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"Science without religion is lame. Religion without science is blind." - Albert Einstien
The reasoning I have read is still based largely on assumption and speculation. There is a lot of evidence that points to it, but nowhere near enough to make the conclusion. Until it is hard canon we may never know, and honestly Bungie would not allude to something like that so subtly if it had no real part in the Halo universe/fiction as a whole.
Basically, what is the point of making Johnson a Spartan I? His character is not enhanced by this, his place in the Halo universe does not change. It is a needless attribute. I would be more understanding if Mendez was a Spartan I, since he seemed to understand how to train them and was involved in both Spartan projects. But Johnson's past and advancement through the UNSC does not have any real links to him being in such a huge project. He seems too... normal. Sure, he's more badass than normal but honestly that is not a qualification to be a Spartan I.
[Edited on 11.16.2009 3:34 PM PST]