The Sea Org. The Facts.

OK. Now everyone has had their share of "yay pirates".

note: i think we should be a little subtle with the costumes as the GF Masks are the Icon of Anonymous. so a GF mask with an eye patch and a pirate hat is nice and simple. personally i prefer the suit (as an icon) and if we want the more traditional Anon's Onside the less fancy pirate gear the better imho.

/me ends personal agendaism

BACK TO THE SEA ORG

TIEM FOR SOME FACTS

Lern them they will serve you well and will be useful in preparing material for the protests / flyers etc and for sending the docs to the news organization.

PDF Dox

Scientology's Sea Org Billion Year Contract
(courtesy of the LA Times 2005)

Another Sea Org Contract
SEAORGANIZATION FLAG ORDER 2912RA 20 October 1972

One of the more relevant sections from
ESK - About the SeaOrg

note: when dealing with the Press and the Public - it very much strengthens our case that this information was published on the web by Jenna Miscavige (niece of David), Kendra Wiseman (Daughter of the President of CCHR) and Astra Woodcraft (former Sea Org Member)

What's wrong with the Sea Org,
and why do critics oppose it?

Critics believe that the Sea Organization is one of the most abusive groups in the world. The abuses that go on daily in the Sea Org are all that more egregious because, due to Scientology's religious status, law enforcement is reticent to investigate. Here are just a few aspects of Sea Org life, taken from hundreds of personal testimonials from ex-Sea Org members, that are decried by critics:
Sea Org members are not permitted to have children while working for the organization. Couples who get pregnant are either pressured to abort the baby, or they must leave. Often, these people have been in the Sea Org so long, they have nowhere to go, no resume outside of Scientology, no job experience, no finances, no property, and no non-Scientology friends.
Anyone who leaves the Sea Org without permission is declared a Suppressive Person by the Church of Scientology, and is ostracized from family, friends, and loved ones. It is very difficult to get permission to leave the Sea Org, and one cannot simply quit and then walk out the door. The "approved" leaving process involves up to 3 years of hard physical labor, E-metered confessionals, social isolation and group pressure.
Sea Org members live in horrible conditions. Unmarried members never have rooms to themselves, regardless of age, but instead live in small rooms with 3-12 other members. Members are often denied proper sleep and are often forced to skip meals because of the pressures of the job.
Sea Org members are denied proper medical care. They are not provided health insurance, are not given sick days, and the Sea Org will not purchase their medicine for them. If a free clinic won't provide the medicine someone needs, the Sea Org management won't shoulder the costs. There are numerous cases of people who have become very ill in the Sea Org, or who had pre-existing medical conditions, and were not allowed to seek medical treatment.
Sickness is also treated as the fault of the sick person, because Scientologists believe that the only reason someone gets sick is that they are connected to a Suppressive Person. They believe that you can decide not to get sick. So when someone becomes ill, they are treated as though they have done something wrong by not "handling" the situation.
Because Scientology has religious status in many countries, labor laws do not apply to the Sea Org. Therefore, Sea Org members have no protection from long and abusive work hours. Many work 17-20 hours days because of the pressures of the job. Anyone who complains is treated as though they are "not getting with the program", "unethical", or "not on board". There are thousands of minors working under these conditions in the Sea Org.
Sea Org members rarely have more than a few hours off a week. Even during this off-time, they are not permitted to go far from the compound where they live and work. If managements decides that they have not worked hard enough, they are not allowed time off for Christmas, New Years, birthdays or national holidays.
As only married members get rooms to themselves, many children who join the Sea Org marry very young - sometimes at 15 or 16 years of age - just so that they can have a room to themselves.
Sea Org members do not have their own phone numbers (unless they are allowed a cell phone), may not watch TV, are not allowed to own a personal computer with internet connections, and are only infrequently allowed to watch pre-approved movies.
Spouses and family members in the Sea Org rarely see each other. The Sea Org management reserves the right to ship different family members off to work in other countries or areas without any approval from the spouse. Husbands may be sent away from their wives, mothers may be sent away from their children, etc. If the family complains, they are punished.
Families who have members in the Sea Org and other members who are not in the Sea Org rarely see each other. Mothers and fathers with children in the Sea Org may not call them directly, but must call the organization and ask to speak with them.
Letters that Sea Org members write to their families, and letters that they receive from the outside, are screened by Sea Org censors for "entheta" (unhappiness, negativity) before they are passed on. Anyone complaining of unhappiness in the Sea Org in their letters is disciplined, and the letter is not delivered. If a family member sends a letter to someone inside expressing concern about the conditions there, the censor pressures the intended letter recipient to "handle" the sender, often with a monitored phone call in which they are made to say how happy they are, and that everything is going fine.
If a Sea Org member commits a punishable offense, they are sent to the RPF, or Rehabilitation Project Force, which is a sort of boot camp for "bad" Sea Org members. People on the RPF may only eat the food left over after the other SO members have eaten, may not speak to a Sea Org member unless spoken to, are not allowed to walk (they must run everywhere), are not allowed holidays, receive even less pay than SO members, and are required to do hard manual labor for long hours. People can be assigned to the RPF for up to 10 years.
Members are put under tremendous psychological pressure. They are expected work as hard as need be without complaint, sacrificing food, sleep, family, and off hours. Often the things they are asked to do are beyond the realm of human possibility, and yet they are criticized for not getting these things done, even when they've tried as hard as they possibly can. Many Sea Org members who leave cite this as one of the most debilitating aspects of the Sea Org - they work and work and work, and yet their boss tells them it is never good enough. Their bosses, of course, are under exactly the same kind of pressure from their bosses, who are under the same from theirs, and so forth.

Why would anyone put up with those conditions?
What most people don't understand is that most of the people in the Sea Org either grew up in Scientology, or have been in Scientology for many, many years. They are trapped in a situation where they really believe they are saving the planet. Many of them put up with these conditions because they have been told that this is the only way they can help mankind, and they honestly believe this is so. They may feel that they are enduring hard conditions, but management tells them that the earth is in peril, and that they endure this hardship for the good of humanity.
Since anyone expressing doubt or unhappiness is disciplined, no one is willing to outwardly show discontent. Though a person may be unhappy in the SO, he looks around and sees everyone else wearing dedicated faces and doing their jobs, and thinks that something must be wrong with him for wanting to leave.
Management also paints the world outside of Scientology like an evil place, awash in drugs, sex, and misery. They are told they cannot trust the "real world" law - only Scientology law is good and just, while the legal system outside is corrupt and untrustworthy. While Sea Org members may not be happy, they are constantly told that outside it is much worse. Anyone who leaves is painted as a criminal, a coward, and a traitor.
Since most of them are denied access to the outside world, they have no opportunity to interact with those who are leading healthy, productive lives outside; and moreover, they are encouraged to think that people on the outside aren't dedicated enough.
Combine all these factors with lack of sleep, lack of food, and lack of time to think, and you might understand why that many people would "willingly" shoulder that kind of abuse.


Why hasn't law enforcement done anything about this?
Good question. Why don't you write your congressman and ask?

/me crossposting to /gd/ for eyes.

Awesome info compilation. I'm copying this to our local forums so more people see it.

Also a good source of info:

Operation Clambake presents: A Paramilitary Cult

Here's a start on a trifold flier ~ got info from exscientologykids ~ great data, clearly stated for public consumption. Hope this works ...

SeaOrgTrifold.pub

My first time doing this ... hope this is right ... suggestions appreciated

Sorry - this should be in Flier, etc. thread - Mods, please move???

Your infos are excellent.

Oh, and slightly off topic: If anyone is interested in just how strong situational/external factors can be, concerning both behavior and judgement of normally decent people, they should grab or lease a copy Professor Phillip Zimbardo's* The Lucifer Effect..(should we try and recruit him as an ally?)

*He did the Stanford Prison Experiment back in '71 and is a Professor Emeritus of Stanford (Psychology), so should know what he's talking about.

Originally Posted by An0nYm0use

Sea Org members do not have their own phone numbers (unless they are allowed a cell phone), may not watch TV, are not allowed to own a personal computer with internet connections, and are only infrequently allowed to watch pre-approved movies.

This is the highest crime imaginable. Internet Super Heroes, Assemble!

There is injustice afoot.

Originally Posted by An0nYm0use

OK. Now everyone has had their share of "yay pirates".

note: i think we should be a little subtle with the costumes as the GF Masks are the Icon of Anonymous. so a GF mask with an eye patch and a pirate hat is nice and simple. personally i prefer the suit (as an icon) and if we want the more traditional Anon's Onside the less fancy pirate gear the better imho.

/me ends personal agendaism

BACK TO THE SEA ORG

TIEM FOR SOME FACTS

Lern them they will serve you well and will be useful in preparing material for the protests / flyers etc and for sending the docs to the news organization.

PDF Dox

Scientology's Sea Org Billion Year Contract
(courtesy of the LA Times 2005)

Another Sea Org Contract
SEAORGANIZATION FLAG ORDER 2912RA 20 October 1972

One of the more relevant sections from
ESK - About the SeaOrg

note: when dealing with the Press and the Public - it very much strengthens our case that this information was published on the web by Jenna Miscavige (niece of David), Kendra Wiseman (Daughter of the President of CCHR) and Astra Woodcraft (former Sea Org Member)

What's wrong with the Sea Org,
and why do critics oppose it?

Critics believe that the Sea Organization is one of the most abusive groups in the world. The abuses that go on daily in the Sea Org are all that more egregious because, due to Scientology's religious status, law enforcement is reticent to investigate. Here are just a few aspects of Sea Org life, taken from hundreds of personal testimonials from ex-Sea Org members, that are decried by critics:
Sea Org members are not permitted to have children while working for the organization. Couples who get pregnant are either pressured to abort the baby, or they must leave. Often, these people have been in the Sea Org so long, they have nowhere to go, no resume outside of Scientology, no job experience, no finances, no property, and no non-Scientology friends.
Anyone who leaves the Sea Org without permission is declared a Suppressive Person by the Church of Scientology, and is ostracized from family, friends, and loved ones. It is very difficult to get permission to leave the Sea Org, and one cannot simply quit and then walk out the door. The "approved" leaving process involves up to 3 years of hard physical labor, E-metered confessionals, social isolation and group pressure.
Sea Org members live in horrible conditions. Unmarried members never have rooms to themselves, regardless of age, but instead live in small rooms with 3-12 other members. Members are often denied proper sleep and are often forced to skip meals because of the pressures of the job.
Sea Org members are denied proper medical care. They are not provided health insurance, are not given sick days, and the Sea Org will not purchase their medicine for them. If a free clinic won't provide the medicine someone needs, the Sea Org management won't shoulder the costs. There are numerous cases of people who have become very ill in the Sea Org, or who had pre-existing medical conditions, and were not allowed to seek medical treatment.
Sickness is also treated as the fault of the sick person, because Scientologists believe that the only reason someone gets sick is that they are connected to a Suppressive Person. They believe that you can decide not to get sick. So when someone becomes ill, they are treated as though they have done something wrong by not "handling" the situation.
Because Scientology has religious status in many countries, labor laws do not apply to the Sea Org. Therefore, Sea Org members have no protection from long and abusive work hours. Many work 17-20 hours days because of the pressures of the job. Anyone who complains is treated as though they are "not getting with the program", "unethical", or "not on board". There are thousands of minors working under these conditions in the Sea Org.
Sea Org members rarely have more than a few hours off a week. Even during this off-time, they are not permitted to go far from the compound where they live and work. If managements decides that they have not worked hard enough, they are not allowed time off for Christmas, New Years, birthdays or national holidays.
As only married members get rooms to themselves, many children who join the Sea Org marry very young - sometimes at 15 or 16 years of age - just so that they can have a room to themselves.
Sea Org members do not have their own phone numbers (unless they are allowed a cell phone), may not watch TV, are not allowed to own a personal computer with internet connections, and are only infrequently allowed to watch pre-approved movies.
Spouses and family members in the Sea Org rarely see each other. The Sea Org management reserves the right to ship different family members off to work in other countries or areas without any approval from the spouse. Husbands may be sent away from their wives, mothers may be sent away from their children, etc. If the family complains, they are punished.
Families who have members in the Sea Org and other members who are not in the Sea Org rarely see each other. Mothers and fathers with children in the Sea Org may not call them directly, but must call the organization and ask to speak with them.
Letters that Sea Org members write to their families, and letters that they receive from the outside, are screened by Sea Org censors for "entheta" (unhappiness, negativity) before they are passed on. Anyone complaining of unhappiness in the Sea Org in their letters is disciplined, and the letter is not delivered. If a family member sends a letter to someone inside expressing concern about the conditions there, the censor pressures the intended letter recipient to "handle" the sender, often with a monitored phone call in which they are made to say how happy they are, and that everything is going fine.
If a Sea Org member commits a punishable offense, they are sent to the RPF, or Rehabilitation Project Force, which is a sort of boot camp for "bad" Sea Org members. People on the RPF may only eat the food left over after the other SO members have eaten, may not speak to a Sea Org member unless spoken to, are not allowed to walk (they must run everywhere), are not allowed holidays, receive even less pay than SO members, and are required to do hard manual labor for long hours. People can be assigned to the RPF for up to 10 years.
Members are put under tremendous psychological pressure. They are expected work as hard as need be without complaint, sacrificing food, sleep, family, and off hours. Often the things they are asked to do are beyond the realm of human possibility, and yet they are criticized for not getting these things done, even when they've tried as hard as they possibly can. Many Sea Org members who leave cite this as one of the most debilitating aspects of the Sea Org - they work and work and work, and yet their boss tells them it is never good enough. Their bosses, of course, are under exactly the same kind of pressure from their bosses, who are under the same from theirs, and so forth.

Why would anyone put up with those conditions?
What most people don't understand is that most of the people in the Sea Org either grew up in Scientology, or have been in Scientology for many, many years. They are trapped in a situation where they really believe they are saving the planet. Many of them put up with these conditions because they have been told that this is the only way they can help mankind, and they honestly believe this is so. They may feel that they are enduring hard conditions, but management tells them that the earth is in peril, and that they endure this hardship for the good of humanity.
Since anyone expressing doubt or unhappiness is disciplined, no one is willing to outwardly show discontent. Though a person may be unhappy in the SO, he looks around and sees everyone else wearing dedicated faces and doing their jobs, and thinks that something must be wrong with him for wanting to leave.
Management also paints the world outside of Scientology like an evil place, awash in drugs, sex, and misery. They are told they cannot trust the "real world" law - only Scientology law is good and just, while the legal system outside is corrupt and untrustworthy. While Sea Org members may not be happy, they are constantly told that outside it is much worse. Anyone who leaves is painted as a criminal, a coward, and a traitor.
Since most of them are denied access to the outside world, they have no opportunity to interact with those who are leading healthy, productive lives outside; and moreover, they are encouraged to think that people on the outside aren't dedicated enough.
Combine all these factors with lack of sleep, lack of food, and lack of time to think, and you might understand why that many people would "willingly" shoulder that kind of abuse.


Why hasn't law enforcement done anything about this?
Good question. Why don't you write your congressman and ask?

/me crossposting to /gd/ for eyes.

Many thanks for posting this- great work!
jt

Dumb question Don't Read!!! Sea org is just located on boats right?

Originally Posted by Suppressive_Person_18

Dumb question Don't Read!!! Sea org is just located on boats right?

If we aren't supposed to read it, how in the world would you expect anyone to answer it?

Anyway, from what little I know of Sea Org, I believe that they operate on land and sea - that is, they has boats, but they also have compounds where they work/live/are oppressed.

Try doing some searching on Google. You might find better information that way.

awesome docs dude! i loled so hard at the sound mind part, especially after reading the billion year part.


neways, heres my question:

why are there parts that were copied and pasted in this batch?
http://www.antisectes.net/honte/sea-org-contracts.pdf

im only asking in order to answer questions i might get when showing this to the general public.

i tried searching the host site, but came up with nothing.

thx

http://www.antisectes.net/honte/sea-org-contracts.pdf

On the third page it says " for the next billion years or so" Does this have a legal leg to stand on because of the vagueness or are they legally allowed to get up and walk right out the door if they so wish.

Why billion years? Is that because later on they would try to convince people they signed a legal binding contract in their previous lives?

Originally Posted by Suppressive_Person_18

Dumb question Don't Read!!! Sea org is just located on boats right?

I think that used to be the case, but now it's nearly all land. I don't even know if they had any boats outside of the Freewinds, which is out of commission, hopefully forever.

OP, thanks for a great summary. It will help me with an outstanding flyer.

Originally Posted by Suppressive_Person_18

Dumb question Don't Read!!! Sea org is just located on boats right?

No, they used to be on the sea, hiding from everybody. They are land based now except for the Failwinds which is drydocked as we all know.