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[[File:Initiation-Training.jpg|thumb|120px|Spartan Sarah Palmer training against UNSC Marines onboard the ''UNSC Infinity''.]] | [[File:Initiation-Training.jpg|thumb|120px|Spartan Sarah Palmer training against UNSC Marines onboard the ''UNSC Infinity''.]] | ||
{{Quote|We're Spartans, Jun...it's time to start acting like it.| Palmer to [[Jun-A266]] on her first operation as a Spartan.}} | {{Quote|We're Spartans, Jun...it's time to start acting like it.| Palmer to [[Jun-A266]] on her first operation as a Spartan.}} | ||
In [[2553|January 2553]], Palmer was promoted to the rank of corporal aboard [[Lockhart medical station|''Lockhart'' medical station]] and placed in line for rapid promotion to sergeant.<ref name="rank" group="note"/> She was visited by the former [[SPARTAN-III program|SPARTAN-III]] Jun-A266. Because of her physical prowess, innate tactical leadership, unquestioning loyalty to the UNSC, and her record | In [[2553|January 2553]], Palmer was promoted to the rank of corporal aboard [[Lockhart medical station|''Lockhart'' medical station]] and placed in line for rapid promotion to sergeant.<ref name="rank" group="note"/> She was visited by the former [[SPARTAN-III program|SPARTAN-III]] Jun-A266. Because of her physical prowess, innate tactical leadership, unquestioning loyalty to the UNSC, and her service record, Jun offered her a place as the first recruit for the [[Office of Naval Intelligence]]'s new [[SPARTAN-IV program]].<ref name="Reed"/><ref name="Initiation1"/> | ||
Palmer agreed to join the Spartans. Soon, she and the other candidates underwent a series of biological and chemical augmentations that lasted three weeks. After the augmentation procedures were complete, Palmer and fellow inductees [[Edward Davis]], [[Yeong-hao Holst]], [[Vladimir Scruggs]], and [[Joel Thomas]] trained under Jun's supervision. During a [[Tactical training round|simulated engagement]] with a group of Marines, Palmer rushed to the Spartans' objective at the expense of her teammates' "lives". Jun berated the Spartans' poor performance; former Spartan [[Musa-096]] (who was largely responsible for the program's existence) singled out Palmer for her glory-hounding recklessness.<ref name="Initiation2"/> | Palmer agreed to join the Spartans. Soon, she and the other candidates underwent a series of biological and chemical augmentations that lasted three weeks. After the augmentation procedures were complete, Palmer and fellow inductees [[Edward Davis]], [[Yeong-hao Holst]], [[Vladimir Scruggs]], and [[Joel Thomas]] trained under Jun's supervision. During a [[Tactical training round|simulated engagement]] with a group of Marines, Palmer rushed to the Spartans' objective at the expense of her teammates' "lives". Jun berated the Spartans' poor performance; former Spartan [[Musa-096]] (who was largely responsible for the program's existence) singled out Palmer for her glory-hounding recklessness.<ref name="Initiation2"/> | ||