UNSC MSSS

Background
During the events of the Human-Covenant War, the UNSC were stretched to their last resources. They fought hard and eventually came to a conclusion that they needed something to turn the tide. So they created the SPARTAN II Programme. For years the pushed against the covenant and eventually they won. Over time though, some Spartans became excellent fighters in certain combat areas. So in 2550 the UNSC decided to create specialist courses for Spartans to push their certain expertise to the limits.

The first Spartan to pilot the new system, in 2551, was SPARTAN-G002. He was excellent in the area of close quarter combat and so him, amoung others later, took part in the UNSC's new specialist course. This course tested his abilities and was a challenging task for him to undertake. However he passed and proved to all other Spartans that this could be done. The UNSC kept the criteria for the CQC Specialist Status the same but as other pilot tests, with other Spartans, resulted in different outcomes, the criteria was changed.

Specialist Statuses
There are many specialist courses, which Spartans can undertake. Some are more popular than others, however all have been gained by atleast two Spartans. These were used from 2550 right up until the Necros War, in the early 2600's, for the SPARTAN-IV's. There are five main areas of Specilist Statuses, in the UNSC;


 * CQC Specialist Status - Close Quarters Combat: Shtoguns, SMG's, Pistols and Urban Warfare


 * HDC Specialist Status - Heavy Duty Combat: Gunnery Weapons, Demoliton Weapons and Equipment, and Vehicular-mounted Weapons.


 * LRC Specialist Ststus - Long Range Combat: Snipers and Long-ranged Lasers.


 * VD/P Specialist Status - Vehicle Driver/Pilot: Light Aircraft, Light and Heavy Surface Vehicles and Armoured Assault Vehicles.


 * SWC Specialist Status