Chief isn’t the same soldier he was in the OT - he started to disobey orders in 4 to save Cortana. Now comes the Created conflict and eventually the battle on Zeta Halo - Chief could realize that asking might indeed be a strong suit for him, buried underneath decades of UNSC indoctrination and trigger-happy training.
Picture this - you haven’t killed any of the Banished leaders yet, and you’re hidden behind cover as a barrage of plasma fire and bullets rain down on you. After five minutes, a brute tells the troops to stand down and tells you to come out. You can either assume it’s a trap and return fire, or be granted access to a side objective that allows the UNSC to gain those defectors from the Banished if pulled off well. They’d have to be constrained to the bases as defensive units to not confuse players on the map though.
What do you think?