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A '''commission''' is a formal legal document that grants authority to a [[commissioned officer]] in a military. In the [[Unified Earth Government]], a commission is issued on the authority of the [[President of the Unified Earth Government]].<ref name="osfm">''[[Halo: Official Spartan Field Manual]]'', Part 8: UNSC Organization</ref> | A '''commission''' is a formal legal document that grants authority to a [[commissioned officer]] in a military. In the [[Unified Earth Government]], a commission is issued on the authority of the [[President of the Unified Earth Government]].<ref name="osfm">''[[Halo: Official Spartan Field Manual]]'', Part 8: UNSC Organization</ref> | ||
Within the [[UNSC Armed Forces]], a commission is awarded to personnel after the completion of [[Officer Candidate School]] and after taking the officer's oath of service. [[Warrant officer]]s are given a commission and take | Within the [[UNSC Armed Forces]], a commission is awarded to personnel after the completion of [[Officer Candidate School]] and after taking the officer's oath of service. [[Warrant officer]]s are given a commission and take an oath of service in recognition of their expertise and leadership role, though they are subordinate to commissioned officers.{{Ref/Reuse|osfm}} All operatives of [[Spartan Operations]] receive a direct commission as an officer in the Armed Forces, typically equally the authority of a [[first lieutenant]], though their authority does not typically extend outside their chain of command.<ref>''Halo: Official Spartan Field Manual'', Part 2: The SPARTAN-IV program</ref> | ||
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