The Name Doesnt Matter

"The Name Doesn't Matter, But the People Sure Do."

- TNDM's official outfit motto

The Name Doesnt Matter, tagged TNDM, is an open competitive combined arms Terran Republic outfit on Emerald. It was founded on March 11, 2020 as a merge between the Mad Hatter Squad [MAHT], Potato Banana Harasser Company [PBHC], and the TR Mobile Assault Team [TMAT].

Recruitment and Operations
TNDM specializes in infantry, vehicle, and air combat. Each discipline has one or more commanding officers (COs) and underlying officers. All mature Terrans are welcome to apply, join, and participate in TNDM. They can be found in the outfit browser in-game.

TNDM's officers host operations or "ops" throughout the week. These are typically at 7:00 PM Eastern Time. Ops are dedicated times during the week that members get on and play together, coordinating with other outfits and to help the larger faction win Alerts and lock continents.

Disciplines and Tactics
TNDM's disciplines include infantry, armor, and air superiority; but they are most notoriously known for their Harasser squads. Each member of the outfit is trained by a superior officer for their specific discipline. Training typically includes learning callouts and tactics.

TNDM's tactics revolve around supporting larger outfits in whatever situation they need. Members of TNDM may practice multiple disciplines and be versatile enough to assist their outfitmates or faction in any situation.

Leadership and Command Structure
TNDM is led by a "round table" of several officers called Fleet Command. Founded as a coming together of three smaller outfits, TNDM has no single outfit leader. This was done to prevent a "cult of personality" around a single individual, an unfavorable consequence other outfits experience.

TNDM's unofficial outfit camo is the Burlap Camo. A common meme throughout the outfit is that they are known as the "Church of Burlap" because one of their COs in Fleet Command is an ordained minister.

Founding
TNDM was unofficially created on February 15, 2020, though its official founding is March 11, 2020, the same date as the Escalation Update. Although the two events coincided, the formation of TNDM began its evolution in late 2019 when leaders from its three predecessor outfits began working together during ops. In January 2020, it was announced that Mad Hatter Squad, Potato Banana Harasser Company, and TR Mobile Assault Team would merge to form TNDM.

Early Days
In its infancy, TNDM experienced high activity and steady growth. Each CO of the outfit's various disciplines formed a dedicated ops schedule, which they attempt to adhere to.

Throughout the spring and summer of 2020, TNDM continued to grow as the Tactical and Colossal Updates were released. Fleet Command promoted several TNDM members to officers to take over ops for them when they could not lead.

Publicity
In July 2020, TNDM gained notoriety twice within the same week. First, on July 21, 2020, TNDM made the front page of the PlanetSide subreddit after accidentally flipping a Colossus tank upside down in their warpgate, spending nearly an entire Indar Alert to flip it back over.

Later that same week, it was announced that TNDM outfit member EzrasonTR had passed away in a hit-and-run. The news was made public by Ezrason's brother, also a member of TNDM. A memorial service was held in-game on Emerald's Sanctuary on July 25, 2020, followed by a huge battle at Eisa Tech Plant on Esamir. It was estimated that between four hundred and five hundred people from across all servers and factions, PC and PS4, were in attendance, including notable PlanetSide 2 streamers and YouTubers ArsheeTV, Camikaze78, and CMDR Cyrious. Andy Sites, then-Executive Producer for the PlanetSide franchise, also sent his condolences on behalf of the entire Rogue Planet Games (RPG) team. After the memorial, CMDR Cyrious put his TR Emerald alt into TNDM.

In January 2021, TNDM joined Captaindaan of the 2nd Republic Assault Force [2RAF] in recreating the defunct Emerald High Command along with several other notable outfits on Emerald. The goal was to normalize outfit relations across the server and encourage increased communication, teamwork, and event planning across the Emerald community. On January 17, 2021, TNDM participated in the server-wide cease fire at the Shattered Warpgate on Esamir to send off Andy "IronSites" Sites who had stepped down as Executive Producer of RPG. The cease fire also honored former lead level designer Carto who stepped down from RPG in 2020. TNDM's outfit representative, Weemos, and one of their infantry COs, GunGood, were featured in a livestream by ArsheeTV during the cease fire.

Currently
TNDM is currently active and is gaining new members. The outfit continues having dedicated ops nights each week, and sometimes hosts combined arms ops, force commanded by one of their COs. These combined arms ops are rare but involve every aspect and discipline of the outfit. They typically involve the clan pulling a Colossus or a Bastion Fleet Carrier.

TNDM also currently participates in monthly, server-wide events on Emerald, taking place at the last weekend every month during double XP weekends for All Access Members. TNDM pulled the first Bastion at a Bastion Smash event on January 30, 2021, and hosted CMDR Cyrious. The inaugural event was also streamed by other content creators. During another Bastion Smash on May 29, 2021, TNDM pulled the final TR Bastion of the night during an Amerish Alert. Piloted by air officer, D3lta0ak, they successfully took out three enemy Bastions (2 NC and 1 VS) and severely damaged another VS Bastion before theirs died; the accompanying TR air ball finished the VS Bastion off. The TR proceeded to win the Alert. During the Smash, TNDM's Bastion was officially dubbed the TRS Steve.