Editing Allison MechWarrior Institute

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| Location = [[New Olympia]]
| Founded = Succession War era
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The '''Allison MechWarrior Institute''' is the among top military academies within the [[Free Worlds League]].

==Overview==
The Allison MechWarrior Institute is a top producer of Mechwarriors within the League and is located on [[New Olympia]] in the "neighborhood" of the [[Lloyd Marik-Stanley Aerospace School]]. 75 percent of the students graduate each year (375 [[MechWarrior (pilot)|MechWarriors]]). Students foster a strong rivalry with the [[aerospace]] cadets from the Aerospace School (the usual MechWarrior vs. Aerospace) which manifests in everything from athletic competitions to relatively harmless pranks of involving minor theft and sabotage. While generally good natured, occasionally the rivalry has boiled over such as in [[3017]] when a group of AMI cadets, including [[Misha Orloff]] son of the then-reigning Earl of Orloff, seriously injured three Lloyd Marik-Stanley plebs during a bar-room brawl. <ref name=HMTFWL-113>''House Marik (The Free Worlds League)'', p. 113 "Military Forces - Major Military Academies - 1. The Allison MechWarrior Institute"</ref> <ref name=FMFWL28>''Field Manual: Free Worlds League'', p. 28, "Allison MechWarrior Institute Profile"</ref>

==Enrollment==
Every year only 500 students are accepted to the Institute and it is open to all applicants, thus competition for a place in the roster is fierce. With final selection of a spot resting with [[Captain-General]] and his Minister of Defense, both frequently use their appointments as a political tool to alternately reward loyal or bribe opposing MPs, officials and heads of business. Also, since the [[2890]]s 10 percent of the capacity is reserved for families of [[Dispossessed]] Mechwarriors, intended to reward the loyalty of the then highly successful [[Liberation Units]]. Captain-General [[Thomas Marik]] would increase this to 15 percent in [[3054]], helping to further solidify the loyalty of the AMI gradatues to him and his neo-chivalric ideals. <ref name=HMTFWL-113/> <ref name=FMFWL28/>

==Basic Training==
The first year of the three year curriculum is concentrate on basics of a soldiers life (to learn discipline). The physical and mental toughness will also improved to meet the new tasks. The training is divided in classroom sessions ('Mech operation basics) and field exercises (rudiment knowledge of weapon use, survival and combat tactics).<ref name=HMTFWL-113/> <ref name=FMFWL28/>

==Advanced Individual Training==
In the following two years a cadet put the theory into practice. The students learn [[BattleMech]] Operations, gunnery, applied combat strategy and tactics. The simulators are the place to learn this and only the brightest are chosen to operate at the controls of the Institute's own ''[[Chameleon]]'' Training 'Mechs before the third year.<ref name=HMTFWL-113/> <ref name=FMFWL28/>

==Atmosphere==
Within the borders of the institute and beyond there is a competitive atmosphere. Only the top 5 percent of each class are likely assigned to an 'Mech command. Every student shows respect, in knowledge how difficult it was to get a place at the Institute. The cadets show a strong esprit de corps. The ongoing rivalry with the LMS Aerospace School is fueled by the instructors.<ref name=HMTFWL-113/> <ref name=FMFWL28/>

==Graduation==
The majority of the students graduate with honor, if they can survive the first year. The [[Free Worlds Guards]] and the [[Marik Militia]] absorbed many of the graduates, but Thomas Marik's reforms of the military led to a wider spread of the new lieutenants.<ref name=HMTFWL-113/> <ref name=FMFWL28/>

==References==
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==Bibliography==
*''[[Field Manual: Free Worlds League]]''
*''[[House Marik (The Free Worlds League)]]''

[[Category: Military Academies|Allison MechWarrior Institute]]