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About [[Infinity Briefing Packet#Thorne's journal entry|Thorne and the Air Force]]... I've never understood what the problem was. He just talks about the US Air Force. It doesn't mean he is unfamiliar with the concept of an "Air Force" in general, let alone the existence of the UNSC's Air Force. He seems more fascinated by the splitting than by the Air Force itself. "A military group called the Air Force split off the Army to form its own branch." It sounds vague for sure, but it's supposed to reflect the historical aspect of it. I could say: "A group called the Continental Army preceded the United States Army." Yet, I'm familiar with both. And don't forget that from Thorne's point of view the US military is something distant, from the past, even though the names are the same. You wouldn't talk about a 15th century Navy in the same way as you would talk about a 21st century Navy. [[User:Imrane-117|Imrane-117]] ([[User talk:Imrane-117|talk]]) 15:01, 31 March 2015 (EDT) | About [[Infinity Briefing Packet#Thorne's journal entry|Thorne and the Air Force]]... I've never understood what the problem was. He just talks about the US Air Force. It doesn't mean he is unfamiliar with the concept of an "Air Force" in general, let alone the existence of the UNSC's Air Force. He seems more fascinated by the splitting than by the Air Force itself. "A military group called the Air Force split off the Army to form its own branch." It sounds vague for sure, but it's supposed to reflect the historical aspect of it. I could say: "A group called the Continental Army preceded the United States Army." Yet, I'm familiar with both. And don't forget that from Thorne's point of view the US military is something distant, from the past, even though the names are the same. You wouldn't talk about a 15th century Navy in the same way as you would talk about a 21st century Navy. [[User:Imrane-117|Imrane-117]] ([[User talk:Imrane-117|talk]]) 15:01, 31 March 2015 (EDT) | ||
:I totally agree. I've always interpreted Thorne's phrasing as, "The Air Force went independent and the rest is history." The part where he's unsure whether there were Spartan-IIs other than the Master Chief is another story, though. --[[User:Braidenvl|<span style="color:gray">'''''Our answer is at hand.'''''</span>]] [[File:Gravemind.svg|14px]] ([[User talk:Braidenvl|<span style="color:gray">Talk to me.</span>]]) 15:15, 31 March 2015 (EDT) | :I totally agree. I've always interpreted Thorne's phrasing as, "The Air Force went independent and the rest is history." The part where he's unsure whether there were Spartan-IIs other than the Master Chief is another story, though. --[[User:Braidenvl|<span style="color:gray">'''''Our answer is at hand.'''''</span>]] [[File:Gravemind.svg|14px]] ([[User talk:Braidenvl|<span style="color:gray">Talk to me.</span>]]) 15:15, 31 March 2015 (EDT) | ||
::Actually, it doesn't reference the US explicitly in its wording and uses the term "Air Force" in quotes as though that is the unusual item in question. It later calls out the first Chief of Staff by name so a reference to US is implied but indirectly. It still doesn't explain the use of "Air Force" in quotation marks since the UNSC's branch has an identical name. I was similarly puzzled by this as UNSC Air Force references have been around at least since Halo: Reach.. -[[User:ScaleMaster117|ScaleMaster117]] ([[User talk:ScaleMaster117|talk]]) 16:31, 31 March 2015 (EDT) | |||