Institutional Ceremony
The Crossing
The Threshold is crossed twice.
First, when a person accepts the journey.
Again, when that person accepts responsibility for others.
Once each year, members who have met the required standard return to the Threshold. The ceremony is quiet, deliberate, and witnessed by the institution. It marks a transition, not a performance.
Ceremony Principles
- No theatrical militarism
- No humiliation
- No hazing
- No manufactured hardship
- No cult-like pledges
- No political content
The Ceremony Represents
- Completion
- Responsibility
- Service
- Accountability
- Transition
- Leadership
You crossed first in search of capability.
You cross again in acceptance of responsibility.
Stand First.