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The '''Casualty classification''' is a way to determine the status military personnel.
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The '''casualty classification''' is a way to determine the status of military personnel. I.E. dead, or missing in action.


==List of classifications==
==List of classifications==
*'''[[Killed in action|KIA]]'''- '''K'''illed '''I'''n '''A'''ction. This term is used when a military combatant is killed during battle, or deaths resulting from a war.
*'''[[Killed in action|KIA]]''' - '''K'''illed '''I'''n '''A'''ction. This term is used when a military combatant is killed during battle, or deaths resulting from a war.
*'''[[Missing in action|MIA]]'''- '''M'''issing '''I'''n '''A'''ction. This term is used when the status of a military combatant is unknown, whether they're dead, wounded, or simply lost.
*'''[[Missing in action|MIA]]''' - '''M'''issing '''I'''n '''A'''ction. This term is used when the status of a military combatant is unknown, whether they're dead, wounded, or simply lost.
*'''[[Prisoner of war|POW]]'''- '''P'''risoner '''O'''f '''W'''ar. This term is used for anybody, including soldiers who are captured as part of a war. A medal is awarded to any military combatant who is captured for any length of time and has either escaped or was rescued.
*'''[[Prisoner of war|POW]]''' - '''P'''risoner '''O'''f '''W'''ar. This term is used for anybody, including soldiers who are captured as part of a war. A medal is awarded to any military combatant who is captured for any length of time and has either escaped or was rescued.
*'''[[Wounded in action|WIA]]'''- '''W'''ounded '''I'''n '''A'''ction. This term is used when a military combatant is severely injured in battle, rendering them either temporarily or permanently unable to continue active duty.
*'''[[Wounded in action|WIA]]''' - '''W'''ounded '''I'''n '''A'''ction. This term is used when a military combatant is severely injured in battle, rendering them either temporarily or permanently unable to continue active duty.
* '''VSI'''-Very seriously injured or ill.


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*Due to the need to increase morale in the UNSC, SPARTAN-II and SPARTAN-III supersoldiers 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.
Due to the need to increase morale in the UNSC, SPARTAN-II and SPARTAN-III supersoldiers 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.


==List of appearances==
==List of appearances==
*''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]''
*''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]''
*''[[Halo: The Flood]]''
*''[[Halo: First Strike]]''
*''[[Halo 2]]''
*''[[Halo 2]]''
*''[[Halo Graphic Novel]]''
*''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]''
*''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]''
*''[[Halo: Uprising]]''
*''[[Halo 3]]''
*''[[Halo 3]]''
*''[[Halo 3: ODST]]'' {{mo}}
*''[[Halo 3: ODST]]'' {{mo}}
*''[[Halo Wars]]''
*''[[Halo Wars]]''
*''[[Halo: Reach]]''
*''[[Halo: Reach]]''
*''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[Halo: Glasslands]]''
*''[[Halo: The Flood]]''
*''[[Halo: The Thursday War]]''  
*''[[Halo: First Strike]]''
*''[[Halo 4]]''
*''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]''
*''[[Halo: Escalation]]''
*''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]''
*''[[Halo: Mortal Dictata]]''  
*''[[Halo Graphic Novel]]''
*''[[Halo: Uprising]]''


== External link ==
== External link ==
*[http://nsa.nato.int/nsa/zPublic/ap/aap6/AAP-6.pdf '''North Atlantic Treaty Organization''': ''Glossary of terms and definitions (English and French)'' <nowiki>[AAP-06(2012)]</nowiki>]
*[http://nsa.nato.int/nsa/zPublic/ap/aap6/AAP-6.pdf '''North Atlantic Treaty Organization''': ''Glossary of terms and definitions (English and French)'' <nowiki>[AAP-06(2012)]</nowiki>]


[[Category:Military Terminology]]
[[Category:Military terminology]]

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The casualty classification is a way to determine the status of military personnel. I.E. dead, or missing in action.

List of classifications[edit]

  • KIA - Killed In Action. This term is used when a military combatant is killed during battle, or deaths resulting from a war.
  • MIA - Missing In Action. This term is used when the status of a military combatant is unknown, whether they're dead, wounded, or simply lost.
  • POW - Prisoner Of War. This term is used for anybody, including soldiers who are captured as part of a war. A medal is awarded to any military combatant who is captured for any length of time and has either escaped or was rescued.
  • WIA - Wounded In Action. This term is used when a military combatant is severely injured in battle, rendering them either temporarily or permanently unable to continue active duty.
  • VSI-Very seriously injured or ill.

Trivia[edit]

Due to the need to increase morale in the UNSC, SPARTAN-II and SPARTAN-III supersoldiers 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.

List of appearances[edit]

External link[edit]

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