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Elites served as the military leaders of the Covenant before the Great Schism in 2552. While Prophets often had the final say, it was the Elites who organized military campaigns and naval engagements. [[Ship Master]]s commanded ships, while [[Fleet Master]]s commanded fleets, and [[Field Masters]] commanded the vast armies. Elites maintained the military structure of the Covenant and ensured the Prophets' orders were followed, as well as their own. They also had a diverse [[rank]] structure which was based off how many foes an Elite had killed. Elites also wore different colored armor to signify their rank within the Covenant. They were a major component of the Covenant and were the only caste able to maintain the military hierarchy as well as having a voice within the [[High Council]]. Later on the Elites would be tested and shoved aside from their zealous role as Covenant military leaders by the Brutes. As the [[Prophet]]s and [[Brute]]s attempted genocide of the Elites, the angered [[Covenant Separatists|Elites]] left the Covenant, causing a [[Great Schism|civil war]] within the Covenant which would end with the Covenant Loyalists adding them to their list of enemies, and the Elites forming the Covenant Separatists along with many of the Grunts and Hunters. The Separatists then became allies with the [[UNSC]] in their fight against the Covenant. They are called "Sangheili" in the Covenant language. An "ee" at the end of an Elite name, such as "'Notod''ee or Vadumee''," would signify that that Elite is a part or was part of the Covenant military, although, after The Great Schism most, if not all, Elites removed the "ee" from their names to show that they had left the Covenant.