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First seen in [[Legion of Lawndale Heroes]] 12.1, "[[The Wild and The Young]]", '''The United States Academy of Extranormal Studies''' is the nation's sixth federal academy, and dedicated to the training young men and women with metahuman abilities for career opportunities in the Armed Forces of the United States of America, as well as the various career options available in uniformed Federal Service, civilian National Service, the various law-enforcement organizations in the United States, and (for trainees hailing from nations eligible to send them to study) the ability to serve their respective homelands in similar venues.
Established on August 31, 1978, the Academy's motto is ''Memento Ad Vitam Paramus'', which is Latin for 'Remember, we are preparing for life'. The Academy often is referred to simply as "'''The Axe'''". It is also called "The Academy" or "USAES". In 2007, because of comments by the Legionnaire [[Quinn Morgendorffer]], USAES cadets adopted the title 'Axeheads'; as of the 2007-2008 academic year, this usage has been officially endorsed for use by all USAES athletic teams and as reference to any USAES cadet.
(In the upcoming [[Worldburner]] fic ' ''Where Did Evansville Go?'' ', the academy's history is changed as a result of events spoken of in the [[LLH]] 'Mini '[[Situation Update]]'. As a result, it is revealed that USAES was founded much earlier - on August 31, 1819 - is slightly larger than was originally thought, and has traditionally been the predominant training academy for mystically-gifted cadets. This has caused a longstanding rivalry in the Corps of Cadets, as there has been an upsurge in cadets with mutant and metahuman powers in general since the 1940's (and psionic powers in particular since the 1970's). This is attributed to the increase in planetary background radiation since atomic testing on Earth began, the subsequent activation of latent mutant potentials (with the human genetic predetermination towards psionic abilities asserting itself), and the biological variant known as [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metagene#The_Metagene 'The Metagene'].)
Located just outside Evansville, Indiana, the Academy educates a student body of twelve hundred students (addressed as 'cadets') in two coeducational institutions located on the same campus. (In order to increase the academic experience for cadets as they move from ''First'' to ''Elite Academy'', there are two separate educational staffs that focus on differing aspects and focus in aspects of academic study, athletic prowess, and training in the use of metahuman abilities.) Each year, the Academy accepts one hundred children into the ''First Academy'' (for cadets aged 10-19 years), and accepts one hundred successful cadets into the ''Elite Academy'' (for cadets 17-26 years of age). Acceptance into the USAES ''First Academy'' is dependent upon several factors, including a recommendation from a member of Congress or Governor of a state, in addition to competitive previous academic performance or entrance test scores, as well as the various metahuman abilities demonstrated by the potential attendee. (Special consideration is given to potential applicants with psionic/telepathic potentials, and the children of Medal of Honor awardees.)
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