What it takes to join Cobra

When discussing terrorist groups, there are two types that you hear about most on the news: Domestic Terrorist Organizations (DTOs) and Foreign Terrorist Organizations (FTOs). Either of these can be self-sustaining, or state sponsored groups, and they can range from a disorganized band of informally trained civilians, to professionally trained mercenaries, and former soldiers in a highly trained organization. There are currently seventy-two groups listed as Foreign Terrorist Organizations on the FBI’s Counter-Terrorism website.

All are independent groups working in specific countries or regions of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), Central and South America, Europe, and Southern Asia. Some are off shoots of the same organization, with various regional identities having no formal ties to the host organization that they claim to represent. What isn’t on the list is one group that has evaded detection for years, and operates in the shadows on every continent.

It began as an attempt for revenge by a mentally deranged business entrepreneur from Springfield, Illinois. His brother lost his life in a car accident as a result of driving while intoxicated, and it started him down a dark path to revenge. He sold his home out from under his wife, stole her savings, and abandoned her and their son. He began financing domestic terrorist operations right here on American soil, and within just a few years his plot for revenge had evolved into a multi million-dollar enterprise.

He began investing in everything from communications to pharmaceuticals, to infrastructure and transportation. This shadow organization soon eclipsed even the most well-funded criminal and terrorist groups anywhere in the world. No one knew who they were, or where they were located. The scant intelligence that was gathered from other terrorist organizations all pointed to someone and something much deadlier, and much more powerful than anyone could imagine. That threat is Cobra. It is an emerging global entity, with assets, informants, and operatives in every country, and in every sector of society.

it is the single largest terrorist organization in the history of the world, and its exact numbers are unknown. As part of our ISR mission, we have pieced together intel from a source in Kosovo who is familiar with their recruiters, and what the requirements are to join Cobra. To begin, no one approaches Cobra, they approach you. Depending upon who you and where you are, it may be an invitation to a business dinner, or a football game. For others it’s a meeting outside of town at a local pub. Each candidate has already been screened for their background and familial history and ties, and then offered an opportunity to change their lifestyle.

Those who accept, are further evaluated for their loyalty before being whisked away to an undisclosed Island for training. Here we have learned that all Cobra recruits go through the same month-long assessment and selection process. We’re told that their training was designed and run by a former Blade with the New Zealand SAS Regiment, and that recruits are evaluated on a scaled back version of the Regiments selection process. If they succeed, they must undergo another psychological evaluation, before swearing total allegiance to Cobra Commander, the organizations founder and DeFacto leader.

If a candidate fails or is rejected by Cobra Commander, they are killed, and their bodies are either burned on the island, or weighted down and dumped off shore. Candidates who pass are put through Cobra’s infantry training program, which involves extensive small arms and small team tactics training. Depending upon the needs of the organization, some recruits receive advanced training in tracked and wheeled vehicles, demolitions, and target interdiction. We have also learned from our source that Cobra has its own Special Operations unit called Vipers.

These soldiers are said to be experts in Close Quarters Battle, urban combat, and desert warfare. They are also reported to train in Psychological Warfare operations, and used for Direct Action Missions. They are for Cobra what G.I. Joe is for the United States. These soldiers are reportedly hand-picked for a year long, advanced selection and training process, before being allowed to become a Viper. According to our source most recruits are sent back to their homes upon completion of their training, to be utilized as assets as needed.

This expansive network of human informants and operators loyal to Cobra Commander gives him unprecedented access and reach, into every sector of the world’s governments and societies. According to our source Cobra Commander is determined to rule the world through blackmail, fear, and intimidation. Their ability to continue to strike at targets and escape unseen means that there is more at play than we realize, and that puts us behind the curve. Now that we know what it takes to join Cobra, maybe we can use that to our advantage in the near future.