| abstract | - Standing tall for 217 years, the Lanseal Royal Military Academy is also Gallia’s only military academy. Records of the academy’s location show that it was not in fact built from scratch, but rather constructed around an existing old citadel, and then adding new expansions like the training grounds and the residential buildings. The academy uses a credit system, and on average, cadets can get through the program in approximately three years. There are two ways in: either get recruited by one of Lanseal’s scouts, who visit schools across the country looking for gifted students, or apply directly. Everyone has to pass both a written and field test, but the bar is much stricter for those applicants who are non-scouted. Because graduates are immediately promoted to officers in the army, the thought of having a Lanseal diploma is actually quite tempting for many who want to serve their country further. This also means that the age of cadets varies widely, with some in their late teens, others in their twenties, and some in their thirties. During Valkyria Chronicles 2, many students at the academy have been drafted into fighting against the Gallian Revolutionary Army due to a clause in the Gallian constitution forbidding the creation of a militia to counter rebellion. Many of the major characters in Valkyria Chronicles II are members of the Academy, including the main characters in Class G.
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