Namaste Pathless,
thank you for the post.
Pathless said:
What the hell does Sea Org do anyway? Besides neglect kids, I mean. Maybe I'll find out. Watching Part Two right now.
Sea Org was created when Hubbard was escaping some various governments, they bought a few ships and went out into international waters to avoid any particular jurisdiction.
in time they discovered that not many people were all that keen on going all over the place to get the higher trainings and, of course, it is much easier for folks to get someplace on land.. thus, the Sea Org came ashore in Clearwater Florida where they purchased the Ft. Harrison Hotel and, essentially, transfered the Sea Org there.
that is why those folks are all running around in faux navy uniforms and salute each other and all of that.
Sea Org has several main functions with, perhaps, the most important one being the OT level courses and the Auditor training courses. it is also the place where they have most of their large gatherings and social events. it is the "elite" of the $cientology, Hubbard had a hand picked group of teen aged girls that were his private guard.. they would dress him, bath him, feed him and prepare his food.
here's a expose from a German news outlet:
YouTube - Scientology's Military
there are, of course, the ships which are still out and that has become something very different than it was originally. currently the ship, Freewinds, is docked in Bon Aire and is offloading some strange sort of water which is destroying the small islands habitat.
here's a video which may be of interest:
YouTube - Scientology ship "Freewinds" polluting Bonaire (part 1)
part 2
YouTube - Bonaire Waste Water Part 2
metta,
~v