252
edits
SPARTAN-III program: Difference between revisions
→Training and psychology
| Line 128: | Line 128: | ||
===Training and psychology=== | ===Training and psychology=== | ||
{{Quote|multi=yes|q1=You've read Lord of the Flies, sir?|Chief Mendez|q2=I have, But your analogy will not hold. These children will have guidance. They will have discipline. And they have one thing no ordinary children have, not even the SPARTAN-II candidates. Motivation.|Kurt Ambrose|A conversation between [[Kurt-051]] and [[Franklin Mendez]]<ref>'''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]''', page 70</ref>}} | {{Quote|multi=yes|q1=You've read Lord of the Flies, sir?|Chief Mendez|q2=I have, But your analogy will not hold. These children will have guidance. They will have discipline. And they have one thing no ordinary children have, not even the SPARTAN-II candidates. Motivation.|Kurt Ambrose|A conversation between [[Kurt-051]] and [[Franklin Mendez]]<ref>'''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]''', page 70</ref>}} | ||
[[File:Emile standing.png|thumb|right|265px|[[Emile-A239]] taunts a dead [[ | [[File:Emile standing.png|thumb|right|265px|[[Emile-A239]] taunts a dead [[Sangheili|Elite]].]] | ||
The Spartan-IIIs are generally highly dedicated and goal-oriented.<ref name="hh158">'''Halo: Evolutions''', "Headhunters", ''pages 158-159''</ref> Much like the Spartan-IIs, their training emphasized duty as well as the importance of winning.<ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''pages 96, 117, 322-323''</ref> Unlike with their predecessors, however, they had existing motivation upon which their indoctrination and training built as a result of their backgrounds as vengeful war orphans. The Spartans' motivation was a driving factor throughout the program: at least [[SPARTAN-III Alpha Company|Alpha Company]]'s training began with a test forcing the candidates (some of them only four years old) to perform a nighttime parachute jump to determine the extent of their willingness to participate in the program,<ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 71''</ref> and gruelling vetting processes were used to pick the 300 trainees to become Spartans out of Alpha and [[SPARTAN-III Beta Company|Beta]] companies' original rosters of 497 and 418 candidates, respectively. This was largely driven by practical concerns: the program was operating on a limited budget and did not have the funding to augment and equip every trainee. It also introduced an additional element of competitiveness to the program, with fireteams fiercely contending for the opportunity to become Spartans.<ref name="goo c9">'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', Chapter 9</ref> [[SPARTAN-III Gamma Company|Gamma Company]]'s post-augmentation training also concluded in a competition for top honors, pitting the three best-ranked fireteams against one another.<ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 117''</ref> | The Spartan-IIIs are generally highly dedicated and goal-oriented.<ref name="hh158">'''Halo: Evolutions''', "Headhunters", ''pages 158-159''</ref> Much like the Spartan-IIs, their training emphasized duty as well as the importance of winning.<ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''pages 96, 117, 322-323''</ref> Unlike with their predecessors, however, they had existing motivation upon which their indoctrination and training built as a result of their backgrounds as vengeful war orphans. The Spartans' motivation was a driving factor throughout the program: at least [[SPARTAN-III Alpha Company|Alpha Company]]'s training began with a test forcing the candidates (some of them only four years old) to perform a nighttime parachute jump to determine the extent of their willingness to participate in the program,<ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 71''</ref> and gruelling vetting processes were used to pick the 300 trainees to become Spartans out of Alpha and [[SPARTAN-III Beta Company|Beta]] companies' original rosters of 497 and 418 candidates, respectively. This was largely driven by practical concerns: the program was operating on a limited budget and did not have the funding to augment and equip every trainee. It also introduced an additional element of competitiveness to the program, with fireteams fiercely contending for the opportunity to become Spartans.<ref name="goo c9">'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', Chapter 9</ref> [[SPARTAN-III Gamma Company|Gamma Company]]'s post-augmentation training also concluded in a competition for top honors, pitting the three best-ranked fireteams against one another.<ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 117''</ref> | ||