Английская Википедия:Commodore's Messenger Organization

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Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Use mdy dates Шаблон:Infobox organization The Commodore's Messenger Organization (CMO) is a management unit within the Sea Org,Шаблон:R the unincorporated paramilitary wing of the Church of Scientology. CMO oversees the various other Church of Scientology organizations.Шаблон:R

Formation

The first Commodore's Messengers were appointed by L. Ron Hubbard in 1968 while he was living aboard the Sea Org's ship Apollo. These messengers were his personal administrative assistants and operated solely under his direction, ensuring that Scientology management was following Hubbard's policies.Шаблон:R

The original four messengers were sisters Janis Gillham (aged 11) and Terri Gillham (12), Annie Tidman (12), and Hubbard's youngest daughter Suzette Hubbard (13).Шаблон:R In 1975 while sailing in the Caribbean, due to the heat and humidity, the Messengers devised their uniforms themselves: white shorts, tie tops and platform shoes with knee high socks.Шаблон:R Messengers conveyed messages from Hubbard and they were trained to mimic Hubbard's exact tone and mannerisms.Шаблон:R According to messenger Tonja Burden, CMO recruits were required to practice specific training routines to attain this skill: "During the Training Routines, myself and two others practiced carrying messages to LRH. We had to listen to a message, repeat it in the same tone, and practice salutes."Шаблон:R

Sea Org member Doreen Smith recalled a conversation she had with Hubbard concerning the origins of the CMO and why he had focused on young girls to carry out his personal tasks and deliver his executive orders: Шаблон:Blockquote

Watchdog Committee and All Clear Unit

In April 1979, the Watchdog Committee (WDC) was created out of senior CMO executives. In 1981, the All Clear Unit was set up at CMO Int with the purpose of ensuring an "All Clear" for Hubbard to emerge from hiding. As head of the unit, David Miscavige took orders only from Pat Broeker, who was accountable only to Hubbard.Шаблон:R

Notable members

Suzette Hubbard

Suzette Hubbard, L. Ron Hubbard's youngest daughter, was briefly in the CMO at the age of 13. When she was replaced she went to work on the decks.Шаблон:R

Janis Gillham

Janis Gillham, age 11, joined the Sea Organization in January 1968. She regularly attended to Hubbard for the next 11 years, until he went into hiding in 1979. In 2017, she authored Commodore's Messenger: A Child Adrift in the Scientology Sea Organization, and in 2018 Commodore's Messenger Book II: Riding Out The Storms With L. Ron Hubbard.

Terri Gillham

Terri Gillham later became the executive director of Author Services Inc. and worked closely with David Miscavige.

Annie Tidman

Annie Tidman became a messenger at age 12. She married fellow messenger Pat Broeker and they were among the few people in direct contact with L. Ron Hubbard during his final years. In November 1992, Tidman made an unannounced departure from the group, but returned after Church members intercepted her at the Boston airport. She died in 2011.

Sharone Stainforth

In 1967, Sharone Stainforth, age 10, joined the Sea Org and became one of Hubbard's original messengers on the Apollo. After leaving Scientology, she became a critic of the organization.Шаблон:R

Shelly Miscavige

Michelle "Shelly" Barnett became a messenger at age 12. She later married fellow messenger and future Scientology leader David Miscavige. She has made no public appearances since August 2007. The Church of Scientology and the Los Angeles Police Department deny that she is missing.

Mike Rinder

Mike Rinder joined the Sea Org and worked under Hubbard on his ship the Apollo in 1973. He joined the CMO in 1978, later becoming the Church's international spokesperson. Rinder left the Church in 2007 and has since spoken out against it.

Pat Broeker

Pat Broeker was aboard the Apollo and, along with his wife Anne, were taking care of Hubbard at the time of his death. An order was issued promoting Broeker and his wife to the rank of "Loyal Officer", but that order was later cancelled.

Marc Yager

Marc Yager joined the Sea Org in 1974 and sailed with Hubbard on Apollo. Yager became a messenger and assisted Hubbard in video production. Yager was appointed commanding officer of the Commodore's Messenger Organization, chairman of the Watchdog Committee, and later, inspector general for administration in the Religious Technology Center (RTC). Ex-members of the Church have alleged that Yager was sent to "The Hole", a Rehabilitation Project Force facility.

David Miscavige

In 1977, David Miscavige, then aged 16, joined the Messengers.Шаблон:R After Hubbard's death in 1986, Miscavige assumed the position of head of the Church of Scientology as well as ecclesiastical leader of the Scientology religion.Шаблон:R Miscavige holds the rank of captain of the Sea Organization, and is its highest-ranking member.

See also

• A Piece of Blue Sky
• Bare-faced Messiah