Posted by: forthnback
So really, I think Jorge was assigned to Noble Team to insure their survivability.
Possibly, but certainly not in the way you are implying. S3's who met the genetic requirements of the S2 program were extracted from the S3 program. Either immediately after training, in the cases of Noble Six, or shortly before the big suicide pushes like Cat. These S3 are not the genetically inferior copies of the S2, but equal to S2 in all regards. Kurt had them extracted and armed as true Spartans, fighting as Spartans should.
Read Kurt's letter to Mendez. It explains all of this. Any S3 running around in Mjolnir (Six, Noble Team, Rosenda, etc) are identical to S2's in every regard except for time served.
Genetically superior SIII = SII except in Experience, tactical and strategic planning, time served (as you stated) and general proficiency in combat.
For all their superiority over their comrades, they were still trained as suicide troops and extracted at a later date, this puts them at a disadvantage compared to any seasoned soldier who's trained to fight.
I'm not saying they are useless, just not able to adapt to situations as well as others in a similar role.