SEA ORGANIZATION
FLAG ORDER 3890 Remimeo All Sea Org Members and Crew |
7 August 1986 |
Sea Org Uniform Series 8
SEA ORG THROWING KNIVES, NAVAL DIRKS AND SWORDS
References:
| FO 731 | NAVAL DIRKS, DISTRIBUTION OF |
| FO 1203 | AWARDS |
| BO 21 | OFFICERS' LANYARDS AND WHISTLES |
| FO 3883 | S.O. Uniform Series 1 UNIFORMS OF THE SEA ORGANIZATION |
| FO 3884 | S.O. Uniform Series 2 SEA ORG UNIFORMS -- ISSUANCE AND USE |
THROWING KNIFE
An Officer (non-RA) or Rating (RA or non-RA) may be issued a Sea Org throwing knife if he has done a mission which has been properly reviewed and duly assigned a condition of Affluence. These are short, weighted daggers with leather handle and black leather sheath.
A Sea Org throwing knife may be worn with Uniform A, Full Dress Blues ; Uniform C, Officer's Full Dress Whites ; and with Uniform D, Ratings' Full Dress Whites. These are not working knives, and are not to be worn in other than Full Dress uniforms.
NAVAL DIRK
The Sea Org naval dirk is awarded by the International Officer Selection Board to those Right Arm Officers who have done a mission which has been properly reviewed and assigned a Condition of Affluence by authorized Conditions ORDER .
The dirk is approximately 12 inches long with gold symbols cast on a blue field at the hilt. It is sheathed in a special black scabbard on a wide black leather belt.
It is worn with Uniform A , Full Dress Blues ; Uniform C, Officer's Full Dress Whites ; and Uniform D, Ratings' Full Dress Whites.
ISSUANCE
Both the dirk and throwing knife are issued at Ranks and Ratings ceremonies. One must be mission eligible at the time of the award.
The award is not repeated for each Affluence mission an Officer or Petty Officer may do. These are recognized by a campaign bar with appropriate stars indicating number of missions successfully completed.
SWORD
In the Sea Org the sword is worn as a symbol of command. is not an award, nor is it representative of the wearer's rank. It shows that the wearer is in command of a Sea Org ship or org (not a unit) .
It is worn only by Flotilla Officers, ship captains and cos of Sea Org orgs, and only at events requiring full dress. It is a part of Uniform A, Full Dress Blues; Uniform c, Officer's Full Dress Whites; and Uniform D, Ratings' Full Dress Whites.
When command changes in a Sea Org ship or org, the sword passes from the out - going CO to the new co, either by Change of Command Ceremony or informal turnover. But, in any case, the sword transfers and is duly logged in the ship's log book. The new CO is now responsible for the sword.
The sword is also used by S.O. personnel as honor guards, Ȉhere appropriate in ceremonies. In such instances the sword and accessories are checked out by the person for use in the honor guard and then returned to the PX directly afterward.
HOW WORN
The sword scabbard is attached to a naval sword belt which is worn inside the uniform jacket, with the scabbard hanging outside the jacket on the left hip. There are two black leather straps connected to the sword belt; one of these passes through an opening tailored into the jacket's left side and connects to the scabbard, and the other strap connects to the scabbard from underneath the jacket.
The naval dirk and throwing knife are to be worn similarly.
HISTORICAL
It will interest you to know that the sword has tradition ally been the symbol for command of a ship or army and is usually considered to be the symbol for the ship, itself, or the army, itself.
This is why a general surrenders his saber to a victorious foe. The conqueror has taken the conquered's army. The saber goes with it.
Similarly, a captain surrenders his sword with his ship. And if the ship goes down, the captain is supposed to go with her, but the sword goes with her for sure.
Well to hell with, "A captain always goes down with his ship." Our cry has always been, "A GOOD CAPTAIN NEVER LETS A SHIP GET INTO TROUBLE! " And as for surrendering, not one thin blade has ever left a Sea Org CO's gnarled fist except to go to another Sea Org CO.
And this SEA ORG tradition is the kind of tradition that brings meaning to the sword and not the opposite way to.
Int Officer's Council
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for
Church Of Scientology
International
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