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== The Beginning == | == The Beginning == | ||
Between [[2511]] and [[2517]], 150 five to six year old children were selected from near perfect psychological and genetic markers that were set in [[Dr. Halsey]]'s selection protocols. The children were screened for certain genetic markers: strength, agility, even predispositions for aggression and intellect. But due to lack of facilities and funding, only 75 children were chosen for the program. The other half of the 150 original candidates were "weeded out" possibly through chance luck, the single flip of a coin<ref>Halo: The Fall of Reach.</ref>. | Between [[2511]] and [[2517]], 150 five to six year old children were selected from near perfect psychological and genetic markers that were set in [[Dr. Halsey]]'s selection protocols. The children were screened for certain genetic markers: strength, agility, even predispositions for aggression and intellect. But due to lack of facilities and funding, only 75 children were chosen for the program. The other half of the 150 original candidates were "weeded out" possibly through chance luck, the single flip of a coin<ref>Halo: The Fall of Reach.</ref>. | ||
Between August 17 and September 23, 2517, the accepted candidates were taken from their homes in the middle of the night, injected with a sedative, and rushed through [[Slipspace]] to [[Reach]], where they were going to be trained. They were only recently brought out of cryosleep when [[Dr. Halsey]] told them that they would be indoctrinated into the UNSCDF to defend [[Earth]] and all her colonies, and that they could not return to their parents, that there would be a great deal of hardship on the road ahead, encouragement, and various other things. The children were then escorted to barracks where they had a meal, and went to bed at around | Between August 17 and September 23, 2517, the accepted candidates were taken from their homes in the middle of the night, injected with a sedative, and rushed through [[Slipspace]] to [[Reach]], where they were going to be trained. They were only recently brought out of cryosleep when [[Dr. Halsey]] told them that they would be indoctrinated into the UNSCDF to defend [[Earth]] and all her colonies, and that they could not return to their parents, that there would be a great deal of hardship on the road ahead, encouragement, and various other things. The children were then escorted to barracks where they had a meal, and went to bed at around 2330 hours. | ||
== Boot Camp == | == Boot Camp == | ||
=== September 24, 2517 === | === September 24, 2517 === | ||
The [[Spartans]] were rudely awakened early in the morning by [[Franklin Mendez|CPO Franklin Mendez]] and his instructors at | The [[Spartans]] were rudely awakened early in the morning by [[Franklin Mendez|CPO Franklin Mendez]] and his instructors at 0530 hours. Mendez ordered them to go to the showers and those who hesitated were hit with an [[Electric Baton]] as "encouragement". After that they went outside and [[Chief Petty Officer Mendez]] ran them through 100 reps of jumping jacks, sit ups, deep squats, knee bends, and leg lifts. | ||
Afterwards, Mendez and the instructors jogged them about a mile to [[Déjà]], a "dumb" [[AI]] that taught them a wide variety of lessons, including mathematics, science and history between physical training. Their first lesson was a video of the original Greek [[wikipedia:Spartans|Spartans]] fighting against Persian soldiers at Thermopylae. Then they jogged two miles to the "Playground", a maze in mid-air with a bell at the top, where they were divided into teams of three. The last team to reach the bell at the end would not get supper, as an incentive to win. Though [[Master Chief|John-117]] reached the bell first, his other team-mates were last, forcing them all to do without supper. | Afterwards, Mendez and the instructors jogged them about a mile to [[Déjà]], a "dumb" [[AI]] that taught them a wide variety of lessons, including mathematics, science and history between physical training. Their first lesson was a video of the original Greek [[wikipedia:Spartans|Spartans]] fighting against Persian soldiers at Thermopylae. Then they jogged two miles to the "Playground", a maze in mid-air with a bell at the top, where they were divided into teams of three. The last team to reach the bell at the end would not get supper, as an incentive to win. Though [[Master Chief|John-117]] reached the bell first, his other team-mates were last, forcing them all to do without supper. | ||