Casualty classification

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

External link

• North Atlantic Treaty Organization: Glossary of terms and definitions (English and French) [AAP-06(2012)]