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| − | The '''Dover Institute for Higher Learning''' is an educational facility located on [[Dover]] in the [[Draconis Combine]]. The Institute was founded by survivors of the People's Reconstruction Effort University of [[Ashio]], which in [[2865]] was destroyed as part of the [[Shadow War]] between the PRE and [[ISF]]. In [[2910]] they created the DIHL under the auspices of [[Coordinator]] [[Shinjiro Kurita]]. While geared towards scientific and technical education for doctors and engineers, the DIHL also offers a training program for [[MechWarrior (pilot)|MechWarriors]].<ref name=HHK146>''Handbook: House Kurita'', p. 146</ref><ref name=FMDC>''Field Manual: Draconis Combine'', p. 26-27</ref> | + | The '''Dover Institute for Higher Learning''' is an educational facility located on [[Dover]] in the [[Draconis Combine]]. The Institute was founded by survivors of the People's Reconstruction Effort University of [[Ashio]], which in [[2865]] was destroyed as part of the [[Shadow War]] between the PRE and [[ISF]]. In [[2910]] they created the DIHL under the auspices of [[Coordinator]] [[Shinjiro Kurita]]. While geared towards scientific and technical education for producing doctors and engineers, the DIHL also offers a training program for [[MechWarrior (pilot)|MechWarriors]].<ref name=HHK146>''Handbook: House Kurita'', p. 146</ref><ref name=FMDC>''Field Manual: Draconis Combine'', p. 26-27</ref> |
Enrollment is open to anyone who meets the basic physical and mental requirements. Basic training lasts for five months, each month separated by a week of general study to ensure the student is eligible to continue; after basic training ends the bottom 10 percent are reassigned to a district academy which can continue their military education in a field other than 'Mechs. What follows is a four-year course as the cadets are given a taste of all levels of combat in order to give them an appreciation of every position on the battlefield. The atmosphere at Dover is intense as instructors analyze and review every test and simulated battle, with some critiques lasting days. Mental burnout leads to a high number of dropouts during the second or third year, dropping precipitously among the senior class, with approximately fifty graduating each year.<ref name=HHK146/><ref name=FMDC/> | Enrollment is open to anyone who meets the basic physical and mental requirements. Basic training lasts for five months, each month separated by a week of general study to ensure the student is eligible to continue; after basic training ends the bottom 10 percent are reassigned to a district academy which can continue their military education in a field other than 'Mechs. What follows is a four-year course as the cadets are given a taste of all levels of combat in order to give them an appreciation of every position on the battlefield. The atmosphere at Dover is intense as instructors analyze and review every test and simulated battle, with some critiques lasting days. Mental burnout leads to a high number of dropouts during the second or third year, dropping precipitously among the senior class, with approximately fifty graduating each year.<ref name=HHK146/><ref name=FMDC/> | ||