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[[File:Initiation-Training.jpg|thumb|180px|Spartan Sarah Palmer training against UNSC Marines.]] | [[File:Initiation-Training.jpg|thumb|180px|Spartan Sarah Palmer training against UNSC Marines.]] | ||
{{Quote|We're Spartans, Jun...it's time to start acting like it.|Palmer to [[Jun-A266]] on her first operation as a Spartan<ref name="Initiation2"/>}} | {{Quote|We're Spartans, Jun...it's time to start acting like it.|Palmer to [[Jun-A266]] on her first operation as a Spartan<ref name="Initiation2"/>}} | ||
In [[2553|January 2553]], following her promotion to Corporal, Palmer received medical care for her injuries sustained in the rescue of Admiral Kovalic aboard the [[Lockhart medical station|''Lockhart'' medical station]]. There she was approached by Jun-A266, a former [[SPARTAN-III program|SPARTAN-III]]. Due to her preceding mission and service record as a whole - though her leadership was a major factor in her candidacy - Jun offered her a place as the first recruit for the [[Office of Naval Intelligence]]'s SPARTAN-IV program.<ref name="Initiation1"/><ref name="Reed"/> | In [[2553|January 2553]], following her promotion to Corporal, Palmer received medical care for her injuries sustained in the rescue of Admiral Kovalic aboard the [[Lockhart medical station|''Lockhart'' medical station]]. There she was approached by Jun-A266, a former [[SPARTAN-III program|SPARTAN-III]]. Due to her preceding mission and service record as a whole--though her leadership was a major factor in her candidacy--Jun offered her a place as the first recruit for the [[Office of Naval Intelligence]]'s SPARTAN-IV program.<ref name="Initiation1"/><ref name="Reed"/> | ||
Though initially expressing incredulity towards the offer, Palmer accepted and joined the Spartans. She and four other candidates - [[Edward Davis]], [[Yeong-hao Holst]], [[Vladimir Scruggs]], and [[Joel Thomas]] - underwent a series of biological and chemical augmentations that lasted three weeks. Following the two days it took them to adjust to the enhancements, Palmer and her fellow Spartan IV's trained under the supervision of Jun-A266 and [[Musa-096]], a former Spartan II who was largely responsible for the formation of the program. During a [[Tactical training round|simulated engagement]] with a squad of fifty Marines, Palmer displayed an overzealous desire to complete the objective, rushing forward at the expense of her teammates. Jun expressed embarrassment at the Spartans' poor performance, to which Spartans Scruggs and Thomas pointed out that they lacked the fabled [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor|Spartan]] armor. Musa-096 then addressed the squad, informing them that they would receive their armor when they deserved it. He impressed upon them their new ranks and roles as Spartans, singling out Palmer as an example that Spartans do not rush ahead and seek glory for themselves. Palmer would take this lesson to heart.<ref name="Initiation2"/> | Though initially expressing incredulity towards the offer, Palmer accepted and joined the Spartans. She and four other candidates--[[Edward Davis]], [[Yeong-hao Holst]], [[Vladimir Scruggs]], and [[Joel Thomas]]--underwent a series of biological and chemical augmentations that lasted three weeks. Following the two days it took them to adjust to the enhancements, Palmer and her fellow Spartan IV's trained under the supervision of Jun-A266 and [[Musa-096]], a former Spartan II who was largely responsible for the formation of the program. During a [[Tactical training round|simulated engagement]] with a squad of fifty Marines, Palmer displayed an overzealous desire to complete the objective, rushing forward at the expense of her teammates. Jun expressed embarrassment at the Spartans' poor performance, to which Spartans Scruggs and Thomas pointed out that they lacked the fabled [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor|Spartan]] armor. Musa-096 then addressed the squad, informing them that they would receive their armor when they deserved it. He impressed upon them their new ranks and roles as Spartans, singling out Palmer as an example that Spartans do not rush ahead and seek glory for themselves. Palmer would take this lesson to heart.<ref name="Initiation2"/> | ||
Later [[2553#January|that month]], the Spartan-IV's were transferred aboard the UNSC ''Infinity'', currently undergoing the final stages of construction in the [[Oort cloud]]. These five Spartans were the only ones aboard the ship at the time, though ''Infinity'' would later maintain a complement of up to three hundred Spartans after her shakedown cruise.<ref name="Initiation2"/> | Later [[2553#January|that month]], the Spartan-IV's were transferred aboard the UNSC ''Infinity'', currently undergoing the final stages of construction in the [[Oort cloud]]. These five Spartans were the only ones aboard the ship at the time, though ''Infinity'' would later maintain a complement of up to three hundred Spartans after her shakedown cruise.<ref name="Initiation2"/> | ||