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So have I, though I haven't gone further in than the episodes however I never went beyond the episodes.the UNSC oversight I get, and it was meant to be a feasible solution however I always saw it as more of an offshoot like the Spartan Program originally was. However that could just be my interpretation off it.
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The SPARTAN program was never an off shoot. It was fully funded and operated by the UNSC's various departments like the Navy (Orion Project), Special Forces (SPARTAN II), ONI (SPARTAN III), or the newly formed SPARTAN branch (SPARTAN IV).