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===Origins=== | ===Origins=== | ||
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. 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]]. | 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]]. | ||