He served as a Gear soldier in the Coalition of Ordered Governments army and joined Delta Squad, which had previously been Anthony's squad, after completing his training, and was further trained by Sgt.
Private Benjamin Carmine (COG tags CSID 83B186-22AO3-SF), or Rook by his squad mates and Squirt by his brothers, was the brother of Anthony Carmine, Clayton Carmine, and an unidentified Carmine. Your little brother, Ben' -Ben’s letter to his older brother, retrieved by Marcus Fenix hope you're doing well, big brother, and know that I'll be doing my very best to serve our country and make you and our family proud. Well, you know I'm not that good at letters, so I'll keep this short. I take comfort knowing he died a hero, but still. I know that you'll be excited for me, but it'd be great to hear from you before I ship out. Not sure where you are but I trust that the COG will get this letter to you safely. ' I hope you're doing well out there Clay.