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Silver Meritorious Patron
This is not directed at ex-Scientologists or critics. It is a write up for current Scientologists in good standing with the Church of Scientology. I am a 55 year old father of two, and have been married almost four years to my current wonderful wife. I was in the SO at Flag in 2005, for four months. My case level is OT 8, my training level is Cl. IV. You need this data:
I. If your child wants to join the Sea Org, they should read this. My son has been in two years. He cannot communicate with his father, his grandfather, his mother, or his sister. He is cut off until he dies or leaves the SO and the CofS.
2. the reason you cannot see the berthing until you complete the EPF is that the berthing is horrid, cramped, and is surrounded by locked gates, and alarmed fences with motion detectors and cameras, most of which point in, and are used to keep staff in line. I did over $2000 worth of renos to my room and apartment before we would consider moving into it.
3. Food varies by location, but is always of institutional quality, and often very cheaply produced. The dining hall may be choked with cigarette smoke, and there is nothing you can do about it. You will not have long to eat your food, but will be eating very quickly.
4. Uniforms are a joke. Bring your own good black shoes and money to buy your own. The provided shoes are usually plastic, Chinese shoes of terrible quality. I wound up using my own slacks, and suit coat, as none were provided. I got 2 shirts at Wal Mart from the SO.
5. Dental care. At Flag, the dentist has a budget for temporary fillings and extractions, only. Get your teeth fixed before you go into the Sea Org.
6. Vitamins. They are provided, if they are in stock. Also, Cal Mag is usually provided. If you have a headache, you can take Potassium, Salt, vitamins, and drink water. No aspirin or tylenol, or anything like that.
7. leaves. the 3 week leave after a year is only if you can arrange a sec check from an interne on your own time, before you go and after you return.
8. Liberty. Every other Saturday, if your stats are up, you can CSW for a day off. It must be approved by the Captain. Some staff just work all the time, and don't bother with liberty much.
9.Saturday morning. You are supposed to have Saturday morning to clean your room, do laundry, and buy necessary articles at the store. You are up later on Friday night, doing cleaning and will not be in bed until 1 AM Saturday. You will be up for exercise muster at 8:30. Then at 9 you will clean your room, including neatly stacking your socks and underwear in your drawers. Your room and drawers wil be inspected. The Sea Org laundry is full, forget it. Beg a ride with someone who has a car and go do your laundry. Your muster is at 12:25. Saturday morning off is a LIE.
10. Pay. You will get anywhere from $25 to $75 , depending on your Org and if it is upstat, and whether or not you are in TTC or are an auditor who did not do 40 hours(full pay) or 25 hours(any pay). You will have a narrow window of time in which to go to the little pay window, and stand in line in the hall, and as you get your pay envelope, you will be asked to contribute to the Captains Birthday present, or DMs Birthday present, and will notice that person is marking your name down with the amount you donated, or if you didn't donate.
11. Bridge progress. Go to any SO Org, AO, ASHO, Flag, and look at the ORG BOARD plainly posted in a hallway or room. Look after the persons name, where their admin and tech training levels are listed, and their case level. You will see that MOST execs and very often all lower level SO members are low on the Bridge, unless they were public who did the Bridge before they went into the Sea Org. Don't expect to go Clear or OT rapidly in the Sea Org.
12. Schedule. Expect to work upwards of 100 hours per week, and experience sleep deprivation on a regular basis.
13. You will not have a TV, a cell phone, or a computer hooked up to the internet, in the Sea Org. Think that one over.
14. Phone calls. You will have to arrange for an MAA(ethics officer) to monitor any phone call you wish to make, for any reason.
15. ALL your mail will be opened and read by Security. Security will have keys to your room, and can search it at any time, and confiscate anything you are not supposed to have.
16. You will do an introductory course, called "external influences" which will inform you not to accept rides or continue friendships with public Scientologists. "Your shipmates are your friends now" you'll be told. On liberty, you are not to fraternize with non-SO friends, go shopping with them, etc. Family excepted.
17. If you become terminally ill, you will be offloaded as a liability to the Sea Org.
18. If you become pregnant, you will be pressured to have an abortion. If you do not have an abortion, you will be transferred to a failing Cl. V Org, or offloaded. Sea Org abortions are done at minimum expense, at local government facilities for indigent people.
19. If you route out of the Sea Org, you will forever be treated differently when on lines at any SO Org, as a Degraded Being, and made to do extra sec checks, and set ups, all the way up to OT 7 and 8.
20. If you blow from the Sea Org, you will be declared suppressive, and no family or friend still in Scientology will be allowed to speak to you.
THIS IS TRUE. MIchael Henderson ex Flag Staff
I. If your child wants to join the Sea Org, they should read this. My son has been in two years. He cannot communicate with his father, his grandfather, his mother, or his sister. He is cut off until he dies or leaves the SO and the CofS.
2. the reason you cannot see the berthing until you complete the EPF is that the berthing is horrid, cramped, and is surrounded by locked gates, and alarmed fences with motion detectors and cameras, most of which point in, and are used to keep staff in line. I did over $2000 worth of renos to my room and apartment before we would consider moving into it.
3. Food varies by location, but is always of institutional quality, and often very cheaply produced. The dining hall may be choked with cigarette smoke, and there is nothing you can do about it. You will not have long to eat your food, but will be eating very quickly.
4. Uniforms are a joke. Bring your own good black shoes and money to buy your own. The provided shoes are usually plastic, Chinese shoes of terrible quality. I wound up using my own slacks, and suit coat, as none were provided. I got 2 shirts at Wal Mart from the SO.
5. Dental care. At Flag, the dentist has a budget for temporary fillings and extractions, only. Get your teeth fixed before you go into the Sea Org.
6. Vitamins. They are provided, if they are in stock. Also, Cal Mag is usually provided. If you have a headache, you can take Potassium, Salt, vitamins, and drink water. No aspirin or tylenol, or anything like that.
7. leaves. the 3 week leave after a year is only if you can arrange a sec check from an interne on your own time, before you go and after you return.
8. Liberty. Every other Saturday, if your stats are up, you can CSW for a day off. It must be approved by the Captain. Some staff just work all the time, and don't bother with liberty much.
9.Saturday morning. You are supposed to have Saturday morning to clean your room, do laundry, and buy necessary articles at the store. You are up later on Friday night, doing cleaning and will not be in bed until 1 AM Saturday. You will be up for exercise muster at 8:30. Then at 9 you will clean your room, including neatly stacking your socks and underwear in your drawers. Your room and drawers wil be inspected. The Sea Org laundry is full, forget it. Beg a ride with someone who has a car and go do your laundry. Your muster is at 12:25. Saturday morning off is a LIE.
10. Pay. You will get anywhere from $25 to $75 , depending on your Org and if it is upstat, and whether or not you are in TTC or are an auditor who did not do 40 hours(full pay) or 25 hours(any pay). You will have a narrow window of time in which to go to the little pay window, and stand in line in the hall, and as you get your pay envelope, you will be asked to contribute to the Captains Birthday present, or DMs Birthday present, and will notice that person is marking your name down with the amount you donated, or if you didn't donate.
11. Bridge progress. Go to any SO Org, AO, ASHO, Flag, and look at the ORG BOARD plainly posted in a hallway or room. Look after the persons name, where their admin and tech training levels are listed, and their case level. You will see that MOST execs and very often all lower level SO members are low on the Bridge, unless they were public who did the Bridge before they went into the Sea Org. Don't expect to go Clear or OT rapidly in the Sea Org.
12. Schedule. Expect to work upwards of 100 hours per week, and experience sleep deprivation on a regular basis.
13. You will not have a TV, a cell phone, or a computer hooked up to the internet, in the Sea Org. Think that one over.
14. Phone calls. You will have to arrange for an MAA(ethics officer) to monitor any phone call you wish to make, for any reason.
15. ALL your mail will be opened and read by Security. Security will have keys to your room, and can search it at any time, and confiscate anything you are not supposed to have.
16. You will do an introductory course, called "external influences" which will inform you not to accept rides or continue friendships with public Scientologists. "Your shipmates are your friends now" you'll be told. On liberty, you are not to fraternize with non-SO friends, go shopping with them, etc. Family excepted.
17. If you become terminally ill, you will be offloaded as a liability to the Sea Org.
18. If you become pregnant, you will be pressured to have an abortion. If you do not have an abortion, you will be transferred to a failing Cl. V Org, or offloaded. Sea Org abortions are done at minimum expense, at local government facilities for indigent people.
19. If you route out of the Sea Org, you will forever be treated differently when on lines at any SO Org, as a Degraded Being, and made to do extra sec checks, and set ups, all the way up to OT 7 and 8.
20. If you blow from the Sea Org, you will be declared suppressive, and no family or friend still in Scientology will be allowed to speak to you.
THIS IS TRUE. MIchael Henderson ex Flag Staff
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