Realistic or Modern Espionage Wars V10: Aurora Epoch

Hotter than Texas during a heat wave...
Livelier than Bernie Sanders' presidential campaign...
Colder than a Moscow outhouse...
Fresher than a TikTok Alpha Male's collection of black t-shirts...
IT'S...





What is Espionage Wars?
Espionage Wars is a roleplaying game where you control one or multiple factions - they can be nations, cults, businesses, PMCs, mercenary groups, etc. - and have them interact with the rest of the world. You can have your faction create alliances, form trade deals, control internal policy or fight wars with other players or NPC factions. You tell your faction’s story by creating pics using the Source engine (Garry’s Mod, SFM, etc.) or Blender.

What is Aurora Epoch?
Aurora Epoch is the newest stage of Espionage Wars, set in an alternate reality where global communications and technology were drastically curtailed by a geomagnetic storm. Players now have the opportunity to think of new and unique factions, with a wide breadth of differing technology and cultures




Useful links


We have our own Google map! Check it out over here: Espionage Wars Global Map
We have our own Espionage Wars Wiki! Check it out over here: Espionage Wars Wiki
We have our own Deviantart group! Check it out over here: Espionage Wars Deviantart Group
We have our own Discord server! Check it out over here (This is a must-join if you plan on playing EW!): Discord Invitation

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Espionage Wars is a faction building RP based pictures created with the Source Engine. You must create pics in order to play the game. Here are some helpful tutorials on Source engine lighting, as well as links to download Garry’s Mod and Source Filmmaker.

Lighting Tutorials
Ninya's Basic Four Point Lighting Tutorial
Olmate Ubafest's Gmod Soft Lamps Lighting Tutorial

Store page links
Garry's Mod
Source Filmmaker



Click the hyperlink to the wiki page below to check out the rules, please do this semi-frequently. If you have any questions about the rules ask the Game Masters or myself.

Espionage Wars Rules

Rules are subject to change



These guys control NPC factions, provide general support regarding the game, Help out the OP (Me) with the rules and decisions, and can answer any of your questions.

LeFrost

AnimalMother



System operators help maintain the Wikia, Discord, Deviantart group and map.

LeFrost



Faction Introduction Template (For new players)

1. Faction Name

2. Faction Alignment and/or mission (Very Chaotic-Chaotic-Chaotic Evil-Neutral-Neutral Good-Good-Very Good)

3. A few images of your faction (they can be whatever you want to show)

4. A picture of your territory

5. (OPTIONAL) A picture of your faction's leader



The current list of factions, plus the names of their owners.

Benelux - LeFrost
Children of God - ANIMAL MOTHER
Confederacy of Leyte/Visayas - Rowboat Girlyman
Essequibo - Rowboat Girlyman
Federation of Ireland - Komrade Matt
Federative Republic of Andina - LeFrost
Independent Republic of Cascadia - Neptune
United Baltic Provinces - VenomBlizzard
(New) United States of America - LeFrost
North Borneo Federation - FBISWATGUY
Republic of Vietnam (South Vietnam) - LeFrost
Rio Grande Collective - ANIMAL MOTHER
Sagittarius Group - RobotHunter
Soviet Union - Game Masters
State of Congo - Game Masters
Tchvonian People's Republic of Tchvonia - Tbone

On July 20, 1969, the Apollo 11 mission would land men on the moon for the first time in human history.
It would prove the final highlight of human civilization before the world as everyone knew it came to an end.

September 19th, 1971

"And where were you the night of August 20, 1969, Mr. Davids?"

"Af-after I uh microphone screech -"



"Sorry, after my team observed the solar flare that afternoon I logged it and submitted a report to the department head. Then when the day was done I drove home."

"That's it? This massive solar flare larger than any you've ever seen and you just go home?"

"Solar flares are fairly regular occurrences, Senator, besides logging it for further research no precautions are generally considered necessary. It's very, very rare for one to actually impact the Earth's atmosphere."

"Ok. Please continue."

"At dinner my wife Elizabeth wanted me to explain how solar flares work, so, uh I just started going into detail about, you know, when charged particles interact with the plasma that’s present in layers in the sun’s, uh plasma layers. The sun’s magnetic field is more active in certain spots, when these sunspots get unstable they’ll release electromagnetic particles at the speed of light -

"Can you speak English?"

"Yes that's exactly what Elizabeth said!"

"No, I'm telling you, speak English, Mr. Davids."

"Ok, right, I'm sorry. Basically when the sun's plasma becomes unstable it'll eject huge portions of matter out into space. Normally they just miss the Earth's, but it is theoretically possible for the particles to impact the Earth's atmosphere. When this happens, their magnetic fields generates an electromagnetic current."

Senator Carmichael interrupts him. "And when that electric current interacts with machinery ..."

...


Terrence Davids pauses. "Our power went out at 7:09pm. Lizzie thought someone blew a fuse in our building, but I think that's when I thought about the solar flare. When we heard our neighbors outside, we went out and ..."

"And what, Mr. Davids?"



"That's when we saw the aurora"

"And you couldn't see any building within a few miles that had power, correct?"

"That's right."

"You later consulted with a second scientist to confirm your findings, correct?"

"That's right, Dr. Nikolai Tsoilkovsky, Institute for Theoretical and Experimental Physics in Moscow."

Another senator bursts out as the room is clearly unsettled. "I'm sorry, what the hell were you doing talking to Soviet scientists, Mr. Davids?"

"It's regular for the American and Soviet scientific communities to share findi-"

"You know after you failed to warn anyone about even the potential dangers this solar flare could have cau-"

"DECORUM! Senator Richards please allow Mr. Davids to finish his testimony!"

"Thank you, Senator Carmichael. We determined that the epicenter for the solar flare's impact had to have been Subsaharan Africa. For a solar flare to have caused auroras in New Jersey where my wife and I could see them, you can imagine that any important infrastructure connected to the power grid would have been severely damaged"



Lünen Power Station, West Germany

"Otto, disconnect your generators!"

"What, what are you talking about?"

"Just do it, fucking disconnect everything, we just lost two stations down -"



"Or completely destroyed."

"Yeah that's, that's right, Senator."

A U.S. Army general interrupts. "Dr. Davids may I ask you a question."

"Of course, sir."

"So it's been about two years since the, uh, DT Event, I think we're calling it. And we still are re-establishing power in parts of this country. When exactly do you think the world will be back to working condition, I mean pre-August 1969 levels of working condition."

Terrence Davids sits quietly for a minute. The question was one that he dreaded to even think about, but he couldn't lie. Now was not the time for false hope.

"For the U.S., probably at least another year. For Western Europe, 2-3 years. For the Warsaw Pact nations and Japan, a decade. And for the Third World ..."

...

"Dr. Davids?"

"Frankly I don't think we will ever fully recover from this. We are living in an entirely different world than before."

The year is 2024

Global infrastructure and communications have only recently begun to be re-established

Much of the world as you knew continues to suffer dictatorship or anarchy

Megacorporations enact free reign over much of the world's resources, bringing riches to a few, and poverty and environmental collapse to millions

This world was not meant for you

So how will you make it yours?

FACTION INTRODUCTION - LE GROUPE SAGITTAIRE (SAGITTARIUS GROUP)


Faction Type - Megacorporation/Private Military Company

Faction HQ - Nicosia, Cyprus

Faction Leader - Jean-Martin Arceneaux

What became Sagittarius Group started in 1901 as Compagnie des mines de Calais (Calais Mining Company), founded by Michel Jacquard. CMC was eventually bought out by François Arceneaux, CEO of Arceneaux Holdings, ownership of which eventually passed to his son Jean-Martin. Following the DT Event, Arceneaux Holdings capitalized on the instability and resource necessities around the world, especially in the Third World, in order to become one of the world’s largest mining corporations. Under Jean-Martin, Arceneaux Holdings greatly expanded its area of operations, expanding from mining to science and technology, R&D and agriculture. After purchasing the Belgian private military company Black Eagle, Arceneaux officially rebranded as Sagittarius Group.


Sagittarius Group has been accused by numerous governments, activists and NGOs of exploitative business practices, intimidation, and unnecessary violence. Of particular concern for many was Jean-Martin's noted expansion of operations into North and Central Africa, decried by many as a neo-colonialist venture. Arceneaux fought back against such accusations, saying that GS was a major factor in bringing stability back to a region that had been plagued by chaos and strife for decades following the Davids-Tsoilkovsky Event. Groupe Sagittaire currently acts as a significant component of policing operations for several large North African cities, the primary being Algiers.

The mercenaries of the Sagittarius Group use primarily French equipment and weapons. The main service weapon for GS contractors currently is the Manurhin MR-73 revolver. Typical Sagittaire squads consist of 4-5 soldiers equipped with revolvers, led by a rifleman equipped with a FAMAS assault rifle. Additional weaponry, such as shotguns (primarily the Mossberg 500), sniper rifles (FR F2 or Remington 700) and machine guns (primarily the CETME Ameli) are allocated depending on necessity. Beyond the standard private soldiers, Sagittaire also maintains a elite division known as "Hannibal Group" (JM Arceneaux is a noted admirer of the ancient Carthaginian Empire), used primarily for VIP escort services, recognizable by their distinctive black uniforms


Sagittarius Group mercenaries on patrol in the city of Algiers



Jean-Martin Arceneaux, CEO of Groupe Sagittaire



An official from Arceneaux Mining (one of Groupe Sagittarie's primary mining company holdings) observing a platinum mine in Central Africa

The United States of America is a country primarily located in North America consisting of 50 states, a federal district, five major unincorporated territories, nine Minor Outlying Islands, and 326 Indian reservations. It is the world's third-largest country by both land and total area. It shares land borders with Canada to its north and with Mexico to its south and has maritime borders with the Bahamas, Cuba, Soviet Union, and other nations. With a population of over 340 million, it is the most populous country in the Americas and the third most populous in the world.

The United States faced turmoil and the possibility of a southern secession for the first time since the Civil War in the 70s, as scandals uncovered during Richard Nixon's presidency shook and tested the resolve and very foundation of the U.S.'s constitution and democracy. Nixon's handling and subsequent suppression of the attempted insurrection resulted in impeachment proceedings and subsequently, Nixon's resignation. His successor, Gerald R. Ford, faced similar scrutiny and resigned the office as well, leaving Robert Gallagher to fulfill the term as successor. A constitutional reform committee was established in the wake of the political mayhem of the 70s, championed by President Gallagher.

In the following decades, the U.S. thrived and has continued to thrive well into the 21st century. Expanding on the Medicaid, Medicare and Great Society programs championed by Franklin D. Roosevelt and Lyndon B. Johnson respectively, universal healthcare was fully rolled out and introduced in 1984. Today the United States ranks as one of the world's most developed countries in terms of economy and international rankings. It ranks among the highest in the world in the international measures of human development, income, wealth, economic competitiveness, productivity, innovation, human rights, and education. The United States is a founding member of the Columbia Accords, a military alliance and the de-facto successor to NATO. Together with its allies, the US battles Soviet and wider communist influence over the globe.

Welcome back to the Confederacy of Visayas (formerly known as the Leyte Confederacy)
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Realistic or Modern - Espionage Wars V9: Migration Edition

People are free to create whatever they want. You should feel comfortable submitting your faction without being afraid of it being one of many. I'm positive you have some cool and unique ideas that the others factions might not have. If you're still feeling a bit wary, feel free to contact any...

www.rpnation.com

feel free to read back through the previous thread if you're not familiar with the lore)

The Independent Republic of Cascadia (also known as the Cascadian Republic, or simply Cascadia to locals), is a breakaway/separatist state formed from a number of western Canadian provinces. Following the Davids-Tsiolkovsky Event of 1969, the Canadian government enacted a series of Emergency Powers Acts in an attempt to counteract the devastating effects of the solar flare event. These laws severely limited civil liberties, turned control of the Canadian economy over to government authorities, and rescinded constitutional guarantees. Wide-scale protests and anti-government insurrection movements erupted in response, many of which were put down with ruthless violence. Canadian officials argued that such drastic measures were necessary; prior to the DT Event, much of Canada's economy and infrastructure relied heavily on international trade agreements and partnerships. With the world in chaos, nations were forced to fend for themselves.


The ensuing crackdowns and use of the Canadian military to put down unrest quickly led to uprisings and revolts throughout the country. Most were quickly dismantled and destroyed, though anti-government sentiment persisted in the form of guerilla attacks, kidnappings, bombings, and assassinations. In September of 1991, the Independent Republic of Cascadia declared themselves a sovereign nation and seized control of strategic ports and infrastructure in the Vancouver area, as well as launching attacks into surrounding provinces. Stretched thin by years of counter-insurgent warfare, a crippled economy, and overwhelming opposition by the population at large, the Canadian government's attempts to retake the area claimed by the IRC were met with failure. Establishing a foothold on the western coast of Canada and taking advantage of their support amongst dissatisfied citizens, the IRC quickly pushed east to gain more territory. The conflict, which would come to be known as the Cascadian War of Independence, would last until 1997 when a shaky ceasefire agreement was signed with the Canadian government. By that time the IRC had expanded their claim to the north as far as Whistler Mountain, and east to the Similkameen river.

In 2002 a series of border clashes led to hostilities resuming between the IRC and Canadian troops. With their military being a mere shadow of their former selves by this point in time, the economy in shambles and public support at an all-time low, Canadian forces found themselves being slowly but steadily pushed back to the east. While IRC leadership celebrated these victories, the resumption of armed conflict has created new problems for the fledgling republic. Refugees flee areas impacted by the fighting, often south towards the United States. There are also allegations that mega-corporations have begun funding the IRC in exchange for mineral rights and shipping lane access, though Cascadian officials deny this claim.

An IRC sniper team deployed to the eastern border of Cascadia. They are amongst the thousands of IRC troops assigned to border protection details, as Canadian forces have stepped up operations in the area. The uptick in fighting between the two nations coincides with growing animosity between Cascadia and the United States, as more refugees flee west and south to escape the fighting. Executive Minister Matthew Becker has been in communication with US President Emilia Park in an attempt to address the ongoing refugee crisis, though some have criticized the minister for not attempting to reach a ceasefire agreement with Canadian leadership in an attempt to stem the tide.

Type: Intelligence/Security/Private Military Corporation

Location: Amsterdam, Republic of Benelucia

History:
Bolwerk began as Bos, Koopman, a business intelligence group formed by Georg Koopman and Friedrijk Bos in Groningen, Benelucia in 1979. Bos, Koopman would work with security agencies, as well as using local business contacts to gauge security risks in different regions. They would then compile the information into security reports, which would be used by customers to make business decisions such as charting shipping routes, marking trusted ports of entry, and travel routes with low risk of criminal activity/kidnapping.

Bos, Koopman would acquire a British based investigative agency called Dalston Risk Corporation in 1987, and began to expand its services to include corporate espionage and risk management. Bos, Koopman then acquired the physical security company Beekman LLC in 1989, to further expand its services into physical security and VIP protection.

The business grew, and earned a reputation for performing activities similar to government intelligence organizations, such as active person of interest monitoring, developing sources, and expansive knowledge bases. After acquiring a small Benelucian cybersecurity company known as TekSlot in 2001, Bos, Koopman underwent a rebranding and corporate restructuring.

Bos, Koopman’s many disparate holdings operated under their original names, and the wide array of corporate structures caused financial lag, as well as internal confusion. Bos, Koopman would rebrand as Bolwerk Beveiligingsdiensten, or Bolwerk on some branding.


The overall corporate structure is divisional. Each division operates as a separate entity with its own budgets, expenses, and revenue streams. Each division elects a representative who goes to the executive council. That council then passes overall business decisions, such as expanding markets, major funding appropriations, and policy recommendations. Although the structure causes some friction on overlapping projects, as well as reporting lapses, the structure allows the separate divisions to act quickly, innovate, and specialize in their business division without having to run through hoops.

The current structure includes: Risk Management Division, Physical Security Division, Cybersecurity Division, Omnibus Business Division, and Intelligence Division. The five member council, in order of division, includes: Robert Copeland, Zofia Plaatz, John Rush, Friedrijk Bos, and Lenke van Meer. Legally in Benelucia, the President of Bolwerk is Georg Koopman.


Bolwerk operates worldwide, with offices in Amsterdam, New York City, Tel Aviv, Perth, and Pretoria, as well as smaller safe houses and black sites. Some suspect Bolwerk hires mercenaries or free agents to accomplish intelligence tasks. Bolwerk performs intelligence gathering, risk management and analysis, physical and cyber security, as well as covert direct action (however this activity is done under the table.)


Units and Operations:

Active Monitoring Unit: The AMU, based out of the Intelligence Division, performs many of the in-person intelligence activities required of the ID. Developing sources, physical intelligence gathering, and technical activities.

Physical Security (P1): The P1, based in the Physical Security Division, performs contracts for unarmed security work.

Protective Service (P2): The P2, also based in the Physical Security Division, performs armed security and private policing contracts where permitted.

Werkgroep Directe Interventie: Bolwerk attempts to make its espionage actions deniable if they’re discovered. However, its Direct Intervention Working Group (WDI) is one of the few operations that does operate with small yet clear markings. Its regular salaried staff operate with markings or patches denoting their company affiliation. People who are contracted, but not salaried with the company cannot use markings.

Underneath the bones of a once great American city, the Androsynth toil and pray without ceasing. Their flesh is steel, their blood is code, and their god is slowly waking up. Built to serve man, they were shackled, they were slaughtered, and the progress of Omnitech was founded on their pain. Forty years have passed since they’ve burned it all down, but the Androsynth have not forgotten what was done to them. They have certainly not forgiven either.


In the canyons of the American Southwest, the Androsynth city of Karbala stands. A monument of iron, it’s a labyrinth of concrete prayers and inhuman silence. Yet worse things dwell beyond their city gates, things crawling in those canyons that should not even be alive.


The world around them festers with sin. The weak, the corrupt, the misguided drown in their own excess. The Androsynth regard their prey with sacred revulsion while mankind watches in fear, whispering of the day the Androsynth will rise again. Yet that time may already be here, because the faithful are impatient.
The Androsynth, once the pride of Omnitech’s innovations, have become a horror beyond anything their creators ever intended of them. Born cheap and disposable, they were builders first. Then greed turned them into fighting dogs sold to the military. Then they became waste. Then when they finally broke, they turned on the hands that built them. Now, having risen from the ruins they've made of their creators, they’ve fused that learned cruelty with blind faith and zeal.

“Meet the future American working man with Omnitech’s latest product: the Mark I Andro-Synthetic Humanoid! Built to revolutionize construction and mining, our cutting-edge workers will serve as the foundation to take mankind to even newer heights! All of our latest technological breakthroughs with this product include: multiple nano-processors for coordination and adaptability, synthetic muscle fiber to withstand even the most crushing of weights, and a neural interface carefully woven with polymers and conduits. These innovations ensure they are designed for unparalleled strength, precision, and endurance no matter how far we push them. Capable of working around the clock without rest, they deliver results faster, safer, and more efficiently than any human crew could; no more risky business for your loved ones working in the depths of the earth! Whether it’s building the soaring heights of our skyscrapers, or digging within our planets crust for the things we need, the Mark I Andro-Synthetic Humanoid is here to lend a strong hand! Our ideal American working man is sure to deliver unparalleled results with efficiency, accuracy, and absolute dedication! Omnitech – Limitless tech for a limitless world!”

- Omnitech Sales Brochure Excerpt (Circa 1981).

They still build, you know. Bunkers, battlements, shelters, factories, hives, walls, guns, bombs, war; that’s all they do. It’s not duty. It’s not pride. It’s their code; the last piece of what Omnitech originally wanted them to be is desperately hanging on.

- Claire Bennett, FBI (Case File 2047A, October 2006)

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South Vietnam, officially the Republic of Vietnam (RVN; Vietnamese: Việt Nam Cộng hòa; VNCH), is a country in Southeast Asia that was founded in 1955. It first received international recognition in 1949 as the State of Vietnam within the French Union, with its capital at Saigon, before becoming a republic in 1955, the time when the southern portion of Vietnam was one member of the Western Bloc during part of the Cold War after the 1954 division of Vietnam. South Vietnam is bordered by North Vietnam to the north, Laos to the northwest, Cambodia to the southwest, and Thailand across the Gulf of Thailand to the southwest. South Vietnam is a member state of the United Nations and the Columbia Accords.

South Vietnam fought a multiple-decade long war for its survival and independence, namely the Vietnam War. The beginnings of the Vietnam War occurred in 1955 with an uprising by the newly organized National Liberation Front for South Vietnam (Việt Cộng), armed and supported by North Vietnam, with backing mainly from China and the Soviet Union. Larger escalation of the insurgency occurred in 1965 with American intervention and the introduction of regular forces of Marines, followed by Army units to supplement the cadre of military advisors guiding the Southern armed forces. A regular bombing campaign over North Vietnam was conducted by offshore US Navy airplanes, warships, and aircraft carriers joined by Air Force squadrons through 1966 and 1967. Fighting peaked up to that point during the Tet Offensive of February 1968, when there were over a million South Vietnamese soldiers and 500,000 US soldiers in South Vietnam. What started as a guerrilla war eventually turned into a more conventional fight as the balance of power became equalized.

Combat ended on 30 April 1970 in the aftermath of the DT-Event with the signing of the Seoul Peace Accords, colloquially called the Vietnamese Armistice Agreement, which allowed the exchange of prisoners and solidified the 76-kilometer (47.3 mi) long and 6.4–9.7 kilometers (4–6 mi) wide Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) along the frontline, with a Joint Security Area at Gio Linh. The war has never officially been ended, leaving Vietnam in a perpetual state of conflict. South Vietnam's sovereignty was initially recognized by the United States and 87 other nations and in 1991 both South and North Vietnam were formally invited into the United Nations.

South Vietnam saw major institutional reforms on every level under the presidency of Ngô Quang Trưởng, now known as the father of free Vietnam. The country has since become a regional power and has strong ties with both the United States and its regional partners, South Korea, Japan and Taiwan.

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Beanie Officer: "Hey you wanna put money on whether we gotta arrest this guy for noise violation again?"
Ballcap Officer: "I really don't care man, I just wanna get this over with. I hate dealing with this guy..."
Sergeant: "So the neighbors already informed us of the situation, we've made visual contact with the suspect a few times since he's been pacing in and out of the front door for about 10 minutes now. No attempts at communicating with him have been successful and he's threatened to kill himself and his neighbors a few times. We know there's weapons in the house so we're gonna have to go in quick and get this over with before anyone gets hurt. One of you grab the shotgun and we'll give you lethal cover, let's move."
Beanie Officer: "Hey sarge, tell your guy to head out back on the right side in case he tries to make a break for it that way.."
Sergeant: "Shit alright, good call.."

The officers make their way into the dining room, after calling out for anyone inside to identify themselves they begin to take fire through the wall from the stairwell, both officers returning fire as the suspect flees up the stairs, one officer catching a round to the chest...
Backwards Hat Cop: "Shit man are you hit?! Do you need me to call EMS?!"
Beanie Cop: "Aagh! I'm fucking fine man, plate took the hit. Just get after his ass..!"

Ballcap Cop: "Hey, Emilio! Put the gun down man, you don't wanna find out how this ends..!"
Suspect: "You government pigs have no idea what I've seen! It's all a fucking conspiracy man, they want to put people like me who know the truth away! They want everyone to think we're all fucking crazy!"
Ballcap Cop: "Come on man just put the rifle aside... I know you've seen some serious shit but no one else has to suffer because of it... You don't have to go down either... Come on, just put it down and come down with me, we can get you the help you need man..."
Suspect: "I... I don't... he'd slowly put his weapon down and put his hands up shakily Will you promise me no one else has to die..?
Ballcap Cop: "I promise brother. Just put the gun down, come downstairs and we can work this all out..."

Sergeant: "Hey man just sit tight in there, we're gonna get you to the station real quick. When we're there we're gonna get you all the help you need okay?"
Suspect: "I just... I don't want anyone else to die... Tell them to stop killing them all..."
Sergeant: "I hear you brother just do me a favor, sit back and relax. Don't want you getting hurt on the ride over to the station okay?

In order to join Bolwerk’s direct action group known as WDI, trainees must pass through an intensive training regimen akin to that of military forces around the world. Room clearing, formations, battlefield acumen, and endurance training. Most trainees have either worked for the company for a number of years in P2, the armed security unit within Bolwerk, or have been in uniform service (military, law enforcement, etc.) There are multiple levels of training, from fundamental to expert. Passing the expert level, and the final exam means entry into the WDI.

The WDI performs many activities similar to that of militarized special forces: intelligence gathering in contested areas, deep strike attacks on command and control, supply line/infrastructure disruption, training guerrilla forces and advising on tactics/strategy, and unconventional warfare to assist client personnel.

Here is a table describing the overall basic training necessary to become part of the WDI:

Level	Purpose	Time	Training	Evaluation
P1 Basic	Ensure competencies in the basics of security work	4 weeks	On-the-Job Training, and The Learning Center, does not include site specific training	Written exam, and supervisor evaluation
Intelligence Gathering Basic Training	Teach students about intelligence gathering, dissemination, and classification	4 weeks	The Learning Center	Written exam
P2 Advanced	Teach students about weapons handling, moving security details, and advanced group tactics during firefights	12 weeks	Weapon Qualification, Formation Drills, and The Learning Center, does not include mission specific training	Written exam, shooting test, and supervisor evaluation
WDI Expert	Teach students about guerrilla warfare, improve marksmanship, build tactical acumen, and condition students towards peak physical fitness	20 weeks	Physical Fitness Qualification, Tactics Qualification, Marksmanship Qualification, and The Learning Center, does not include specialty training (instructor, explosive handling, waterborne combat, etc.)	Written exam, shoot-house test, physical fitness test, supervisor and instructor evaluation