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There were 150 candiadtess and funding for only half. 33 survived all the physical augementations that were given to them.
Shortly there after one died engaging the Covenant and died as a martyr. After that only 32 were left and eventually after 27 years a total of 3 died and one was so badly wounded that it could no longer fight. Leaving 29 including the Chief. Then 3 were missing from Reach which is where most of them died. After Halo The Chief made it back asuming all were dead. Well not all of them were. He and several of the survivors made it back on the Ascendant Justice ( a captured Covenant flag ship) and got out of Reach with Dr. Halsey and some strange Forerunner crystal. Crystal goes boom and blah blah blah. Eventaully several more Spartans die and we are now left with Master Chief John-117, Chief Will-043, Chief Linda-058, Chief Fred-104, and missing in action with Dr. Halsey is Chief Kelly-087. Hope that helps.