PRMDS (1983: Doomsday)

The Private Response and Military Defense Service (PRMDS) is a private mercenary organization formed following the Doomsday Catastrophe. The organization consists of highly-trained and well-equipped troops from Eastern and Southern European countries that survived Doomsday. It has been contracted to launch missions all over the world in the chaotic years after Nuclear destruction.

History
The PRMDS was formed after Doomsday came suddenly upon the Earth for many nations. Soldiers from Eastern and Southern European countries affected by the event eventually turned into disorganized groups of nomad survivors, until the PRMDS was put together with considerable funding to profit and provide a profitable business for ex-soldiers. The organization chose for its base the small Turkish island of Giresun, which they fortified into a formidable stronghold.

The ranks of PRMDS are also formed by ex-NATO and Turkish troops who were retreating from the front lines during the Soviet-Turkish War following Doomsday. Through a source of unknown and mysterious funding, PRMDS contacted many armies of these uncertain stragglers and called them to Giresun Island to help form the ranks of a private army for hire. Giresun Island was soon claimed for the organization, which turned it into a nearly impregnable stronghold on the southeastern coast of Black Sea. For a long time, the island had been preserved as a Class II historical and natural site by the Turkish government and was not allowed to be used as a residential area.

However, following the collapse of the central Turkish government, PRMDS seized control of the island and turned it into their new base of operations. The beaches were heavily-fortified by makeshift concrete walls and spiked with barbed wire and other defenses. Searchlights and guard towers also protected the island. The newly-formed mercenaries joined the group for reasons ranging from greed to survival. Indeed, PRMDS has a very profitable business in post-Doomsday.

They have since made Giresun a valuable command center. Ancient temples and historical ruins on the island were destroyed and much foliage cleared with explosive, if necessary to make way for barracks, headquarters, and training facilities.

Organization
In spite of most independent mercenary units for hire, PRMDS is a highly organized and ordered group. There are skilled personnel in the organization kept under strict discipline and guard who serve in supervising and administrative positions, though most of the troops are field personnel.

Much of PRMDS remains shrouded in mystery. They have an unknown but reliable source of funding and have managed to become about the only organized force of their kind in the military and security field following the Doomsday Event. It is unknown if they have some sort of higher supervision or who heads the group.

It is also unknown how the organization can be contacted or how they offer their services. It is presumed that deals are made under the table and are highly secretive.

Units for Hire
PRMDS personnel are fairly uniform and well-organized. However, their forces are fairly nondescript in uniform appearance, as there is nothing to give an indication as to each mercenary's native country. PRMDS has gained public prominence for their actions in areas as far away as Africa, Northern Germany, and the Eastern Turkish Wasteland.

Each individual commander of a PRMDS unit is specially trained in intelligent and persistent tactics in many types of common combat environments. They are also trained on elite methods of multi-theater operations. Although altogether only consisting of 700 field personnel at current, their training standards and tactical familiarity with most types of warfare conditions have enabled them to fight effectively against overwhelming odds.

PRMDS has also invested heavily in developing a subdivision of their forces trained in practical and functional paratrooper tactics, making them an invaluable resource in counter-insurgency warfare. They also include within their ranks an efficient, standardized response force for handling special emergencies and for the defense of their island domain.

PRMDS soldiers are also an elite reconnaissance and assault force. Training for the personnel is tough to the extremes--and if possible, all rising recruits undergo two years of rigorous training. Another subdivision includes an urban force that can be used to handle riots or disorderly situations, members of this team are usually attired in fire-retardant body armor, kevlar flak jackets and visored helmets.

Currently, PRMDS is one of the world's more modern fighting forces, investing heavily in military hardware and training.

Record
PRMDS forces were involved in substantial numbers in the war fought against the Sultanate of Turkey by the local State of Elazig in the Eastern Turkish Wasteland. The well-armed and trained mercenaries hired by the Elazigis in the invasion made a significant effect on a handful of individual situations, but were unable to prevent the eventual fall of Elazig in 2005. The captured mercenaries were then ransomed back in a private exchange with the organization.

Since then, PRMDS's combat record has been marred, although it was impossible to defend against the overwhelming odds stacked against them during the wasteland war. By 2007, the PRMDS mercenaries became employed to garrison strongholds or fortified positions, where they could be continuously employed.

The high-profile organization has been employed on unknown missions in Africa, but mainly used in Kalmykia, where PRMDS operatives have been hired for small fees to protect and defend important Buddhist pilgrimage routes to Tibet and back, where the mercenaries sometimes provide pilgrims with an armed escort to discourage bandits, raiders, and terrorists. PRMDS has also made some progress in repelling and suppressing a violent radical Islamic underground in Dagestan, which has started to make trouble in the area; it is believed that the radicals are supported by the Iranian government, though no accusations have been made at this time. In the 1990's, the government was forced to fight off a couple of invasion attempts by radical forces, which caused destruction in the western portions of the country and hindered rebuilding elsewhere. To prevent such a thing from happening once more, PRMDS personnel have been hired to police the most isolated border areas.