If we go Maverick, I wonder what naval code we're going to use to conscript them. Some obscure emergency 'press gang' law? Or maybe just use that 'Naval Code 45812' or some subsection of it (used to conscript us for the SII project) in a way that it wasn't intended, though I dunno if Yao would have the clearance to verify that. Maybe the ship's AI Nora/Halsey can back us up in that case.

>>6261104
Keyes got a pat on the back from Cole for rescuing all those civilians at the Rubble, even though many of them were innies/innie sympathizers, some of them even going on to escape. It should be fine. We can explain ourselves.

>>6261194
Whitaker and his guys are some of the only humans who have been in combat with the Covenant, fought effectively, and survived. That's a very exclusive club right now, so they're pretty valuable just for that.
They're also a great gift to ONI Section II. The UNSC struggled for months at the outset of the war to get the outer colony leaders onboard (pic related from Halsey's journal). Whitaker's crew could probably help get the message across sooner, maybe even open dialogue between the UNSC and some of the more reasonable innie cells. I'd guess the UNSC would want to hang onto them for as long as possible and make them some attractive offers.