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{{ | {{quote|Last time I checked, I take my orders from the Corps, not from some swabbie... sir.|[[Corporal]] [[Locklear]]}} | ||
{{quote|I don't know about you, but I like having a swabbie on point. |[[Sergeant]] [[Parker]]}}<ref name="flood">'''[[Halo: The Flood]]''', ''page ??''; '''2010''', ''page 115''</ref> | |||
The term '''Swabbie''', is a nickname for naval personnel used by [[UNSC]] [[UNSC Marine Corps|Marines]] and [[ | The term '''Swabbie''', is a nickname for naval personnel used by [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] [[UNSC Marine Corps|Marines]] and [[Orbital Drop Shock Trooper|ODSTs]]. Because the [[SPARTAN-II Program|Spartan-II]]s are technically a part of the [[UNSC Navy]], they also qualify as ''swabbies''.{{Ref/Reuse|flood}}<ref>'''[[Halo: First Strike]]''', ''page 92'' ; '''2010''', ''page 116''</ref> The term refers to the old tradition of "swabbing the decks," where the crew would clean the decks of old wooden ships. | ||
==List of appearances== | |||
*''[[Halo: The Flood]]'' {{1st}} | |||
*''[[Halo: First Strike]]'' | |||
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