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'''Career Service Vitae''' or CSV is basically the military's version of a [[Wikipedia:resume|Resume]].  In a Halo CSV it will record a person's military service, including the battles they've been in, the awards they've won, etc.
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While not common in today's language the term is espically popular in futuristic military setting and is seen in the Halo and [[Wikipedia:Starcraft|Starcraft]] Universe.
The '''Career Service Vitae''' (or '''CSV''' for short) is a log kept on each soldier in the [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]], similar to a civilian [[Wikipedia:resume|resume]]. Every member of the UNSC Armed Forces has one, as it keeps track of that person's entire military service. [[UNSC Personnel Command|PERSCOM]] keeps track of the CSVs for all of the UNSC soldiers and archives them for public and military access.<ref name="Keyes">'''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]''', Chapter 18, ''page 159''(2001 paperback); ''page 184''(2010 paperback)</ref>


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==Contents==
Some of the things that a CSV contains include:
 
*[[Service number|Service Number]]
*Date the person joined the military
*Background information on the person
*[[:Category:Events|Battles]] the person has taken part in
*Unit or starship assignments
*Promotions, transfers, and retirements
*[[:Category:UNSC Decorations|Decorations]] the person has received
*Time, place, and cause of death
*Casualty classification ([[Wounded in action|WIA]], [[Killed in action|KIA]] or [[Missing in action|MIA]])
 
==Examples==
It was said that [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] [[Ensign]] [[William Lovell|William Michael Lovell]] amassed a CSV twice as long as that of [[Jacob Keyes]]'.{{Ref/Reuse|Keyes}}
 
==Sources==
{{Ref/Sources}}
 
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The Career Service Vitae (or CSV for short) is a log kept on each soldier in the UNSC, similar to a civilian resume. Every member of the UNSC Armed Forces has one, as it keeps track of that person's entire military service. PERSCOM keeps track of the CSVs for all of the UNSC soldiers and archives them for public and military access.[1]

Contents[edit]

Some of the things that a CSV contains include:

  • Service Number
  • Date the person joined the military
  • Background information on the person
  • Battles the person has taken part in
  • Unit or starship assignments
  • Promotions, transfers, and retirements
  • Decorations the person has received
  • Time, place, and cause of death
  • Casualty classification (WIA, KIA or MIA)

Examples[edit]

It was said that UNSC Ensign William Michael Lovell amassed a CSV twice as long as that of Jacob Keyes'.[1]

Sources[edit]

  1. ^ a b Halo: The Fall of Reach, Chapter 18, page 159(2001 paperback); page 184(2010 paperback)