political.

Opposing a possibly-genocidal terrorist organization should be well within a Hunter's remit, though possibly not a trainee's. Terrorism is illegal, and we've seen certified Hunters stop crime before.