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Hierarchy of staff

Church of Scientology personnel are bound by policy as written by
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and by orders from any senior. Each staff member is junior to those above them on the organizational chart (called an "org board") and is senior to those under them. Scientology members (also called "public") are those individuals who are not on staff, who pay the organization for training or
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services, and who live and work separately from the Church of Scientology. Members defer to all staff personnel, who are seen as their seniors. All members and staff defer to
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staff. Even though at-large members are not part of the organization proper, they are ranked within the entire chain of command and are frequently pressed into service for clerical or promotional tasks or recruiting new members. Members who recruit people for Scientology services are called "field staff members" (FSM) and are paid a commission of 10–15% of the amount the new person pays.


Employment structure


Staff contracts

Staff sign
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s, though in recent years these contracts label them as
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or "religious workers" to circumvent
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because staff are almost universally paid less than locally mandated
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. However, all organizational policies written by L. Ron Hubbard refer to such workers as "staff". These contracts have lengthy durations. At a Class V organization, a contract may be as short as 2.5 years; extending to 5 years or more if they are sent to Flag Service Org for extensive training. Sea Org members sign billion-year contracts; effectively a perpetual contract with no expiration date. Sea Org personnel live in communal housing; Class V staff make their own living arrangements and sometimes even have second jobs.


Pay

Staff hold posts where they are either given a small fixed allowance (Sea Org) or are paid based on a share-percentage of the organization's weekly gross receipts. Occasionally, those who work in sales or fundraising posts ''may'' have a chance for bonuses. Sea Org members who work for one of the
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s in the network are paid a minimum wage, reduced by deductions for housing and other expenses, bringing their pay back in line with other Sea Org allowances.


Production

Staff are required to keep "
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" (short for "statistics")—a count of their production. They perform weekly evaluations of their own stats and are required to chart the stats on a graph, declare their " ethics condition" for last week's production, and write up their "ethics formula", laying out their plans for the next week. Personnel whose production stats were lower than the prior week, or whose graph shows a general downtrending pattern, are dealt with by the " ethics officer", often with harsh penalties. For example, certain conditions below "Normal" may preclude getting paid at all. Staff may be punished, though usually for lack of production or insubordination; not usually for basic behavioral matters. In the
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, staff are routinely removed from post and reassigned to the
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(RPF), a forced labor and re-indoctrination program. Removing a staff members completely from the organization is called "offloading". Sea Org members are heavily discouraged from engaging in any family activities such as the raising of children, and are expected to spend their entire waking hours in service to the Church of Scientology.


Training

Though formal training courses are available for all posts, staff members are expected to be proficient at all times, whether trained or not. All posts have a "hat writeup" ("hat" for short) which consists of Hubbard writings pertaining to that post and other writeups written by those who held the post before.


Enhancement

Staff are recruited with promises that they are expected to train or be audited for 2.5 hours per day worked (called "enhancement"), but in reality enhancement time is usually bumped for the latest emergency—called a "flap" —or expected to be performed outside of their normal work hours. Staff receive Scientology training, and occasionally
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, on a deferred basis. Invoices are written up for services taken, but no payment is expected while the staff member continues to work for the organization. If they complete their contract, they are pressured to re-commit for another contract term, but if they leave having fulfilled their contract term their deferred invoices are forgiven or waived. While seeming to be free services, if a staff member is offloaded (fired) or breaks their contract by leaving before its term completion, they are immediately invoiced for all services rendered during their employment. Since Sea Org members sign perpetual contracts, their invoice—called a "freeloader bill"—can be quite high; no waivers or reductions being given for years of service rendered. If a person leaves before their contract termination date without performing specific steps for leaving (called "routing out"), they are considered "blown" and such individuals will often be declared suppressive.


Notable Scientology officials

This section contains a select list of some of the current and former
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s of Scientology organizations. ; Bob Adams: A former professional
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player in the
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, Adams served in 2004 as senior vice president of the Scientology organization's
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(ABLE). Adams worked in 2006 as a "communications executive with the Church of Scientology in Hollywood"; he was a vice president of the Church of Scientology in 2006. He held the position of vice president of public affairs for the Church of Scientology International in 2009, as well as vice president of the International School of Scientology. ; John Carmichael: Carmichael became a Scientology ordained minister in 1973. Since at least 1987 he was the President of the Church of Scientology of New York, and as of 2006 was the spokesman for all the Scientology establishments in the New York and New Jersey area. ;
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: Human Rights Director, Church of Scientology International. ;Mark Ingber: Sea Org member since 1968. Was at one point Chief of the
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(OSA Chief), and at another time Commanding Officer of the Commodore's Messenger Organization International (CO CMO Int) and the
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Chairman. In the 2004 musical chairs ordeal, Ingber was noted as violently and ruthlessly staying in the game until he was eliminated with just three remaining participants. Last known location was in The Hole, and he had been declared suppressive but kept on base with the other executives labelled such by
David Miscavige David Miscavige (; born April 30, 1960) is an American Scientologist who is serving as the second and current leader of the Church of Scientology. His official title within the organization is Chairman of the Board of the Religious Technology ...
. ;
Heber Jentzsch Heber Carl Jentzsch (born November 30, 1935) is an American Scientologist who served as the president of the Church of Scientology International from 1982 to around 2010. Jentzsch is listed as missing, and the Church of Scientology International ...
: President, Church of Scientology International. ;Warren McShane: McShane joined Scientology in 1973 and held numerous positions in the Church of Scientology including working in the Guardian's Office and holding the position of assistant guardian for intelligence in New York. In 1983 he joined
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and held the post of president of RTC, and later Deputy Inspector General for Legal Affairs RTC. McShane registered numerous trademarks for Scientology. :In RTC's attempt to stop the online publishing of their OT level texts in '' RTC v Wollersheim'', McShane testified that "the church derives significant revenue from the fixed donations its members pay to study the texts". According to
Mike Rinder Michael John Rinder (; April 10, 1955 – January 5, 2025) was an Australian-American former senior executive of the Church of Scientology International (CSI) and the Sea Organization based in the United States. From 1982 to 2007, Rinder ser ...
, his reputation with Miscavige was "he's the best liar I know", and McShane was frequently used in lawsuit depositions to deny Miscavige's involvement with day-to-day operations of the Church of Scientology. ;
David Miscavige David Miscavige (; born April 30, 1960) is an American Scientologist who is serving as the second and current leader of the Church of Scientology. His official title within the organization is Chairman of the Board of the Religious Technology ...
: Chairman of the Board,
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and de facto leader of the entire
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network of organizations. , , ;
Shelly Miscavige Michele Diane Miscavige (née Barnett; born January 18, 1961) is an American Scientologist who was last seen in public in August 2007. She is a member of the Church of Scientology's Sea Org who married Scientology leader David Miscavige in 1982. ...
:Wife of David Miscavige, formerly his "communicator" (executive assistant), not seen publicly since 2007, and reputedly still in the Sea Org. ; Kendrick "Rick" Moxon: Prominent Scientology attorney, previously member of Scientology division the Guardian's Office. () ; Karin Pouw: Spokeswoman, director of public affairs for
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, and member of
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(OSA). ;Eric Roux: Scientology spokesman, president of the Union of the Churches of Scientology in France, Vice-President of the European Office of the Church of Scientology for Public Affairs and Human Rights, chairman of European Interreligious Forum for Religious Freedom, and has authored the book ''Everything you need to know about Scientology'' (in French). ;Kenneth Howard Shapiro: Registar of Church of Scientology of Los Angeles branch. ; Michelle Stith :AKA Chel Stith. In 2005 was President of the Church of Scientology of Los Angeles, later Deputy Executive Director of the Church of Scientology of Pasadena. ; Kurt Weiland: Director of external affairs,
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, and director,
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. ;Marc Yager: :Yager joined the Sea Org in 1974 as a teenager and sailed with Hubbard on the ''Apollo''. As a member of the Commodore's Messenger Organization (CMO), he worked as Hubbard's personal messenger and assisted Hubbard in video production. Yager was appointed Commanding Officer of CMO International (1982–1987 and 1993–), and Inspector General for Administration Religious Technology Center (IGA RTC) 1987–1993. As CO CMOI, he held the post of Chairman of the Watchdog Committee. Yager suffered years of abuse from David Miscavige () including being physically assaulted. He was held under private watch (1995–1996), then assigned to the
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, and later was confined in " The Hole".


Deceased

; David Gaiman: Gaiman (1933–2009) was part of the Guardian's Office and later public relations director for Scientology in the UK. ;
L. Ron Hubbard Lafayette Ronald Hubbard (March 13, 1911 – January 24, 1986) was an American author and the founder of Scientology. A prolific writer of pulp science fiction and fantasy novels in his early career, in 1950 he authored the pseudoscie ...
: Hubbard (1911–1986) was the founder of Scientology. ;
Mary Sue Hubbard Mary Sue Hubbard (née Whipp; June 17, 1931 – November 25, 2002Profile
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: Mary Sue Hubbard (1931–2002) was the wife of L. Ron Hubbard, Controller of the Guardian's Office. After being convicted in the '' United States v. Hubbard'' case, Miscavige convinced her to step down and retire. ;Norman Starkey :Norman Starkey (1943–2019) joined Scientology in 1960 in South Africa and served on the ''
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'' and became the captain of the ship. In a will executed the day before the death of L. Ron Hubbard, Starkey was appointed trustee and executor of Hubbard's estate (Author's Trust Fund B). For years Starkey was deputy to David Miscavige and was involved in many of the actions related to the "Corporate Sort Out" project of the 1980s. After the Corporate Sort Out, the
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(CST) was created to take over the functions of Author's Trust Fund B, with Starkey in charge and doing business as L. Ron Hubbard Library. Starkey has worked in the
All Clear Unit The Commodore's Messenger Organization (CMO) is a management unit within the Sea Org, the unincorporated paramilitary wing of the Church of Scientology. CMO oversees the various other Church of Scientology organizations. Formation The first Com ...
,
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, the Guardian's Office legal bureau, AVC Aide post, was in charge of the RPF at Happy Valley, and has been president of Author Services Inc. According to an account by Marc Headley, in at least one of Miscavige's "group punishments" it was Norman Starkey who read the lines for the " overboard drill" at
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—"We commit your sins to the waves; may you arise a better thetan"—read prior to each staff member being forced to jump into the swimming pool wearing their full uniform. Reported to have been one of the prisoners in The Hole. In 2023, it was uncovered that Starkey had died 4 years prior, with his death being kept a secret by the Church of Scientology. ;Annie Tidman, formerly known as
Annie Broeker Pat Broeker (born 1950) is a former high-ranking member of the Church of Scientology who, along with his wife Annie Broeker, was one of the few people in direct contact with L. Ron Hubbard in his final years. He and his wife, and driver Steve " ...
: Tidman (1956–2011) was L. Ron Hubbard's primary caretaker in his last years until his death in 1986. Tidman was one of the original four Commodore's messengers joining in 1968 at age 12. Along with her then-husband Pat Broeker, the couple produced a document allegedly from Hubbard wherein he deemed the couple as successors in leading the Church of Scientology. In 1987 David Miscavige published a counter-document stating the original was fabricated and that he was elevating himself as leader of the Church. Pat left; Annie stayed. Tidman tried to escape in 1992 but was caught, and remained at
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until her death in 2011.
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Former officials

This section contains a select list of former officials of a part of Church of Scientology who are known to have left the organization. ; Gerry Armstrong : Former member of Scientology's
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, whose members "occupy the most essential and trusted positions in the senior churches in the Scientology hierarchy"; went on to become an outspoken critic of Scientology. While a member of the organization, Armstrong was "officially authorized by the Church of Scientology to write a biography" about L. Ron Hubbard. He left the organization in 1981. ; Vicki Aznaran and Richard Aznaran : Vicki Aznaran joined Scientology in 1972. She was a
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member who rose to be one of the top officials in the Church of Scientology, and was a deputy for
Annie Broeker Pat Broeker (born 1950) is a former high-ranking member of the Church of Scientology who, along with his wife Annie Broeker, was one of the few people in direct contact with L. Ron Hubbard in his final years. He and his wife, and driver Steve " ...
who had posted her as Inspector General of RTC (1984–1987). Vicki was also posted as president and chairman of the board of directors of RTC. Vicki's husband, Richard Aznaran, was the Church's head of security. When Hubbard died,
David Miscavige David Miscavige (; born April 30, 1960) is an American Scientologist who is serving as the second and current leader of the Church of Scientology. His official title within the organization is Chairman of the Board of the Religious Technology ...
made his play for power and displaced the Broekers, Hubbard's trusted aides. By 1987, Miscavige installed himself as head of RTC and he purged anyone loyal to the Broekers or the Aznarans. The Aznarans were sent to the
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(RPF: Scientology's forced-labor reeducation camp) in 1987 but left the Sea Org shortly thereafter. : In 1988 the Aznarans filed suit against the Church of Scientology for false imprisonment and emotional abuse. The complaint alleged staff were treated with physical abuse, lack of sleep, brainwashing and slave-like conditions. Among other deprivations, they alleged staff were paid with 'tokens' to be exchanged for room and board, and any dissatisfaction with their work or attitude would cause tokens to be withheld, resulting in staff sleeping outside and being fed only rice, beans and water. In the early 1980s, both Richard and Vicki Aznaran had been assigned to the RPF at different times, separating them from each other. Even when not on the RPF, they were separated at times for lengthy periods, including a time when Richard was sent to Hubbard's ranch and was made to sleep in a horse stable. : They cooperated with
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for his 1991 exposé, ''
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'', where Vicki is quoted as saying "This is a criminal organization, day in and day out". In an interview with
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which preceded Miscavige's only television interview, Vicki said Miscavige ordered attacks—"have them, their homes, broken into, have them beaten, have things stolen from them, slash their tires, break their car windows, whatever". The Aznarans filed affidavits in support of Fishman in the case of '' Church of Scientology International v. Fishman and Geertz'', however, at some point Richard Aznaran reached out to
Mike Rinder Michael John Rinder (; April 10, 1955 – January 5, 2025) was an Australian-American former senior executive of the Church of Scientology International (CSI) and the Sea Organization based in the United States. From 1982 to 2007, Rinder ser ...
to negotiate a settlement of their own case; they did settle and Vicki retracted her March 1994 affidavit just a month later. ; Pat Broeker: Was a husband-and-wife team along with
Annie Broeker Pat Broeker (born 1950) is a former high-ranking member of the Church of Scientology who, along with his wife Annie Broeker, was one of the few people in direct contact with L. Ron Hubbard in his final years. He and his wife, and driver Steve " ...
as confidantes and caretakers of L. Ron Hubbard in his last years. Were deemed Hubbard's successors in leading the Church of Scientology, but were overthrown in a coup by David Miscavige. Pat left the Church; Annie stayed. ; John Brousseau : Brousseau joined Scientology in the 1970s when he was 21, was in the
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for 32 years, and fled in 2010. After contacting former executives Marty Rathbun and
Mike Rinder Michael John Rinder (; April 10, 1955 – January 5, 2025) was an Australian-American former senior executive of the Church of Scientology International (CSI) and the Sea Organization based in the United States. From 1982 to 2007, Rinder ser ...
, Brousseau was interviewed by the FBI several times, and agreed to cooperate with investigations of the Church of Scientology into abuses at the International Base. While in the Sea Org he worked many different jobs, including being assigned to the
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household where he trained Cruise's staff to anticipate needs but remain invisible. He also worked in the Scientology film-making department, and was Hubbard's chauffeur for years—buying and customizing vehicles for Hubbard while he was in hiding. As a craftsman, Brousseau restored vehicles, customized luxury vehicles, and built fine woodwork. He supervised a comprehensive renovation on the ''
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'' ship after its asbestos remediation. At another time he was assigned to security detail and was in charge of incarcerating people who wanted to leave, and after he mentioned he could no longer bear it, he was himself incarcerated in the RPF re-education camp for 3 years. He admitted to being the one who installed the steel bars and locks on The Hole, at David Miscavige's order. Brousseau's delusion started to crack when Miscavige ordered him to abuse his own juniors and he considered that Scientology's problems were likely caused by Miscavige's abusive leadership style. After watching all four episodes of ''
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'' about Scientology, he planned his departure realizing he couldn't effect any real change because he was "an ant in a war zone". Brousseau was married twice while in the Sea Org, and was once brother-in-law to David Miscavige because their wives were sisters. ; Tommy Davis : Former spokesman and director of Celebrity Centre International, Los Angeles. Was listed as an "International Spokesperson" on Scientology Newsroom, the Church's official media resource center. ; Jessica Feshbach : Joined the
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in 1994, In 2005,
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characterized Feshbach as a "Senior Scientologist", and
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called her "a high-level Scientologist" within the organization. In 2006, ''MSNBC'' described Feshbach as, "a high-level Scientology practitioner and member of the church's influential Feshbach family". Feshbach began working with assistants to celebrity Scientology member and actor,
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, in April 2005; she attended to
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. By 2009, Feshbach had become a public spokesperson for Scientology; as of January 2011, she was listed as an "International Spokesperson" on Scientology Newsroom, the Church's official media resource center. ; Jefferson Hawkins : A former Sea Org member, Hawkins had joined Scientology in 1967 and was in for 37 years. Worked in the marketing unit. Creator of the 1980s ''Dianetics'' promotional campaign including the TV ads with the exploding volcano which landed the book onto ''The New York Times'' Best Seller list. The first of five assaults by David Miscavige was in 2002 when Miscavige leapt off a table on top of Hawkins, hitting and choking him. His book ''Counterfeit Dreams: One Man's Journey into and Out of the World of Scientology'' was published in 2010. ; Marc and Claire Headley : Both worked at
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: Claire worked for RTC, and Marc worked in media productions. Left Scientology in 2006 and published the book '' Blown for Good''. Unsuccessfully sued Scientology for
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. ;
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: Former auditor of L. Ron Hubbard, former Senior Case Supervisor International, ousted by
David Miscavige David Miscavige (; born April 30, 1960) is an American Scientologist who is serving as the second and current leader of the Church of Scientology. His official title within the organization is Chairman of the Board of the Religious Technology ...
and sentenced to physical punishment in 1982. Mayo escaped and in 1983 started his own splinter group called Advanced Ability Center. ; Ron Miscavige : Ron Miscavige () was the father of
David Miscavige David Miscavige (; born April 30, 1960) is an American Scientologist who is serving as the second and current leader of the Church of Scientology. His official title within the organization is Chairman of the Board of the Religious Technology ...
. He entered into Scientology in 1969, and in 1985 moved to
Gold Base Gold Base (also variously known as Gold, Golden Era Productions, Int Base or Int) is the ''de facto'' international headquarters of the Church of Scientology, located north of San Jacinto, California, United States, about from Los Angeles. The h ...
where he composed music for church albums and promotional materials. He left Scientology in 2012, and in 2016 published his memoir '' Ruthless: Scientology, My Son David Miscavige, and Me''. ; Mark "Marty" Rathbun : Former president of the
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; later left the Church of Scientology and took part in a ''
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'' exposé on the Church; today practices Scientology outside of the Church, operating a website that "has become an online community for what he calls 'independent Scientologists'." ;
Mike Rinder Michael John Rinder (; April 10, 1955 – January 5, 2025) was an Australian-American former senior executive of the Church of Scientology International (CSI) and the Sea Organization based in the United States. From 1982 to 2007, Rinder ser ...
: Former executive director of
Office of Special Affairs An office is a space where the employees of an organization perform administrative work in order to support and realize the various goals of the organization. The word "office" may also denote a position within an organization with specific du ...
International (OSA). After years of abuse in The Hole, Rinder escaped in London in 2007 and became a high-profile critic of Scientology. ; Aaron Saxton : Former member of the Commodore's Messenger Organization, and senior official within the
Sea Org The Sea Organization or Sea Org is the senior-most status of staff within the Church of Scientology network of corporations, but is not itself incorporated. In the 1960s and 1970s, the Sea Org was started as L. Ron Hubbard's private navy, and ...
; later a prominent whistleblower whose exposés prompted debates in the
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. ; Andre Tabayoyon : Andre Tabayoyon, an ex-marine with Vietnam War experience, worked for the Church of Scientology for 21 years and was the security chief for
Gold Base Gold Base (also variously known as Gold, Golden Era Productions, Int Base or Int) is the ''de facto'' international headquarters of the Church of Scientology, located north of San Jacinto, California, United States, about from Los Angeles. The h ...
. He later testified extensively on the security conditions of the base including weapons, explosives, security fencing with spikes, armed patrols, monitoring devices, conditions of labor, the RPF, practices of forced confessionals,
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, and other human rights abuses. When he left Scientology, David Miscavige—as revenge—ordered Tabayoyon's son to change his name and then shipped him off to Denmark. ;
Robert Vaughn Young Robert Vaughn Young (April 23, 1938 – June 15, 2003) commonly known by his initials RVY, was an American whistleblower against the Church of Scientology after working high inside their organization for over twenty years. In Scientology Young ...
and
Stacy Brooks Stacy Brooks (born April 8, 1952) was a Scientologist for over 20 years, working in the Sea Org in Los Angeles for almost fifteen. In 1985, Stacy Brooks was the managing editor of ''Freedom'' magazine. Previously married to Vaughn Young, in 1 ...
(formerly Stacy Young) : Vaughn (1938–2003) worked for the Church of Scientology for 22 years; was a national spokesperson and worldwide public relations officer; worked under David Miscavige at Author Services Inc. Stacey (1952–) worked for Scientology for 15 years; worked under
Mike Rinder Michael John Rinder (; April 10, 1955 – January 5, 2025) was an Australian-American former senior executive of the Church of Scientology International (CSI) and the Sea Organization based in the United States. From 1982 to 2007, Rinder ser ...
at
Office of Special Affairs An office is a space where the employees of an organization perform administrative work in order to support and realize the various goals of the organization. The word "office" may also denote a position within an organization with specific du ...
USA. In 1989 they left the
Sea Org The Sea Organization or Sea Org is the senior-most status of staff within the Church of Scientology network of corporations, but is not itself incorporated. In the 1960s and 1970s, the Sea Org was started as L. Ron Hubbard's private navy, and ...
together and were fair gamed and surveilled for years by Scientology. Both later were expert witnesses against Scientology in several prominent legal cases. Vaughn went on to become an online critic of Scientology, and Stacey an anti-Scientology advocate with the
Lisa McPherson Trust The Lisa McPherson Trust was an organisation created in 1999 by Bob Minton. The trust was named after Lisa McPherson, a Scientology member who died in 1995 after being in the Church of Scientology’s care for 17 days. Their stated goal was to ...
.


See also

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