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Not really.

Most S-II's were not paired with A.I, Chief was an exception.

All subects of the Spartan-II program were abducted as children and required to fit a specific genetic profile. most members of the program died as a result of the full-body augmentation procedures (including having a special ceramic bonded to their skeleton and a form of artificially induced gigantism) that was around 90% fatal

the Spartan-IV program is composed entirely of adult volunteers from various millitary branches (as well as surviving Spartan-II and -III's) with basic augmentations and a 100% survival rate for the procedures

most Spartan-II's had ONLY the standard armor equipment, except under special circumstances where they were given mission-specific gear, although they did have the option of customizing their armor with the various Mjolnir compatible systems

ALL Spartan-IV's are equipped with fully costumizable armor and their choice of equipment.