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{{ | {{Quote|[[wikipedia:Axios (acclamation)|Axios!]]|Corbulo Academy motto ([[Wikipedia:Greek language|Greek]] for "''I am worthy.''")}} | ||
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[[ | '''Corbulo Academy of Military Science''' ('''CAMS'''), sometimes referred to as '''Corbulo Military Academy''',<ref>'''Halo 4''', ''[[Epilogue]]''</ref> was an [[Wikipedia:Military academy|officer training school]] of the [[United Nations Space Command]] located on the colony of [[Circinius IV]]; its superintendent was [[Black|General Black]].<ref name="LA Times 7112012">[http://herocomplex.latimes.com/2012/07/11/halo-4-forward-unto-dawn-will-be-the-first-halo-movie/#/5 '''Los Angeles Times:''' ''Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn will be the first Halo movie'']</ref> Active during the height of the [[Insurrection]], Corbulo Academy trained the children of high-ranking officials within the [[United Earth Government|government]] and military to become commissioned officers of the [[UNSC Defense Force]]; despite this, many of the cadets came from colonial backgrounds. The academy was named after the [[Wikipedia:Roman Empire|Roman]] general [[Wikipedia:Gnaeus Domitius Corbulo|Gnaeus Domitius Corbulo]], who was said to represent the values of honor, valor and allegiance expected of the cadets. ''"Axios"'', a prominent acclamation used by the cadets and personnel of the school, was spoken by Corbulo as he committed suicide by order of [[Wikipedia:Nero|Emperor Nero]].<ref>'''Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn''' ''Part 1''</ref> | ||
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==Campus== | |||
[[File:H4FUD Corbulo Academy.jpg|thumb|250px|A general view of Corbulo Academy.]] | [[File:H4FUD Corbulo Academy.jpg|thumb|250px|A general view of Corbulo Academy.]] | ||
Corbulo Academy of Military Science stood atop a mountain within a wooded region on Circinius IV; the surroundings of the school were used as training grounds. The main complex of the academy followed the UNSC's characteristic design aesthetic, closely reminiscent of the 20th-century style known as [[Wikipedia:Brutalist architecture|Brutalist architecture]], being composed of angular, low-rise concrete structures, walkways and spacious plazas with minimalist decoration in form of pools of water and carefully managed greenery. The academy's central building rested on a series of support pillars and enclosed a quadrangle containing a park with a decorative pool. The academy campus was dominated by a [[space elevator]] that stood in the middle of the buildings and was used for ferrying personnel and cargo from surface to orbit. The facility also contained several massive communications dishes and a number of large vertical-axis [[wind turbine]]s for power generation. Playing fields and other open training areas were located just outside the main complex of buildings. | |||
The cadets | The cadets bunked in two-person rooms, whose interior decoration followed the minimalist design of the rest of the school. These rooms were equipped with [[holography|holographic]] data terminals which were commonly used for accessing messages from relatives or browsing news reports, among other activities. Many walls within the academy were adorned with the academy's insignia as well as other UNSC symbols or propaganda posters. Corbulo Academy made heavy use of the poem ''[[Forward Unto Dawn (poem)|"Forward Unto Dawn"]]'' for propaganda purposes; lines including ''"From Earth, For Earth"'' and ''"Today, Tomorrow, Forever"'' were displayed as slogans in UNSC banners across the academy and the poem itself was inscribed over the cadets' beds in the school's dormitories. A somewhat anachronistic statue of the school's namesake wielding an [[MA5 series]] assault rifle was located next to the pool within the academy's central courtyard. | ||
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File:Corbulo Statue.jpg|The statue of General Corbulo in the academy's courtyard. | File:Corbulo Statue.jpg|The statue of General Corbulo in the academy's courtyard. | ||
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==Curriculum== | |||
[[File:CAMS - lecture.jpg|thumb|250px|A group of cadets gathered around a [[holography|holo-table]] during a lecture on tactics.]] | [[File:CAMS - lecture.jpg|thumb|250px|A group of cadets gathered around a [[holography|holo-table]] during a lecture on tactics.]] | ||
The Corbulo curriculum was geared around the teaching of military science to its officer cadets. [[wikipedia:Military science|Military science]] is defined as the theory, method, and practice of producing military capability in a manner consistent with national defense policy.<ref>[[wikipedia:Military science|'''Military science''']] on Wikipedia</ref> | |||
For first years, teaching was not geared towards a particular service, and even cadets who would become [[UNSC Navy|Naval]] officers (such as [[Thomas Lasky]]) would participate in extensive field and classroom exercises designed to teach ground combat tactics such as the [[wikipedia:Pincer movement|pincer movement]]. Additionally, first year cadets would regularly be put into [[cryo chamber]]s and thawed in order to acclimatise them to the cryosleep process used aboard UNSC Navy ships.<ref>'''Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn''' ''Part 2''</ref> Other first year training included basic fitness, military courtesies, and hand-to-hand combat.<ref>'''Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn''' ''Part 1''</ref> | |||
First year cadets were arranged into nine-person [[squad]]s for training purposes. By their fourth year, at least some senior cadets were given command of these squads.{{ | First year cadets were arranged into nine-person [[squad]]s for training purposes. By their fourth year, at least some senior cadets were given command of these squads.<ref>'''Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn''' ''Part 1''</ref> | ||
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==History== | |||
===Attacked=== | |||
[[File:FUD-Corbulo-Ruins.jpg|thumb|250px|An outdoor walkway strewn with debris and bodies after the attack.]] | |||
{{Main|Battle at Corbulo Academy}} | |||
During the opening days of the [[Human-Covenant War]] circa [[2526]], [[Office of Naval Intelligence|ONI Section II]] kept the [[Covenant]] invasion secret from a large portion of the general population; this included Corbulo Academy's cadets and most of the school's personnel, although General Black was informed. As preparation for a possible attack, Black discreetly increased the readiness of the [[UNSC Marine Corps|UNSC Marine]] garrison posted in the academy and authorized limited communications blackouts under the guise of routine maintenance procedures. | |||
Not long after, the school came under attack by the Covenant, with at least three [[SDV-class heavy corvette|heavy corvettes]] descending over the campus and one of them destroying the academy's space elevator, halting the ongoing evacuation effort. Teams of Marine [[Orbital Drop Shock Troopers]] dropped in to the academy grounds to reinforce the locally stationed Marines, with the [[SPARTAN-II Program|Spartan]] supersoldiers [[John-117]], [[Kelly-087]], [[Frederic-104]] later arriving to support the academy's defense. Corbulo's officer cadets and the local Marine guard were caught off-guard by this attack, which resulted in the deaths of virtually all the students and personnel stationed at the academy, save for [[Hastati Squad|three survivors]] rescued by Blue Team. The Academy itself was completely destroyed when the planet was [[glassing|glassed]] after the attack.<ref>'''Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn''' ''Part 5''</ref> | |||
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==Customs== | |||
===Uniforms and grooming standards=== | |||
====Uniforms and grooming standards | [[File:FUD Orenski Lasky Silva color adjust.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Three cadets in the white service uniform.]] | ||
[[File:FUD Orenski Lasky Silva color adjust.jpg|250px|thumb|Three cadets in the white service uniform.]] | |||
For "everyday" occasions such as classes and personal time, the cadets at Corbulo Academy would wear a white service uniform featuring a similar cut to the Navy's [[UNSC Navy Service Uniform|officer service dress]]. It was a relatively simple uniform compared to the advanced uniforms seen in use by the active-duty forces, though it incorporated a professional appearance and a moderate aspect of utility for field use. As with many uniforms throughout the UNSC military, there were no distinctions between the uniforms worn by male and female cadets. The uniform was a form-fitting ensemble and did not include any known headdress. The tunic's main feature, a large carbon gray section, ran the length of the uniform and attached to the seem, with two brass-colored zippers on each side. Positioned on the hips and attached at the abdomen was a large adjustable belt with two buckles on each side of the tunic. Cadet rank insignia consisting of small black lozenges (diamond-shapes) were placed on the right side of a low-profile "standing collar;" the lozenges represented each year of the four-year education the future officer would receive. A simplified black insignia of Corbulo Academy was placed on the left breast while a removable patch featuring the individual cadet's last name was positioned parallel with the top edge of the academy insignia. The trousers for the white service dress, featuring large black sections within the insides of the legs, had no visible utility function like the tunic. Polished black combat boots were the assigned footwear for the service uniform. | For "everyday" occasions such as classes and personal time, the cadets at Corbulo Academy would wear a white service uniform featuring a similar cut to the Navy's [[UNSC Navy Service Uniform|officer service dress]]. It was a relatively simple uniform compared to the advanced uniforms seen in use by the active-duty forces, though it incorporated a professional appearance and a moderate aspect of utility for field use. As with many uniforms throughout the UNSC military, there were no distinctions between the uniforms worn by male and female cadets. The uniform was a form-fitting ensemble and did not include any known headdress. The tunic's main feature, a large carbon gray section, ran the length of the uniform and attached to the seem, with two brass-colored zippers on each side. Positioned on the hips and attached at the abdomen was a large adjustable belt with two buckles on each side of the tunic. Cadet rank insignia consisting of small black lozenges (diamond-shapes) were placed on the right side of a low-profile "standing collar;" the lozenges represented each year of the four-year education the future officer would receive. A simplified black insignia of Corbulo Academy was placed on the left breast while a removable patch featuring the individual cadet's last name was positioned parallel with the top edge of the academy insignia. The trousers for the white service dress, featuring large black sections within the insides of the legs, had no visible utility function like the tunic. Polished black combat boots were the assigned footwear for the service uniform. | ||
For combat training exercises, the cadets wore a jumpsuit largely similar to the service uniform in overall design. Like the service uniform, the jumpsuit was primarily white and similarly featured distinctly colored sections in the chest and legs, although the dark carbon gray in these sections was replaced by pale khaki brown. A training variant of the [[UNSC Marine Corps Battle Dress Uniform# | For combat training exercises, the cadets wore a jumpsuit largely similar to the service uniform in overall design. Like the service uniform, the jumpsuit was primarily white and similarly featured distinctly colored sections in the chest and legs, although the dark carbon gray in these sections was replaced by pale khaki brown. A training variant of the [[UNSC Marine Corps Battle Dress Uniform#Insurrection and early Human-Covenant War|standard body armor]] could be worn over this uniform. Somewhat smaller, lighter, and providing less coverage than the standard armor, the training armor carried the Academy's emblem on the chest plate, and featured a [[Wikipedia:Pouch Attachment Ladder System|Pouch Attachment Ladder System]] on the stomach and back sections of the armor. It provided torso and upper and lower limb protection, and featured shoulder pauldrons similar to the later-introduced [[M52B body armor]].<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ca3Y8Ws3plI '''Youtube''' ''Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn Official Full-length Trailer'']</ref> | ||
Two shirts could be worn underneath the white service uniform. Most cadets wore a dark olive green t-shirt with a white academy insignia on the left breast and "CAMS," the academy's formal name abbreviation, written on the back; senior cadets would wear a light azure blue variant while juniors and sophomores wore a medium/dark scarlet variant. This shirt could be worn separate of the tunic as personal wear and presumably for physical training and other rigorous activities. For personal time in the dorms | Two shirts could be worn underneath the white service uniform. Most cadets wore a dark olive green t-shirt with a white academy insignia on the left breast and "CAMS," the academy's formal name abbreviation, written on the back; senior cadets would wear a light azure blue variant while juniors and sophomores wore a medium/dark scarlet variant. This shirt could be worn separate of the tunic as personal wear and presumably for physical training and other rigorous activities. For personal time in the dorms, cadets wore black trousers emblazoned with the "CAMS" initials on the upper left thigh. A black sports bra with white piping underneath the bust was issued to female cadets. | ||
For stays in [[Cryonics|cryostasis]], a skin-tight carbon black suit featuring the cadet's last name on the collar was available, featuring a similar diagonal line pattern as the removable tunic panel and fit snug onto the body. During training exercises featuring cryo-sleep, the cryo-suit was typically not removed after the cadets were thawed out of cryo and the training jumpsuit and combat armor were worn over the suit until the exercise was over. | For stays in [[Cryonics|cryostasis]], a skin-tight carbon black suit featuring the cadet's last name on the collar was available, featuring a similar diagonal line pattern as the removable tunic panel and fit snug onto the body. During training exercises featuring cryo-sleep, the cryo-suit was typically not removed after the cadets were thawed out of cryo and the training jumpsuit and combat armor were worn over the suit until the exercise was over. | ||
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File:FUD - Silva cryosuit.jpg|Cadet [[Chyler Silva]] wearing the cryo-suit issued to the cadets. | File:FUD - Silva cryosuit.jpg|Cadet [[Chyler Silva]] wearing the cryo-suit issued to the cadets. | ||
File:FUD Lasky Cryo Shirt.jpg|Cadet Lasky wearing the training coveralls on his cryo-suit. | File:FUD Lasky Cryo Shirt.jpg|Cadet Lasky wearing the training coveralls on his cryo-suit. | ||
File:FUD - cadets.jpg| | File:FUD - Concept CadetUniform.jpg|Concept art of the service and combat uniforms worn by Corbulo cadets. | ||
File:FUD - Concept CadetArmor.jpg|Concept art of the Corbulo Academy training armor. | |||
File:FUD - Concept Cryosuit.jpg|Concept art of the cryo-suits used by the cadets. | |||
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==Personnel== | |||
[[File:FUD Cadet Dormitory.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Freshmen cadets in the dormitory.<br><small>From left to right: ''Lasky'', ''Chen'', ''Silva'', ''Sullivan'', ''Vickers'', ''Tchakova'', two unidentified cadets, and ''Shere''.</small>]] | |||
[[File:FUD Cadet Dormitory.jpg|250px|thumb|Freshmen cadets in the dormitory.<br>From left to right: ''Lasky'', ''Chen'', ''Silva'', ''Sullivan'', ''Vickers'', ''Tchakova'', two unidentified cadets, and ''Shere''.]] | |||
[[File:FUD - Hastati Squad.jpg|250px|thumb|[[Hastati Squad]] members in training.]] | [[File:FUD - Hastati Squad.jpg|250px|thumb|[[Hastati Squad]] members in training.]] | ||
===Staff=== | |||
*[[ | *[[Black|General Black]] — ''Superintendent/headmaster'' | ||
*[[ | *[[K.L. Mehaffey|Colonel K. L. Mehaffey]] — ''Professor'' | ||
*[[Hughes|Lieutenant Hughes]] — ''Doctor'' | *[[Hughes|Lieutenant Hughes]] — ''Doctor'' | ||
*[[Beamish]] — ''Janitor'' | *[[Beamish]] — ''Janitor'' | ||
*[[Orlin]] — ''Artificial intelligence'' | *[[Orlin]] — ''Artificial intelligence'' | ||
===Cadets=== | |||
====Class of 2526==== | |||
''The Senior, fourth year, class of Corbulo Academy in the 2525-2526 year'' | ''The Senior, fourth year, class of Corbulo Academy in the 2525-2526 year'' | ||
*[[April Orenski]] — ''Squad leader, [[Hastati Squad]]'' | *[[April Orenski]] — ''Squad leader, [[Hastati Squad]]'' | ||
====Class of 2527==== | |||
''The Junior, third year, class of Corbulo Academy in the 2525-2526 year'' | ''The Junior, third year, class of Corbulo Academy in the 2525-2526 year'' | ||
*[[Knuston]] | *[[Knuston]] | ||
*[[Taylor (third-year cadet)|Taylor]] | |||
====Class of 2529==== | |||
''The Freshman, first year, class of Corbulo Academy in the 2525-2526 year'' | ''The Freshman, first year, class of Corbulo Academy in the 2525-2526 year'' | ||
*[[Junjie Chen]] — ''Hastati Squad'' | *[[Junjie Chen]] — ''Hastati Squad'' | ||
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*[[Taylor (first-year cadet)|Taylor]] | *[[Taylor (first-year cadet)|Taylor]] | ||
====Class unknown==== | |||
*[[Verrelli]] — ''[[Zuma Squad]]'' | *[[Verrelli]] — ''[[Zuma Squad]]'' | ||
*[[Moulder]] — ''Zuma Squad'' | *[[Moulder]] — ''Zuma Squad'' | ||
*[[Newton (CAMS)|Newton]] — ''Zuma Squad'' | *[[Newton (CAMS)|Newton]] — ''Zuma Squad'' | ||
*[[Foster]] | *[[Foster]] | ||
==Production notes== | ==Production notes== | ||
While a fictional setting within the ''Halo'' universe, Corbulo Academy was filmed on-location at [[Wikipedia:Simon Fraser University|Simon Fraser University]] in [[Wikipedia:Vancouver|Vancouver]], [[Wikipedia:British Columbia|British Columbia]], [[Wikipedia:Canada|Canada]].<ref name="Kotaku 512012">[http://kotaku.com/5906858/first-look-at-the-set-of-the-halo-4-live-action-series '''Kotaku.com:''' ''First Look at the "Set" of the Halo 4 Live Action Series'']</ref> SFU is a popular filming location for many notable science fiction series such as [[Wikipedia:Stargate SG-1|''Stargate SG-1'']] and [[Wikipedia:Battlestar Galactica (2004 TV series)|''Battlestar Galactica'']] and served as a principal location for production of '' | While a fictional setting within the ''Halo'' universe, Corbulo Academy was filmed on-location at [[Wikipedia:Simon Fraser University|Simon Fraser University]] in [[Wikipedia:Vancouver|Vancouver]], [[Wikipedia:British Columbia|British Columbia]], [[Wikipedia:Canada|Canada]].<ref name="Kotaku 512012">[http://kotaku.com/5906858/first-look-at-the-set-of-the-halo-4-live-action-series '''Kotaku.com:''' ''First Look at the "Set" of the Halo 4 Live Action Series'']</ref> SFU is a popular filming location for many notable science fiction series such as [[Wikipedia:Stargate SG-1|''Stargate SG-1'']] and [[Wikipedia:Battlestar Galactica (2004 TV series)|''Battlestar Galactica'']] and served as a principal location for production of ''Forward Unto Dawn''. | ||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
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File:H4FUD-CAMS-BW-Patch.png|Black and white uniform patch insignia. | File:H4FUD-CAMS-BW-Patch.png|Black and white uniform patch insignia. | ||
File:H4FUD-CAMS-WB-Patch.jpg|White and black cryosuit patch insignia. | File:H4FUD-CAMS-WB-Patch.jpg|White and black cryosuit patch insignia. | ||
File:H4FUD-GeneralCorbuloStatue.jpg|Closeup of the stylized General Corbulo statue. | File:H4FUD-GeneralCorbuloStatue.jpg|Closeup of the stylized General Corbulo statue. | ||
File:CAMS - afar.jpg|The surroundings of the school. | File:CAMS - afar.jpg|The surroundings of the school. | ||
File:CAMS - ext2.jpg|Hastati Squad runs through the CAMS courtyard during an exercise. The statue of the school's namesake can be seen on the foreground. | File:CAMS - ext2.jpg|Hastati Squad runs through the CAMS courtyard during an exercise. The statue of the school's namesake can be seen on the foreground. | ||
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File:CAMS - Lasky space elevator.jpg|Cadet Thomas Lasky brooding near the [[space elevator]] of the complex. | File:CAMS - Lasky space elevator.jpg|Cadet Thomas Lasky brooding near the [[space elevator]] of the complex. | ||
File:FUD - CAMS_mess.jpg|The school's [[mess hall]]. | File:FUD - CAMS_mess.jpg|The school's [[mess hall]]. | ||
File:FUD - CAMS overview.jpg|An overhead view of the academy complex. | File:FUD - CAMS overview.jpg|An overhead view of the academy complex. | ||
File:FUD - CAMS_stairs.jpg|A stairway within the academy. | File:FUD - CAMS_stairs.jpg|A stairway within the academy. | ||
File:FUD - CAMS walkway.jpg|Cadets Lasky and Silva walking along a walkway within the academy campus. | File:FUD - CAMS walkway.jpg|Cadets Lasky and Silva walking along a walkway within the academy campus. | ||
File:FUD - CAMS view 2.jpg|A view of the central complex. | |||
File:FUD - CAMS view 3.jpg|The structures of the academy as seen from the slopes of the mountain the complex stands on. | File:FUD - CAMS view 3.jpg|The structures of the academy as seen from the slopes of the mountain the complex stands on. | ||
File:CirciniusIV attacked1.jpg|An SDV-class heavy corvette destroying the school's space elevator. | File:CirciniusIV attacked1.jpg|An SDV-class heavy corvette destroying the school's space elevator. | ||
File:FUD-Corbulo-Glassed.jpg|Corbulo Academy is glassed by the Covenant in the aftermath of the battle. | File:FUD-Corbulo-Glassed.jpg|Corbulo Academy is glassed by the Covenant in the aftermath of the battle. | ||
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==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
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