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The '''Cole Protocol''', otherwise known as '''United Nations Space Command Emergency Priority Order 098831A-1''' is a command issued by [[Vice Admiral]] [[Preston Cole]] to help stop the [[Covenant]] from finding [[Earth]]. Essentially, it is an order to not allow the Covenant to retrieve data that contains the location of Earth, and forbids retreating vessels from setting course to Earth, because the Covenant may be able to track their movement.
The '''Cole Protocol''', otherwise known as '''United Nations Space Command Emergency Priority Order 098831A-1''' is a command issued by [[Vice Admiral]] [[Preston Cole]] to help stop the [[Covenant]] from finding the location of [[Earth]]. Essentially, it is an order to not allow the Covenant to retrieve data that contains the location of Earth and forbids retreating vessels from setting course to Earth, because the Covenant may be able to track their movement and find Earth's location.


All UNSC personnel were commanded to read the Cole Protocol under [[NAVCOM]] [[UNSC Emergency Priority Order 098831A-1]].
All UNSC personnel were commanded to read the Cole Protocol under [[NAVCOM]] [[UNSC Emergency Priority Order 098831A-1]].
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:Violation of this directive will be considered TREASON and pursuant to UNSC Military law articles [[JAG 845-P]] and [[JAG 7556-L]], such violations are punishable by life imprisonment or execution.
:Violation of this directive will be considered TREASON and pursuant to UNSC Military law articles [[JAG 845-P]] and [[JAG 7556-L]], such violations are punishable by life imprisonment or execution.


It is notable that [[Lieutenant Wagner]] broke Article 1 but was pardoned.
*It should be noted that [[Lieutenant Wagner]] broke Article 1 but was later pardoned.


===Article 2===
===Article 2===
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This article is never directly stated, though [[Captain Keyes]] uses it while his ship is crashing on [[Installation 04]]. Captain Keyes says "I'm initiating the Cole Protocol, Article 2. We're abandoning the Autumn. That means you, too, Cortana." Later saying, "Destruction or capture of a shipboard AI is absolutely unacceptable."<ref>[[Halo: The Flood]], page 25</ref>
This article is never directly stated, though [[Captain Keyes]] uses it while his ship is crashing on [[Installation 04]]. Captain Keyes says "I'm initiating the Cole Protocol, Article 2. We're abandoning the Autumn. That means you, too, Cortana." Later saying, "Destruction or capture of a shipboard AI is absolutely unacceptable."<ref>[[Halo: The Flood]], page 25</ref>


This implies that Article 2 states that all on-board personnel, or at least those that might have intel of any value, are to abandon the vessel should it come under threat of capture. Also, as Captain Keyes said, the destruction or capture of a shipboard AI is not to occur.
This implies that Article 2 states that all on-board personnel, or at least those that might have intel of any value, are to abandon the vessel should it come under threat of capture by enemy forces. Also, as Captain Keyes said, the destruction or capture of a shipboard AI is not to occur. Yet in First Strike, when searching the wrecked ships, they didn't once think to attempt to salvage the shipboard AI of any of the ships, when it's incredibly likely at least one of the AI survived.
 
As Keyes said, destruction or capture of shipboard AI is not to occur. Yet in First Strike, when searching the wrecked ships, they didn't once think to attempt to salvage the shipboard AI of any of the ships, when it's incredibly likely at least one of the AI survived.


===Subsection [[7]]===
===Subsection [[7]]===