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>Maybe their greenness made them careless which could seem recklessness from the outside
This opinion is from interviewees who weren't even in the theater, they were just inspired by the Academy's prestige. But certainly the cadets could be reckless as their morale was high. They also had competent officers i.e. their professors.
>basically a division level unit
Commanded by brigade generals. But it was one of the "Great Units".
>Did this serve as actual training unit and the crew was rotated? Liek conscripts were assigned to this unit for a while after base training, but then moved to their final unit? Or this was just a name?
It seems for the conscripts it was a normal unit, they served their whole time there, but it was used for training officers and demonstrating them how things were supposed to function.
>Which means others didn't
It's just not mentioned. But in the batteries which switched sides there were officers who personally knew officers manning the Academy's defenses, or knew Ustra and shared his mindset.
>or other higher education facilities for the military exist?
It's mostly just Agulhas Negras. Other institutions are for some specific branches and services. Then higher up in the ladder there's the Command and General Staff School and the like.