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=== Code of a Sea Org Member ===

Sea Org recruits verbally agree to an 18-point pledge as part of a swearing in ceremony. Members formally reaffirm their acceptance of this code annually on Sea Org Day, August 12, the anniversary of the day the Sea Org was founded.{{r|melton2003|page=54–56}} The ''Code of a Sea Org Member'' includes such promises as:
:1. I promise to help get ethics in on this planet and the universe, which is the basic purpose of the Sea Org.
:2. I promise to uphold, forward and carry out Command Intention.
:5. I promise to uphold the fact that duty is the Sea Org member's true motivation, which is the highest motivation there is.
:12. I promise to be competent and effective at all times and never try to explain away or justify ineffectiveness nor minimize the true power that I am.
:18. I promise to make things go right and to persist until they do.

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