Welcome to A Brighter Sky, a fanlisting dedicated to the Military of the series Fullmetal Alchemist.
I decided to open this fanlisting not only because the most of my favourite characters from this series belong to the Military, but also because I particularly appreciated the ambiguous role of this institution in the series: the Military is a peace-keeping force as an instrument for progress, culture and researching, as a mortal weapon to oppress population... It protects, and at the same time destroys.
So if you are fascinated by it too, or you just love the characters who are part of it, feel free to join ^_^
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last update: September 7, 2008
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They are just a place where you can have your name listed along with other fans of the same subject.

>> The Military
The Military (aka 'State Military' or 'The National Armed Forces of Amestris') is a peace-keeping force that controls Amestris.
In the country of Amestris, the Führer has command of the military. All alchemists that work for the military are referred to as "State Alchemists", obtaining titles based on their alchemic talents and abilities. Like any army, there are rankings. State Alchemists are given the rank of Major upon their entrance into the military, and have the potential to be promoted from there. After King Bradley disappears, the military decided to give all the political power to the Amestris parliament.

>> Amestris
Amestris is the name of the country where the main events in the series Fullmetal Alchemist were set.
It's a central state ruled by a military dictatorship and it's divided in five administrative sectors. The most important, Central, is the military capital and where the bulk of forces is placed.
Culturally similar to the Europe of the first '900s, Amestris is very large and diverse as it's its population.
Amestris borders various other countries, and doesn't share a peaceful existence with them: the Military is commonly busy to struggle the border-clashes of the western state (Creta) and the southern one (Aerugo); Amestris is also marked by two big internal conflicts, the Northern War and the Ishbalan War (aka 'The Massacre of Ishbal').

>> "A Brighter Sky"
I chose to name this fanlisting "A Brighter Sky" while I was compiling the layout.
I used screenshots from the episode 25 "Words of Farewell", and I was really amazed by their nice shots of the sky. In add to this, the Military's uniforms are blue, just like the sky.
The sky as "the top" is the aim of Mustang and his comrades, as the hope to make a better world; the sky is the limit to the pride and ambitions of Bradley and his supporters... I thought it sounds as a nice title, and I just used it.

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