Board Thread:Speculation House/@comment-4830106-20131108040231/@comment-14909251-20140228071315

I do not think of Weiss as being pressured into being a huntress. She seems to enjoy it too much for it to be something that was thrust upon her against her will. Zolnir's reasoning is certainly good, but to me it seems more consistent with what we know of the story so far to presume that this is something of which he does not approve. There are definitely schools that do not teach combat so one can presume a school teaching combat would focus on, well, combat. Basically, everything would have a military application. My impression is that any father grooming an heir to a major multinational conglomerate would prefer to have said heir attend an institution with a broader focus of more direct relevance to the duties that come with running such a conglomerate.

That does not mean such individuals do not pursue some form of military service, but it is not the central focus of their life as would be suggested by going to a school geared towards preparing people for military service. Rather, it is something one does on the side to pad their résumé as it were. Mind you, her family is filthy stinking rich and, by the nature of their company's industry, has ties will all sorts of military-types who would undoubtedly be willing to personally train any member of the family on a dedicated basis. I can see her fighting abilities being carefully developed by some of the best military minds of the RWBYverse. There is no need for her to go to a combat school or become a huntress.

Her doing this of her own will makes it more significant, in my opinion, than her being forced to do it. For one, her desire to be perfect would be far more obsessive if this was her going against her father as success is as much about showing up her father and getting his approval as it is anything else. It also would point to something about her character that is probably not too dissimilar from Ruby. Were she forced into it, then it may mean she is not very fond of the whole idea of being someone who risks herself to protect and help others. Everything we have seen, though, suggests she is actually at her best when protecting others and shows greater weakness when fighting for herself by herself.

Seems to me that Weiss wants to be a huntress and is not merely being dragged into it by an imposing father. It seems more like a battle for her own freedom from her father and her family legacy than just another step along the way to becoming President and CEO of the SDC.