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The '''UNSC Insertion Protocols''' govern the deployment of [[Orbital Drop Shock Troopers]] via [[drop pod]]. These protocols dictate that commanding officers' pods accelerate faster than those of their enlisted subordinates.{{Ref/Site|Id=ODSTfieldguide|URL=http://halo.bungie.net/projects/odst/guide.aspx|Site=Bungie.net| | The '''UNSC Insertion Protocols''' govern the deployment of [[Orbital Drop Shock Troopers]] via [[Single Occupant Exoatmospheric Insertion Vehicle|drop pod]]. These protocols dictate that commanding officers' pods accelerate faster than those of their enlisted subordinates.{{Ref/Site|Id=ODSTfieldguide|URL=http://halo.bungie.net/projects/odst/guide.aspx|Site=Bungie.net|Section=Halo 3: ODST Project page|Page=Field Guide|Detail=|Quote=|D=30|M=11|Y=2020|LocalArchive=}}{{Ref/Novel|Id=HTFC02|Halo: The Flood|Chapter=2}} | ||
==Reasons== | ==Reasons== | ||
The reasons for this rule include the strongly held belief that commanding officers should lead rather than follow, should be willing to do anything their troops are asked to do, and should expose themselves to the same level of danger as their subordinates.{{Ref/Reuse|ODSTfieldguide}}{{Ref/Reuse|HTFC02}} | The reasons for this rule include the strongly held belief that commanding officers should lead rather than follow, should be willing to do anything their troops are asked to do, and should expose themselves to the same level of danger as their subordinates.{{Ref/Reuse|ODSTfieldguide}}{{Ref/Reuse|HTFC02}} | ||
The most compelling reason, however, is the need to collect, sort, and organize the troops the moment their boots touch ground. Experience demonstrates that whatever the ODSTs manage to accomplish during the first so-called “golden hour” on the ground will have a disproportionate effect on the success or failure of the entire mission. The commander’s pod is equipped with a lot of gear that the regular | The most compelling reason, however, is the need to collect, sort, and organize the troops the moment their boots touch ground. Experience demonstrates that whatever the ODSTs manage to accomplish during the first so-called “golden hour” on the ground will have a disproportionate effect on the success or failure of the entire mission. The commander’s pod is equipped with a lot of gear that the regular “eggs” are not, including high-powered imaging gear, tactical sensors, and the ability to hold a 4th generation [[Dumb AI|"dumb" AI]], most notably a class C military AI.{{Ref/Reuse|ODSTfieldguide}}{{Ref/Reuse|HTFC02}} | ||
==Usage== | ==Usage== | ||
