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'''Missing In Action''', better known as '''MIA''', is a casualty classification used by the [[United Nations Space Command]] that refers to a member of the | '''Missing In Action''', better known as '''MIA''', is a casualty classification used by the [[United Nations Space Command]] that refers to a member of the UNSC who has been reported missing following a combat mission and whose status as to injury, capture or death is unknown. The missing combatant must not have been otherwise accounted for as either killed in action or a prisoner of war. | ||
When [[ | When [[SPARTAN-II]]s are killed, they are reported Missing in Action or [[Wounded in Action]] to create the illusion that [[Office of Naval Intelligence Directive 930|Spartans never die]]. This apparently helped boost morale for the [[UNSC]].<ref>[[First Strike]] page 249</ref> | ||
==Trivia== | |||
*Randall, [[Kurt-051]], [[James (SPARTAN-II)|James]], [[John-117]], and [[Gray Team]] are the only [[Spartans]] who truly became missing, but [[Kurt]] was later found training the [[Spartan-III]]s with an identity of [[Lieutenant Commander]] [[Kurt Ambrose]]. [[Kurt-051]] was then killed in the events on [[Onyx]] and was once again listed as Missing in Action. | |||
*The [[John-117|Master Chief]] was considered Missing in Action due to the fact that there was no evidence that he died, despite [[Terrence Hood]]'s quote, ''"Hard to believe he's dead"''. | |||
==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
<references/> | <references/> | ||
==External | ==Links== | ||
*[[Wikipedia:Missing In Action|" | ===Related Pages=== | ||
*[[Killed In Action|Killed In Action (KIA)]] | |||
*[[Wounded In Action|Wounded In Action (WIA)]] | |||
===External=== | |||
*[[Wikipedia:Missing In Action|'''Wikipedia''''s article on "Missing In Action"]] | |||
[[Category:Terms and Phrases]] | [[Category:Terms and Phrases]] | ||
[[Category: Military Terminology]] | [[Category: Military Terminology]] | ||
Revision as of 18:36, January 13, 2010
Missing In Action, better known as MIA, is a casualty classification used by the United Nations Space Command that refers to a member of the UNSC who has been reported missing following a combat mission and whose status as to injury, capture or death is unknown. The missing combatant must not have been otherwise accounted for as either killed in action or a prisoner of war.
When SPARTAN-IIs are killed, they are reported Missing in Action or Wounded in Action to create the illusion that Spartans never die. This apparently helped boost morale for the UNSC.[1]
Trivia
- Randall, Kurt-051, James, John-117, and Gray Team are the only Spartans who truly became missing, but Kurt was later found training the Spartan-IIIs with an identity of Lieutenant Commander Kurt Ambrose. Kurt-051 was then killed in the events on Onyx and was once again listed as Missing in Action.
- The Master Chief was considered Missing in Action due to the fact that there was no evidence that he died, despite Terrence Hood's quote, "Hard to believe he's dead".
Sources
- ^ First Strike page 249
