Talk:Ash-G099

Rank
Does anyone else think it's weird that all the Spartan-IIs and -IIIs so far have "graduated" into the UNSC Navy, but that with the rank of Private (see source on page); Ash will graduate into the UNSC Marine Corps? Think this is an error? --  Manticore  TalkundefinedCSV 18:16, 31 January 2007 (UTC)
 * I'd say it was pretty obviously an error. Why would ONE spartan III be in the Marines while ALL other spartans have been in the navy? -ED 03:10, 25 February 2007 (UTC)

Any chance that Ash is actually part of the UNSC Army? I would put forth this idea due to the fact that Colonel James Ackerson is part of the Army, and he's the one in charge of the project. --Vince Toreago 06:31, 7 April 2007 (UTC)
 * Probably not. Marines are the best of the army, so they have their own corps. Then there's the ODSTs, the best of the Marines. Then there's the Spartans, (II, then III, then I), literally the best of the best of the best of the best. So Ash wouldn't be an army soldier.

Navies don't have companies of soldiers. Company is an army and marine measurement for unit size. Since all Spartan-IIIs were members of a company (Alpha, Beta, Gamma), they cannot be part of the UNSC Navy. Lucy and Tom, the only survivors of Beta Company are confirmed Petty Officers (Navy rank) only after Lieutenant Commander Kurt Ambrose requests they become his personal attaches. Its possible that all Spartan-IIIs are members of the marines, but more likely members of the UNSC Army, since their parent sponsor is Army Colonel James Ackerson. Lucy and Tom could've simply been transferred to the Navy to fill the role of Kurt's attaches after their company was disbanded/destroyed. I hope this information clears up the Ash being a Private issue. If anyone else can confirm this, then all the ranks for the Spartan-IIIs (except Lucy and Tom) need to be changed from navy to army/marines.

I'm not a registered user, oh well. October 10th, 2007.

first off (unregistered person.) you are not right. the Navy today has combat troops. they are members of NAVSPECWAR. they are SEALS. Spartan's are like SEALs. they're NAVSPECWAR soldiers. meaning they're navy. Ash's Private Rank is a mistake made by the author. who is not infallible.-WhellerNG 04:26, 14 August 2009 (UTC)