User:Kenny99/Project Ludlum

Project Ludlum is a classified CIA black ops program developed in 2499 by Dr. James Ludlum as a way to develop genetically modified and enhanced CIA agents that can conduct black operations with no tactical mistakes and are proficient in observational skills, hand-to-hand combat, firearms use and marksmanship, and the ability to act quickly and think calmly in most situations. The program is known to have rivaled the Spartan-III program, considering that Ludlam's program has similar capabilities as the Spartan-II program.

History
The program was thought up by Dr. James Ludlum after the failed assassination attempt on Polish-Russian extremist military dictator Boris Dzhamgerchinov in 2478.

Ludlum decided to present his idea in 2485 to military and political figures and many agreed upon Ludlum's idea to create enhanced "super-agents" that are trained for many situations and does not make any tactical mistakes or "do random." The idea was then researched by George Burlin, a U.N. representative from Britain, who founded shelved experimental training, behavior modification, and various techniques in "creating" a specialized sleeper agent that were either shelved or never put into use. Burlin sent a report to Ludlum in 2493 and Ludlum then sent a request to CIA Director Daniel Royce and a military officer to conceive the program.

Following the ongoing insurrection and the increasing tension and rivalry between ONI representatives and CIA Deputy Directors, CIA Director Royce began to "activate" Project Ludlum in 2499 under the supervision of the Pentagon. In 2503, the program began recruiting UNSC service members as well as CIA agents and later, they began accepting civilians in 2516.

Recruitment
The CIA usually recruit UNSC or former UNSC members, CIA agents and civilians, which were not allowed to serve until 2516. To be in the program, the recruit must be 25 years of age to ensure that UNSC service members have enough combat experience to qualify and if the recruit is a CIA agency officer, they are required to have at least a minimum of 5 years of service. For civilians, they need to be older than 20, have no criminal charges, and no traces of alcohol or substances in their body. After recruitment, they are sent to Reach or Earth's training centers in the United States.