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Projections calculated by the [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] [[Office of Naval Intelligence]] in [[2525]] concluded that the instability of the outer colonies would result in widespread rebellions unless drastic military measures were instituted. The SPARTAN-II program would meet these requirement, creating a small group of elite soldiers meant to subdue insurrections in their infancy with precision strikes. In this way, civilian casualties might be minimized, civil war averted, and costly conventional solutions made unnecessary. | Projections calculated by the [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] [[Office of Naval Intelligence]] in [[2525]] concluded that the instability of the outer colonies would result in widespread rebellions unless drastic military measures were instituted. The SPARTAN-II program would meet these requirement, creating a small group of elite soldiers meant to subdue insurrections in their infancy with precision strikes. In this way, civilian casualties might be minimized, civil war averted, and costly conventional solutions made unnecessary. | ||
The project was led by [[Catherine Elizabeth Halsey|Dr. Catherine Halsey]] of ONI's Section 3 and [[Franklin Mendez|Chief Petty Officer Mendez]] of the UNSC armed forces. Candidates for the program were selected from children deemed to possess superior physical and mental attributes. | The project was led by [[Catherine Elizabeth Halsey|Dr. Catherine Halsey]] of ONI's Section 3 and [[Franklin Mendez|Chief Petty Officer Mendez]] of the UNSC armed forces. Candidates for the program were selected from children deemed to possess superior physical and mental attributes. By [[2517]] 150 suitable candidates had been identified, but for budget reasons only half that number were "conscripted". Most were between 5 and 7 years old. To preserve the program's secrecy the children were replaced by [[Flash-Cloning|flash clones]]. | ||
Taken to [[Reach]] these child-soldiers began training under CPO Mendez. To marginalize the civilian lives they had once led their names became a combination of their given names and a number (like “[[John-117]]”), with family names being discarded. Seven years later they began receiving the [[Spartan Augmentation Procedures|physical augmentations]] that would ultimately make them Spartans. The procedures were risky and nearly half died as a result. A small number survived but were physically crippled (such as [[SPARTAN-084]]), and these were discharged from the program and placed in non-combat positions where their enhanced mental faculties might still prove useful. Only 33 survived without complications and, now much improved, remained fit for combat duty. | Taken to [[Reach]] these child-soldiers began training under CPO Mendez. To marginalize the civilian lives they had once led their names became a combination of their given names and a number (like “[[John-117]]”), with family names being discarded. Seven years later they began receiving the [[Spartan Augmentation Procedures|physical augmentations]] that would ultimately make them Spartans. The procedures were risky and nearly half died as a result. A small number survived but were physically crippled (such as [[SPARTAN-084]]), and these were discharged from the program and placed in non-combat positions where their enhanced mental faculties might still prove useful. Only 33 survived without complications and, now much improved, remained fit for combat duty. | ||
