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==History== | ==History== | ||
===Training=== | ===Training=== | ||
Authorized in [[2544|July 2544]]<ref>'''Halo Mythos''', ''Page 76''</ref> Gamma Company was trained with the help of [[Tom-B292]] and [[Lucy-B091]], the only two survivors from TORPEDO, as well as [[Senior Chief Petty Officer]] [[Franklin Mendez]] and candidates from the previous companies who had "washed out", becoming [[drill instructor]]s for the later Spartan-IIIs.<ref name="goo98"/> | Authorized in [[2544|July 2544]]<ref>'''Halo Mythos''', ''Page 76''</ref> Gamma Company was trained with the help of [[Tom-B292]] and [[Lucy-B091]], the only two known survivors from TORPEDO, as well as [[Senior Chief Petty Officer]] [[Franklin Mendez]] and candidates from the previous companies who had "washed out", becoming [[drill instructor]]s for the later Spartan-IIIs.<ref name="goo98"/> | ||
Because of the program's accelerated timetable, puberty was artificially induced for the members of Gamma Company via supplements added to their diet prior to the [[Project CHRYSANTHEMUM|augmentations]], causing the Spartans' physiques to develop into a near-adult stature over nine months and forcing them to relearn basic movement and coordination.<ref name="goo98"/> Before the augmentations, Kurt Ambrose briefed the Spartans of Gamma Company on the failures of the [[SPARTAN-II augmentation procedures]] as a final test, despite the safety of the SPARTAN-III program's improved procedures. Not one of the 330 candidates opted out of the program despite witnessing the fate of the previous program's washouts, and at the request of Lieutenant Commander Ambrose, all 330 of those who passed the selection process were approved for augmentation.<ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''pages 99-100''</ref> | Because of the program's accelerated timetable, puberty was artificially induced for the members of Gamma Company via supplements added to their diet prior to the [[Project CHRYSANTHEMUM|augmentations]], causing the Spartans' physiques to develop into a near-adult stature over nine months and forcing them to relearn basic movement and coordination.<ref name="goo98"/> Before the augmentations, Kurt Ambrose briefed the Spartans of Gamma Company on the failures of the [[SPARTAN-II augmentation procedures]] as a final test, despite the safety of the SPARTAN-III program's improved procedures. Not one of the 330 candidates opted out of the program despite witnessing the fate of the previous program's washouts, and at the request of Lieutenant Commander Ambrose, all 330 of those who passed the selection process were approved for augmentation.<ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''pages 99-100''</ref> | ||