UNTIL recruitment

baroness1980

I checked on the books, and it seems that UNTIL recruits directly, unlike how the blue helmets work in real life with the UN borrowing from countries.


Is this the right impression I got?


Would it be possible for a character to be recruited by UNTIL directly and receive training, instead of having to be linked to a specific national law enforcement or military?

eiledon

baroness1980 wrote: »

I checked on the books, and it seems that UNTIL recruits directly, unlike how the blue helmets work in real life with the UN borrowing from countries.


Is this the right impression I got?


Would it be possible for a character to be recruited by UNTIL directly and receive training, instead of having to be linked to a specific national law enforcement or military?

From Until:Defenders of Freedom -

UNTIL RECRUITMENT AND TRAINING

UNTIL’s recruitment procedures are exacting and strenuous. Few applicants — 23%, to be precise — satisfy UNTIL’s standards. UNTIL recruits mostly from colleges, other law enforcement organizations, and the military. Approximately half of its agents have some law enforcement or military experience prior to joining the organization.

THE RECRUITMENT PROCESS

Recruitment begins when an interested person talks to an UNTIL “Recruiting Officer” (usually
a retired agent) at one of the recruiting offices UNTIL maintains at its major urban bases (and in some other cities). Prospective recruits must have at least a college education or the equivalent. Given the sometimes-sensitive nature of its duties, the high technology it employees, and the canniness of its enemies, UNTIL wants smart, educated agents.

It’s particularly interested in persons with relevant graduate or professional degrees (including criminology, law, and various sciences) and/or the ability to speak multiple languages.
All UNTIL agents must speak English. UNTIL will accept a recruit who has a minimal knowledge
of English and then provide him with English-as-asecond-language training during his Basic Training. If he fails to satisfy agency requirements for English fluency, he flunks out.

Prospective field agents must enter the training program before they turn 36. Personnel hired
for non-field positions may be of any age (and generally don’t have to satisfy the physical qualifications for field agents).

Recruits must meet certain physical standards. These include running two miles in 12 minutes,
doing 60 push-ups without stopping, doing 10chin-ups without stopping, having uncorrected
vision no worse than 20/200, and having no other major health problems or physical disabilities. The same standard apply to all recruits, regardless of gender or national origin.

Assuming a potential recruit meets the educational and physical requirements, he must take
a battery of tests to determine his IQ, ability to adapt to unusual situations, and psychological
stability. UNTIL also examines his loyalty to the ideals the organization stands for. If he fails to
perform adequately on any of these tests, UNTIL rejects him. UNTIL’s scientists also test a potential recruit for latent mutant powers; they inform latent mutants of their status. (If a latent mutant ends up joining UNTIL and passes Basic Training, he’s often assigned to UNTIL’s technical branches for research into his potential powers.)

Approximately 25% of UNTIL recruits in 2003 were women. The percentage of female recruits has inched slowly upward over the past decade, but many agents consider it an area needing further improvement (especially in Third World countries, where recruits are overwhelmingly male).

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Now to me that generally reads as though field agents would generally have military or law enforcement experience, while technical and support staff may be recruited from elsewhere. However it may be similar to the FBI where i believe they recruit from both university/colleges and law enforcement in which case i think the answer to your question is yes.

eiledon

Also found this in Until:Defenders of Freedom which may be useful to your question:

THE SUPERHERO LIAISON PROGRAM

Heroes and hero teams who want long-term assistance or an actual “alliance” with UNTIL have to become part of the Superhero Liaison Program (SLP). Superheroes who join the SLP essentially become “volunteer UNITY members.” While they’re not subject to UNTIL’s orders in most circumstances, UNTIL can “request” their assistance as it requires — and if a team or hero refuses one of these requests without an extremely good reason, UNTIL will sever relations with it or him.

Membership in the SLP entitles a hero to use UNTIL facilities and resources, within reason — UNTIL doesn’t allow unlimited access, nor does
it reveal classified or secret information to SLP personnel. The hero can borrow UNTIL equipment as needed, and can request “backup” from UNTIL in the form of squads of agents. However, in exchange, the team members or the hero must do the following three things:
(1) Reveal the hero’s or the members’ Secret Identities (if any) to UNTIL (see above).
(2) Submit to general testing of his or the members’ powers, so UNTIL knows their capabilities and limitations.
(3) Participate in a training program.
(4) A superhero team that belongs to the SLP must agree to have one of UNTIL’s Superteam Liaisons posted to it. If the team has a base, the Liaison lives there; if not, he attends all team meetings. He often accompanies the team on missions, but more as an observer than as a combatant (unless the team needs his assistance).

baroness1980

Thank you!


That was very informative, and fits the character I was thinking about (hand to hand combat specialist with military training, but didn't wanted her to be tied to a particular government)