I wanted it to be somewhat...relative to the nature of the group. For example, there's a group of psychics trained to specialize in altering perceptions under a man named Finnegan. They're called Finnegan's Changelings (Irish Folklore). Something like that. I just can't think of anything.
edited 22nd Nov '10 9:43:53 PM by Rahheemme
RRRAAGHGHAFBAALAAAL!hm. The name/nickname idea is probably the best base; after all, official names tend to be bland whereas nicknames get pretty awesome. Is this set in the real world or a fantasy world?
If I were to write some of the strange things that come under my eyes they would not be believed. ~Cora M. Strayer~ThirdEye Battalion sounds nice. Sounds overtly meaningful though. I would suggest ConSec (L'Conditionnel Sécurité).
edited 22nd Nov '10 9:55:26 PM by QQQQQ
To my (extremely limited) knowledge of the military, descriptive or "fun" unit designations are rarely used officially if ever. I suppose it just depends if the organization's status or roots are Mildly Military or... well, not.
edited 22nd Nov '10 10:03:02 PM by CampQueen
I"m toying with the idea of them not having an official name and Third Eye being something that they call themselves.
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Depends on how much slack the unit is cut, and for some, non-members using their nickname will make them upset. The whole "nickname" thing has died out a little since Vietnam too.
I suggest making it a joint partnership between the military and one of the civilian intelligence organs (pick one depending on what it is you'll have them doing).
NSA is out, unless they're involved with cryptography.
CIA is possible (and the most likely; they actually did experiments on this very thing in the 1960s, laughable as they might have been); they've worked with the military in the past -Project Phoenix anyone?- and have the biggest budget.
FBI would be good if they're involved domestically; keep in mind that the FBI and CIA often feud over who gets to handle what case, as the CIA is supposed to be foreign-stuff only and the FBI handles domestic matters. Terrorism crossing that line has put more than one set of admin-panties in a twist.
If I were to write some of the strange things that come under my eyes they would not be believed. ~Cora M. Strayer~

It's a private battalion composed of telepathic operatives of varying power. Some of them can only read minds and emotions while others can erase all traces of rational thought and create brain tumors. They are ruthlessly efficient, methodical, emotionless, pragmatic, and agents are absolutely everywhere.
What can I call it? It needs to sound like a PMC or a branch of the army or something of the like.
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