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== June 2517 ==
 
Lieutenant (Jr Grade) Jacob Keyes graduates from UNSC OCS.<ref>[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]], page 19</ref>
 
 
== 17/8/2517 ==
 
 
[[Lieutenant (Jr Grade)]] [[Jacob Keyes]] is awakened by [[AI]] [[Toran]] from cryogenic sleep along with [[Dr. Catherine Halsey]] onboard the [[Han]] in the [[Eridanus star system]]. Dr. Halsey and Lieutenant Keyes descend to the surface of [[Eridanus II]] to meet 6-year-old [[John]] on a playground in [[Elysium City]]. He is given a simple test to determine whether he will be one of the 75 out of 150 possible candidates to become a [[Spartan]] and passes with flying colors.
 
 
== 23/9/2517 ==
 
 
Project [[SPARTAN-II]] begins on [[Reach]] with 75 conscripts. Project SPARTAN is an attempt to develop an effective, surgical military team to relieve political tensions and circumvent civil war.
 
   
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==Notable Events==
Jacob Keyes promoted to Full Lieutenant and reassigned to the ''[[Magellan]]''.
 
 
===June===
 
*[[Jacob Keyes]] graduates [[UNSC]] [[OCS]]. <ref>''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]'', Pg 19: "I graduated from UNSC OCS only seven weeks ago."</ref>
   
== 24/9/2517 ==
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===August===
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====17th====
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*[[Catherine Halsey|Dr. Catherine Halsey]] and [[Lieutenant (Jr Grade)|Lieutenant]] Jacob Keyes meet 6-year-old [[John]] on [[Eridanus II]]. John passes a test conducted by Halsey and is unknowingly accepted into the [[SPARTAN-II]] program. <ref>''Halo: The Fall of Reach'', Pg 21-27</ref>
   
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===September===
Each of the 75, 6-year old trainees are awakened forcefully for their first day of training. Calisthenics and a brief lesson about the Spartans at Thermopylae in ancient times make up the morning activities. Afterwards the trainees are marched to the "Playground"-An Area set up with ropes, bridges, pullys, and other devices to help one reach a bell suspended on a pole. The Trainees are split into 25 three-person teams. [[John]] successfully rings it first but fails to help his teammates ring it, losing him, [[Sam]] and [[Kelly]] dinner for the night.
 
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====23rd====
 
*Jacob Keyes is promoted to full [[Lieutenant]] by Dr. Halsey and is reassigned to the [[UNSC Magellan|UNSC ''Magellan'']].<ref>''Halo: The Fall of Reach'', Pg 28</ref>
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*Seventy-five children are conscripted into the [[SPARTAN II]] program per [[Naval Code 45812]] on [[Reach]]. <ref>''Halo: The Fall of Reach'', Pg 30-31</ref>
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====24th====
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*The 6-year-old trainees awaken for their first day of training. They are led by [[Chief Petty Officer]] [[Franklin Mendez]]. They are introduced to [[Déjà]]. <ref>''Halo: The Fall of Reach'', Pg 35-43</ref>
   
== 25/9/2517 ==
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====25th====
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*John, [[Kelly]], and [[Sam]] become friends. <ref>''Halo: The Fall of Reach'', Pg 45</ref>
   
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== Sources ==
The future Spartans continue to follow the same schedule established the day before. When they arrive at the Playground they find it has been modified to be more difficult. John works with his teammates and manages to get all three to ring the bell and cross the finish line. The Spartans are taught about wolf pack tactics in the classroom.
 
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Revision as of 05:12, 17 April 2008


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Notable Events

June

August

17th

September

23rd

24th

25th

Sources

  1. Halo: The Fall of Reach, Pg 19: "I graduated from UNSC OCS only seven weeks ago."
  2. Halo: The Fall of Reach, Pg 21-27
  3. Halo: The Fall of Reach, Pg 28
  4. Halo: The Fall of Reach, Pg 30-31
  5. Halo: The Fall of Reach, Pg 35-43
  6. Halo: The Fall of Reach, Pg 45