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The '''Casualty classification''' is a way to determine the status military personnel. | |||
==List of classifications== | |||
*'''[[Killed in action|KIA]]'''- '''K'''illed '''I'''n '''A'''ction. This term is used when a military combatant is killed during battle, or deaths resulting from a war. | |||
== | *'''[[Missing in action|MIA]]'''- '''M'''issing '''I'''n '''A'''ction. This term is used when the status of a military combatant is unknown, whether they're dead, wounded, or simply lost. | ||
*'''[[Killed in action|KIA]]'''- '''K'''illed '''I'''n '''A'''ction. This term is used when a | *'''[[Prisoner of war|POW]]'''- '''P'''risoner '''O'''f '''W'''ar. This term is used for anybody, including soldiers who are captured as part of a war. A medal is awarded to any military combatant who is captured for any length of time and has either escaped or was rescued. | ||
*'''[[Wounded in action|WIA]]'''- '''W'''ounded '''I'''n '''A'''ction. This term is used when a military combatant is severely injured in battle, rendering them either temporarily or permanently unable to continue active duty. | |||
*'''[[Missing in action|MIA]]'''- '''M'''issing '''I'''n '''A'''ction. This term is used when the status of a | |||
*'''[[Prisoner of war|POW]]'''- '''P'''risoner '''O'''f '''W'''ar. This term is used for anybody, including soldiers who are captured as part of a war. A medal is awarded to any | |||
*'''[[Wounded in action|WIA]]'''- '''W'''ounded '''I'''n '''A'''ction. This term is used when a | |||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*Due to the need to increase morale in the UNSC, SPARTAN-II and SPARTAN-III supersoldiers are never listed as 'Killed In Action', but rather as 'Missing In Action' or 'Wounded in Action' to give the appearance that they are invincible. | *Due to the need to increase morale in the UNSC, SPARTAN-II and SPARTAN-III supersoldiers are never listed as 'Killed In Action', but rather as 'Missing In Action' or 'Wounded in Action' to give the appearance that they are invincible. | ||
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*''[[Halo: Uprising]]'' | *''[[Halo: Uprising]]'' | ||
== | == External link == | ||
*[[ | *[http://nsa.nato.int/nsa/zPublic/ap/aap6/AAP-6.pdf '''North Atlantic Treaty Organization''': ''Glossary of terms and definitions (English and French)'' <nowiki>[AAP-06(2012)]</nowiki>] | ||
[[Category:Military Terminology]] | [[Category:Military Terminology]] | ||
Revision as of 07:23, September 1, 2012
The Casualty classification is a way to determine the status military personnel.
List of classifications
- KIA- Killed In Action. This term is used when a military combatant is killed during battle, or deaths resulting from a war.
- MIA- Missing In Action. This term is used when the status of a military combatant is unknown, whether they're dead, wounded, or simply lost.
- POW- Prisoner Of War. This term is used for anybody, including soldiers who are captured as part of a war. A medal is awarded to any military combatant who is captured for any length of time and has either escaped or was rescued.
- WIA- Wounded In Action. This term is used when a military combatant is severely injured in battle, rendering them either temporarily or permanently unable to continue active duty.
Trivia
- Due to the need to increase morale in the UNSC, SPARTAN-II and SPARTAN-III supersoldiers are never listed as 'Killed In Action', but rather as 'Missing In Action' or 'Wounded in Action' to give the appearance that they are invincible.
List of appearances
- Halo: Combat Evolved
- Halo 2
- Halo 3
- Halo 3: ODST (Mentioned only)
- Halo Wars
- Halo: Reach
- Halo: The Fall of Reach (First appearance)
- Halo: The Flood
- Halo: First Strike
- Halo: Ghosts of Onyx
- Halo: Contact Harvest
- Halo Graphic Novel
- Halo: Uprising
