SO members that have their leave approved are probably going to sort out important family members that seem to drifting in the wrong direction. There has to be some reason the cult will let them go, it's not so they can rest on a beach.
Technically you get 3 weeks (paid - ha!)
Many people cannot take any time off because they are OT (what a contradiction that is!) and there are no auditors to do the sec check on them! And they can't go without the sec check.
SEA ORG VACATION - CATCH 22
All Sea Org members are entitled to yearly paid vacation.
Every responsible Sea Org member qualifies for this annual leave.
If you are a responsible Sea Org member you do not approve other irresponsible Sea Org members going on vacation while the entire agonized future of this planet is still at risk.
Obviously, they are "missionaires" - seriously...
EP
Do you mean that their goal is to recruit the family?
I always thought that Sea Org staff never got vacation, but I've just heard of a couple getting a two week vacation to go visit family in various countries. Do you suppose that they are getting easier on staff or what?
I once got three weeks leave whilst in the SO. I had an international flight to catch that my family had paid for. I had to run around after Post (midnight) finding out what was happening with my CSW as I hadn't heard anything. My flight was due to leave in the morning. I ended up blowing so I could get my vacation. There was no other way I was going to get that flight. I left the Org that night and stayed at a friends place who dropped me at the airport the next morning. The 3 weeks of absolute bliss I had was worth the shit I got when I returned. I personally think that they don't allow you leave or make it impossible to get because they know once you're out of the clasp you start to wake up, like I did. It wasn't too long after that time that I left the SO.
No vacation in the SO is complete without firstly receiving a Sec Check before you go and then be assigned your own personal carer, someone not known to the family, just someone tagging along .
A carer that will watch your every move and be there as an intermediary for those difficult moments with family members.
To report back to the mother ship on arising issues such as disaffection, antagonistic family and friends. So the SO member can then be put on a program to 'Handle or Disconnect' complete with a Sec Check just to round off the vacation.
Boy that sounds like so much fun
HAPPY VACATION - SLIP SLOP SLAP