Board Thread:Episode Discussion/@comment-14138255-20161211174540/@comment-2.80.209.29-20161216085646

Actually at no point it's said only huntsmen can unlock it, I think. Most of the students in the Academy had in unlocked before going there - Jaune was kind of the exception. Even if we argue that some got it unlocked by professional hunters, that certainly doesn't seem to be the case for everyone. Nora and Ren don't seem to know any hunters. It doesn't seem like blake got it unlocked by hunters either. While, I guess that RT could find a way to add a hunter figure in their lives (or someone who learned with hunters), I think a better explanation would be that it is possible to unlock it naturally.