The military success of the Oromo nation, particularly their legendary performance at the Battle of Adwa (1896), was the result of a sophisticated socio-political structure that integrated warfare into the fabric of daily life. The Foundation: Military Education via Gadaa The Oromo military was not a standing army in the modern sense, but a citizen-militia organized through the Gadaa system. Raaba Doorii (The Warrior Grade): Before men could take leadership roles, they spent years in the Raaba D