Board Thread:Speculation House/@comment-4830106-20151115174306/@comment-86.14.243.230-20151115191300

Winter's position is likely that of Ironwood's second in command. She is equal parts Ironwood's own Glynda and a high ranking officer in his fleet; fitting the allusion that Atlas's hunter academies are part of its military power (Perhaps the soldiers we've seen so far are actually Atlesian huntsmen, who might be more uniformed except in the case of specialists).

It might be possible that Autumn is another agent of Ozpin's cabal, similar to Qrow; or even one of the leaders of the other academies in Mistral or Vacuo.