| rdfs:comment | - The Spartan-III augmentation procedures were a significant improvement over the SPARTAN-II augmentation procedures, developed by Dr. Catherine Halsey. The genetic requirements for the augmentation procedures were broader than that of the previous SPARTAN Program augmentations. However, the genetic requirement protocols still could not be deviated from, otherwise the failure rate would be increased drastically. While Dr. Halsey's Criteria for the Spartan-IIs emphasized specific physical robustness and mental fortitude in order to achieve physiological compatibility with the augmentations, the Spartan-IIIs' screening protocols were more lenient, due to advances in technology. As a result, the candidate pool for the SPARTAN-III Program was less physically and physiologically consistent, with
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| abstract | - The Spartan-III augmentation procedures were a significant improvement over the SPARTAN-II augmentation procedures, developed by Dr. Catherine Halsey. The genetic requirements for the augmentation procedures were broader than that of the previous SPARTAN Program augmentations. However, the genetic requirement protocols still could not be deviated from, otherwise the failure rate would be increased drastically. While Dr. Halsey's Criteria for the Spartan-IIs emphasized specific physical robustness and mental fortitude in order to achieve physiological compatibility with the augmentations, the Spartan-IIIs' screening protocols were more lenient, due to advances in technology. As a result, the candidate pool for the SPARTAN-III Program was less physically and physiologically consistent, with an increased probability of behavioral problems. Some Spartan-III candidates met the genetic requirements for the Spartan-II augmentations, and potentially could have survived being administered them instead. The more aggressive and lively nature of the Spartan-III candidates stems from them being orphaned by the Covenant, which has given them motivation that was not present in the Spartan-II candidates. The Spartan-III augmentation procedures were less invasive due to them mostly being chemically induced as opposed to the surgical augmentations the Spartan-II's received. However, the augmentations that the Spartan-III's received still had to be administered at the onset of puberty or the subjects body would reject them. Due to the accelerated schedule of the SPARTAN-III Program, the candidates were administered growth hormone, cartilage, muscle, and bone supplements 9 months before augmentations to artificially induce puberty at the average age of 12 years old. In light of this, the candidates possessed the physiques of adult Olympic athletes despite being on average, only 12 years old.
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