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{{Quote|You fought well. It was impressive. Perhaps you may want to consider exploring the concept of enlisting with a higher authority.|Spartan Frank Kodiak to Olympia Vale, after Operation: FAR STORM<ref name="hitd290">'''Halo: Hunters in the Dark''', ''page 290'' (Google Play edition)</ref>}} | {{Quote|You fought well. It was impressive. Perhaps you may want to consider exploring the concept of enlisting with a higher authority.|Spartan Frank Kodiak to Olympia Vale, after Operation: FAR STORM<ref name="hitd290">'''Halo: Hunters in the Dark''', ''page 290'' (Google Play edition)</ref>}} | ||
The communication skills and combat prowess displayed by Vale throughout Operation: FAR STORM did not go unnoticed by the upper echelons of ONI.<ref name="universe"/> After the mission, perhaps at Spartan Frank Kodiak's suggestion,<ref name="hitd290"/> Vale considered joining the [[SPARTAN-IV program]].<ref name="warfare"/> After her experience at Installation 00, Vale found difficulty in returning to her former, often bureaucratic, routine. Seeking new challenges, she entered the UNSC's [[War Games]], an inter-service event for [[UNSC Armed Forces]] personnel to practice on combat decks similar to those used for training by Spartans. Her combat training was minimal compared to most competitors, however, Vale managed to place in the top five percent through a combination of innate physical talent and quick-thinking. As a result of this performance, as well as recommendations from the highest levels of the Office of Naval Intelligence, Vale was approached by the Spartan branch seeking to cultivate warriors highly attuned to the complexities of a post-war threat environment.<ref name="universe"/> | The communication skills and combat prowess displayed by Vale throughout Operation: FAR STORM did not go unnoticed by the upper echelons of ONI.<ref name="universe"/> After the mission, perhaps at Spartan Frank Kodiak's suggestion,<ref name="hitd290"/> Vale considered joining the [[SPARTAN-IV program]].<ref name="warfare"/> After her experience at Installation 00, Vale found difficulty in returning to her former, often bureaucratic, routine. Seeking new challenges, she entered the UNSC's [[War Games]], an inter-service event for [[UNSC Armed Forces]] personnel to practice on combat decks similar to those used for training by Spartans. Her combat training was minimal compared to most competitors, however, Vale managed to place in the top five percent through a combination of innate physical talent and quick-thinking. As a result of this performance, as well as recommendations from the highest levels of the Office of Naval Intelligence, Vale was approached by the Spartan branch seeking to cultivate warriors highly attuned to the complexities of a post-war threat environment.<ref name="universe"/> | ||