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'''Killed In Action''', better known as '''KIA''', is a classification used by the [[United Nations Space Command]] that denotes the death of a soldier during/after a combat mission or situation. | '''Killed In Action''', better known as '''KIA''', is a classification used by the [[United Nations Space Command]] that denotes the death of a soldier during/after a combat mission or situation. | ||
Due to the need to increase morale in the United Nations Space Command, [[Spartan-II]] super-soldiers are never listed as 'Killed In Action', but rather as [[Missing In Action]] or [[Wounded in Action]] to give the appearance that they are invincible and can never die. The Spartans II's would put a fallen member's status as | Due to the need to increase morale in the United Nations Space Command, [[Spartan-II]] super-soldiers are never listed as 'Killed In Action', but rather as [[Missing In Action]] or [[Wounded in Action]] to give the appearance that they are invincible and can never die. The Spartans II's would put a fallen member's status as MIA or WIA.<ref>[[First Strike]] page 249</ref> [[Kurt]] even listed several Spartan III's as MIA on [[Onyx]] | ||
There are two other classifications for soldiers, [[MIA]] (Missing In Action) and [[WIA]] (Wounded In Action). These three classes for non-active soldiers were used as early as World War I, created by the allied nations to hopefully make it easier on saying what happened to the wounded, missing, or dead soldiers. | There are two other classifications for soldiers, [[MIA]] (Missing In Action) and [[WIA]] (Wounded In Action). These three classes for non-active soldiers were used as early as World War I, created by the allied nations to hopefully make it easier on saying what happened to the wounded, missing, or dead soldiers. | ||
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Killed In Action, better known as KIA, is a classification used by the United Nations Space Command that denotes the death of a soldier during/after a combat mission or situation.
Due to the need to increase morale in the United Nations Space Command, Spartan-II super-soldiers are never listed as 'Killed In Action', but rather as Missing In Action or Wounded in Action to give the appearance that they are invincible and can never die. The Spartans II's would put a fallen member's status as MIA or WIA.[1] Kurt even listed several Spartan III's as MIA on Onyx
There are two other classifications for soldiers, MIA (Missing In Action) and WIA (Wounded In Action). These three classes for non-active soldiers were used as early as World War I, created by the allied nations to hopefully make it easier on saying what happened to the wounded, missing, or dead soldiers.
References
- ^ First Strike page 249
