Casualty classification

The casualty classification is a way to determine the status of military personnel. I.E. dead, or missing in action.

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.
 * VSI-Very seriously injured or ill.

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: The Fall of Reach
 * Halo: Combat Evolved
 * Halo: The Flood
 * Halo: First Strike
 * Halo 2
 * Halo Graphic Novel
 * Halo: Ghosts of Onyx
 * Halo: Contact Harvest
 * Halo: Uprising
 * Halo 3
 * Halo 3: ODST
 * Halo Wars
 * Halo: Reach
 * Halo: Glasslands
 * Halo: The Thursday War
 * Halo 4
 * Halo: Escalation
 * Halo: Mortal Dictata

External link

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