That earned him a curious look from the Chief. "Really? That where you ended up then?" It was probably the first personal question Mendez had ever asked him. When Kurt had shown up with Matt and the brazen idea he was going to voluntarily kidnap him into their little black bag operation, the old soldier hadn't been without his reservations.
But he recognized that having another set of experienced hands, especially Spartan wasn't without it's merits. Sure, Matt had washed out of the program because of his body's inability to handle the augmentation procedures but Mendez had known he would be at the very least, a capable soldier.
Of course, not ever soldier had what it took to teach.
Kurt winced a little at the sharp kick against his ankle from underneath the table but doggedly continued to chew on his piece of Salisbury steak. "We just call them Spartans. ONI's the ones who worry about numbers." He said after he swallowed his bite and reached for the mug of coffee he'd poured for himself.
"Every class has their own internal designations. This time around, we're using various weapons for fire teams. Betas were military phonetics. So you've got your Fire Team Katana, Fire Team Saber and the like." Mendez explained. "I'm sure you've noticed the fact that all the kids are G designations before their Spartan tag. Just like Tom and Lucy are Tom-B292 and Lucy-B091 respectively. That's just more ONI bullcrap book-keeping. Cause they knew we might have repeats of first names throughout the various classes."
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But he recognized that having another set of experienced hands, especially Spartan wasn't without it's merits. Sure, Matt had washed out of the program because of his body's inability to handle the augmentation procedures but Mendez had known he would be at the very least, a capable soldier.
Of course, not ever soldier had what it took to teach.
Kurt winced a little at the sharp kick against his ankle from underneath the table but doggedly continued to chew on his piece of Salisbury steak. "We just call them Spartans. ONI's the ones who worry about numbers." He said after he swallowed his bite and reached for the mug of coffee he'd poured for himself.
"Every class has their own internal designations. This time around, we're using various weapons for fire teams. Betas were military phonetics. So you've got your Fire Team Katana, Fire Team Saber and the like." Mendez explained. "I'm sure you've noticed the fact that all the kids are G designations before their Spartan tag. Just like Tom and Lucy are Tom-B292 and Lucy-B091 respectively. That's just more ONI bullcrap book-keeping. Cause they knew we might have repeats of first names throughout the various classes."