James Stuart Military Academy

"Through perseverance, excellence."

- James Stuart Academy motto.

The James Stuart Military Academy was a  located on. Founded decades before the outbreak of the, Stuart Academy was responsible for training and educating many prominent officers of the UNSC and CMA, including future leaders of the Insurrection and. While it trained officers for every branch of the military, it was particularly notable for its focus on cavalry, training students in a variety of armored warfare and maneuvering. Following the end of the war with the Covenant, Stuart Academy acquired several dozen decommissioned tanks and other armored vehicles for use in publicized war games. Sophia Kuefer, a famous cavalry officer during the war and head of Baal Defense Solutions' armored squadron, is a graduate of the Academy, having attended after a brief stint as an enlisted infantryman.