I don’t know who coined it or where I first saw it, but the most pithy nickname I’ve ever seen for the Scientology Sea Organization’s uniformed members…
Those sea orgers will get new uniforms exactly when something goes RIGHT, for once, not before. Like GAG IV actually producing a “clear®” accidently. Not that anyone would actually notice, of course.
I thought that the original post was RB’s take on the scientology version of Ground Hog Day. In scientology every trip to the reg, ‘ethics officer’, course room, or auditing room is like Ground Hog Day. It’s the same shit over and over. What ex here hasn’t sat with cans in hand, getting ridiculous repetitious auditing commands thrown at them until your head is spinning and you’ll have just about any ‘win’ to get the hell outta there? We all went back for more hoping beyond hope that things would change and we would finally “get it” this time. That goes on and on and on and on and on until we finally wake up and see the reality of the scam and head for the exit. Quietly or loudly. The scientology version of Ground Hog Day is a brutal mind fuck. What a relief to be out.
Being Ex-navy myself, the term WOG means that’s a sailor has crossed the equator in a ship, for the first time. They are then harassed by wallowing through the dirty and oily lower compartments of the ship. I think the Sea org members need to really enlist in the navy, the will have healthcare, retirement, and make more money at it.. If they want to be just like LRH, they should enlist.
Right. THEN, the Sea Ogres might actually know something about the SEA beyond that it’s wet and salty.
Then again, they might learn that Mustsavage don’t know nuttin’ ’bout neither the sea or organizing anything.
Great to hear that Leah and Mike will be back on TV. Looking forward to it. Looking back over almost fifty years of involvement in Scientology, I reach the conclusion that Hubbard did not shit about life.
George quipped:”Hubbard did not know shit about life.”
That’s what I automatically read (or misread) the first time, but it’s something which should be repeated until it’s known and understood by any who *might* be lured into the cult.
I would love to be there if the COB tried to get a salute from a real US military who knows what the Sea Org is.
A Marine would kick his ass if telling him to go play elsewhere in the sailor suit didn’t work.
Any Navy personal would do the same.
Any Army personal would see the 4 stripes, the hat with the Sea Org logo and say ‘what country are you from’? And tell him to F%$k Off and go play elsewhere.
Any Air Force personal would do the same as the Army people.
Any Coast Guard personal would look at the hat and react like the Navy people did.
The COB might get a salute from a young Boy Scout, but few others would even give him a glance. Besides, when is COB ever in public?
I was once sitting outside the terminal at Honololu Airport heading back out after visiting family on leave from the Air Force, and a bunch of young Marines — recruits right out of boot camp, clearly — were stood on the curb waiting for their transportation to their base. I surmise it was probably their first duty station, because all of a sudden one of them barked out “SQUAD! TENCH-HUT!!” and snapped to attention. The rest of them all followed suit, personal belongings clattering to the sidewalk as their salutin’ hands whacked their eyebrows, as the Delta Air Lines pilot and first officer strode by, smartly returning the Marines’ salutes with a cheery “As you were”. I about fell over laughing, and then I realized he had done these young men quite a service by not humiliating them by pointing out they weren’t military.
It’s possible they saluted because most airline pilots are former military. My understanding is that airline pilots are required to salute military OFFICERS but not enlisted.
Airline pilots are civilians. and as such are not required to salute anyone. Only military members are subject to customs and courtesies requirements. Enlisted are required to salute officers and warrant officers, and officers return salutes. The only exception to this — as far as I know — is the the President of the United States is required by custom to salute recipients of the Medal of Honor. Other than that, no civilian is required to render salute or to return a salute to a military member.
I don’t know who coined it or where I first saw it, but the most pithy nickname I’ve ever seen for the Scientology Sea Organization’s uniformed members…
The Salvation Navy!
So good on so many levels!
Kimo, what you witnessed was a bunch of jar heads playing a joke. No Marine would EVER mistake an airline uniform for a military uniform.
Those sea orgers will get new uniforms exactly when something goes RIGHT, for once, not before. Like GAG IV actually producing a “clear®” accidently. Not that anyone would actually notice, of course.
Correction…….from polly-(WOG) to Shellback. The sailor becomes a shellback after the crossing of the equator…………
My apologies, especially. Mixed up and repeated frames. Now sorted out.
I thought that the original post was RB’s take on the scientology version of Ground Hog Day. In scientology every trip to the reg, ‘ethics officer’, course room, or auditing room is like Ground Hog Day. It’s the same shit over and over. What ex here hasn’t sat with cans in hand, getting ridiculous repetitious auditing commands thrown at them until your head is spinning and you’ll have just about any ‘win’ to get the hell outta there? We all went back for more hoping beyond hope that things would change and we would finally “get it” this time. That goes on and on and on and on and on until we finally wake up and see the reality of the scam and head for the exit. Quietly or loudly. The scientology version of Ground Hog Day is a brutal mind fuck. What a relief to be out.
Being Ex-navy myself, the term WOG means that’s a sailor has crossed the equator in a ship, for the first time. They are then harassed by wallowing through the dirty and oily lower compartments of the ship. I think the Sea org members need to really enlist in the navy, the will have healthcare, retirement, and make more money at it.. If they want to be just like LRH, they should enlist.
Right. THEN, the Sea Ogres might actually know something about the SEA beyond that it’s wet and salty.
Then again, they might learn that Mustsavage don’t know nuttin’ ’bout neither the sea or organizing anything.
They couldn’t do a worse job.
Great to hear that Leah and Mike will be back on TV. Looking forward to it. Looking back over almost fifty years of involvement in Scientology, I reach the conclusion that Hubbard did not shit about life.
Hubbard did not know shit about life.
George quipped:”Hubbard did not know shit about life.”
That’s what I automatically read (or misread) the first time, but it’s something which should be repeated until it’s known and understood by any who *might* be lured into the cult.
Amen, jere Lull
I think you’re right on both counts. 🙂
Rolling on the floor laughing.
I would love to be there if the COB tried to get a salute from a real US military who knows what the Sea Org is.
A Marine would kick his ass if telling him to go play elsewhere in the sailor suit didn’t work.
Any Navy personal would do the same.
Any Army personal would see the 4 stripes, the hat with the Sea Org logo and say ‘what country are you from’? And tell him to F%$k Off and go play elsewhere.
Any Air Force personal would do the same as the Army people.
Any Coast Guard personal would look at the hat and react like the Navy people did.
The COB might get a salute from a young Boy Scout, but few others would even give him a glance. Besides, when is COB ever in public?
I was once sitting outside the terminal at Honololu Airport heading back out after visiting family on leave from the Air Force, and a bunch of young Marines — recruits right out of boot camp, clearly — were stood on the curb waiting for their transportation to their base. I surmise it was probably their first duty station, because all of a sudden one of them barked out “SQUAD! TENCH-HUT!!” and snapped to attention. The rest of them all followed suit, personal belongings clattering to the sidewalk as their salutin’ hands whacked their eyebrows, as the Delta Air Lines pilot and first officer strode by, smartly returning the Marines’ salutes with a cheery “As you were”. I about fell over laughing, and then I realized he had done these young men quite a service by not humiliating them by pointing out they weren’t military.
It’s possible they saluted because most airline pilots are former military. My understanding is that airline pilots are required to salute military OFFICERS but not enlisted.
Officers return salutes from enlisted, as far as I’ve seen. It acknowledges the respect shown to them.
Incorrect Miss Dutch. There is no requirement for civilians to salute anyone in the military. Where did you get that idea?
Airline pilots are civilians. and as such are not required to salute anyone. Only military members are subject to customs and courtesies requirements. Enlisted are required to salute officers and warrant officers, and officers return salutes. The only exception to this — as far as I know — is the the President of the United States is required by custom to salute recipients of the Medal of Honor. Other than that, no civilian is required to render salute or to return a salute to a military member.
Uniforms-02.jpg went for a walkabout hoping nobody would notice Uniforms-04.jpg stood in its place during muster:
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Total freedom, eh?