Ash-G099

Ash is a Spartan of the SPARTAN-III Program and is the leader of Team Saber in Gamma Company. He was one of the fiercest, smartest, and the best leaders in the class. He is currently active and in the company of the survivors of the Battle of Onyx.

Rank
While the Spartan-IIIs of Alpha and Beta Companies "graduated" into the UNSC Navy, as Ash holds the UNSC Marine Corps rank of Private, it is possible that Gamma Company "graduated" into the Marine Corps.

It is also possible that Ash may be a Private First Class, since a soldier gets promoted to it after 4 months as a private and 12 months in service. Ash was accepted 4 years prior to Ghosts of Onyx. Ash could have also been promoted automatically similar to the Spartan-II's promoted automatically due to special education and qualifications.