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Given the academies were founded immediately after the war it is likely any warriors of sufficient skill would have been made huntsman or huntresses and the youngers offered enrollment into the academies.

It is also fairly clear the militaries were not disbanded, because huntsman and huntresses can only go so far to protecting the kingdoms from grimm, meaning standing armies would be maintained for defense purposes.