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There
was once a military unit that was created by chance. This unit was an all
volunteer regiment. Their leader was well read, and disciplined. He selected
volunteer candidates based upon enthusiasm and skill. They were different from
mainstream units, because they remained mobile, fast, and deadly. They could
finish any operation in record time and with optimal results.
They won nearly every small scale
skirmish they encountered and won their campaign sized battles through the use
of strategy, planning, and emphasizing each others strengths. Anyone that dared
cross their path was dealt with swiftly and with zero remorse. The mission
always came first and this team was devoted. If they were needed, one simply
requested help, and operatives would be dispatched with full speed to give
assistance.
Their leader realized that once he
had his initial team, that any additional members would only slow them down or
cause problems, so he kept it at a manageable size. He focused on training,
teamwork, and building rapport among the troops. He led by example, and
sacrificed his basic comforts to make sure that the team had decent field
conditions. He gave up sleep to read about strategies. He trained in the field
obsessively and led from the front. Once his troops realized his nearly
fanatical devotion to them, they started bonding as more of a cohesive family,
not an impersonal group. They knew their leader's goals, and came up with
solutions before he could ask them to do it. They studied on their own time,
and developed mentally and physically. They turned to each other for strength
and guidance when things were tough.
Their leader was grateful for the privilege
of command, and made a point of training them to be the best light operational
unit known to man. They took a sense of pride in belonging to an elite unit
that few could enter, and they started to become the thing that legends are
created from. They brought their leader solutions, not complaints, or griping
when things were strenuous.
Their leader knew that they needed
an organizational name because they were becoming well known. A name that would
strike absolute fear in the hearts of their enemies, and elation to their
allies. The very thought of this group brought a mental picture of professional
warriors, crafted by training, experience, and a resilient attitude that
displayed confidence and the unyielding resolve to win. They could not be
beaten, bought, negotiated with, or overrun.
So their leader named them the Blue Dragon Army.
