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		<title>The RPF</title>
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			<title>Are you serious?</title>
			<link>https://mail.scientology-cult.com/the-rpf.html#comment-257</link>
			<description><![CDATA[We're talking about slightly different time lines but I sold over 2,000 Dianetics books in 1986 in a six-month span as a New York staff member and I always wondered what ever happened to all those book buyers.]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Richard La Motta</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 07:10:39 -0600</pubDate>
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			<title>duress</title>
			<link>https://mail.scientology-cult.com/the-rpf.html#comment-128</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Thoughtful, to your comment above: super-slimy nervous, sweating attorney, getting me on video to say things like I would never hold the Church responsible for anything that happened, that I would never reveal any information and if I did I'd be have to pay $1,000,000 for every instance. You did it under duress. Whatever you said on that thing doesn't stand out here.]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Rob Thomas</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2009 06:16:15 -0600</pubDate>
			<guid>https://mail.scientology-cult.com/the-rpf.html#comment-128</guid>
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			<title>Rehab turns prison</title>
			<link>https://mail.scientology-cult.com/the-rpf.html#comment-98</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Great article that is very revealing and interesting!!! Only someone that has been there could write like you do. This also explains a lot re the dissemination and how it has been sabotaged!!! When there is good guys like you, Jeff Hawkins and others and there isn´t a real expansion anyway!!! You got stopped!!! Any decent drive towards clearing has been stopped since this person took over!!! This piece of information is just another nail in his coffin so to speak! You´re doing a great job, Steve, and I really admire what you and and the other guys do!!!:-) I´m sure Ron is smiling too!]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Axiom</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Sun, 11 Oct 2009 12:12:29 -0600</pubDate>
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			<title>Ralph Hilton says:</title>
			<link>https://mail.scientology-cult.com/the-rpf.html#comment-96</link>
			<description><![CDATA[My own experience of the RPF was at a time when LRH was on the lines back in 1978. I don't recall people finishing it in weeks. It took me 6 months to finish and I was one of the fastest. We always had sufficient sleep for auditing and outdid the HGC at times in WDAH. The food was the same as the rest of the crew. It wasn't slack but there wasn't any cruelty or heavy injustice involved. Miscavage has certainly destroyed what was a very workable program at one time.]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Ralph Hilton</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Sun, 11 Oct 2009 12:10:44 -0600</pubDate>
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			<title>We cannot just blame it all of on Miscavige</title>
			<link>https://mail.scientology-cult.com/the-rpf.html#comment-33</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Dear Thoughtful, I believe DM is below 2.0 on the tone scale and I side with you on many of the issues you bring up BUT we can't just say the RPF (a degrading experience and a slave camp in my view) was ALL Miscavige's fault. What about all the Int Execs, the FLO/FCB Execs, the messengers who assigned hundreds if not thousands of people to the RPF? They knew the program was sadistic, they knew it was pure punishment, yet they assigned them to the RPF any way. I remember the 1989 FCB establishment Mission. The then CO FCB made it into a policy to assign one staff member to the RPF every single day and it went on for weeks. She knew what she was doing as she knew where those people would end up. She knew what would happen to their family and to their lives. Miscavige is off the rails and should be removed but IMO now we are passing the limit. DM was and is the MAIN culprit but, believe me, I was there like you: he was not the ONLY one. Thoughtful I like very much you viewpoints but, please, lets not brush it all off on Miscavige. Best Paolo]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Paolo</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Sat, 03 Oct 2009 07:12:54 -0600</pubDate>
			<guid>https://mail.scientology-cult.com/the-rpf.html#comment-33</guid>
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			<title>The best of times, the worst of times.</title>
			<link>https://mail.scientology-cult.com/the-rpf.html#comment-32</link>
			<description><![CDATA[I was RPFed twice in my 8+ years in the Sea Org (SO). I was in the SO at the Int base in Hemet, CA. from the late 70s to the early 80s. The first time I was RPFed was a few months after the first major purge of staff at the Int base in the spring of 82. I was sent to the PAC RPF ("PAC" or Pacific base, the famous blue buildings in Los Angeles), because there was no Int RPF at the time. I was RPFed for "disaffection", and because I had said I was in doubt about staying in the SO. Although to my knowledge, there were no Flag orders stating disaffection was grounds to RPF someone, I took the choice of doing the RPF over leaving and being declared SP. Heck, I hadn't had much enhancement time over the previous few years and I thought I might be able to get sorted out, and it would be nice to get some auditing and to learn to audit my twin. In my opinion, it isthe people that are on the RPF, the Bosun (foreman) and MAA (Master At Arms, in charge of discipline) particularly, and mostly, the executives that are in charge of overseeing it that determines the experience. Overall, I'd have to say I had mostly a positive experience on the RPF. And I experienced both a "good" RPF and a "bad" one. The 1983 PAC RPF was about 100+ strong, and loaded with experienced staff, many recently busted high execs, a huge number of ex-GO staff. A lot of good people that had gotten caught up in the then-recent purges. The night I arrived in the RPF, I was first sent to the RPF MAA. While waiting to see her, I was terrified, but steeled myself for anything, just as I had learned to do over the intense previous few weeks while undergoing "rollback" sec checking. The RPF MAA was Reggie Micheal. When I sat down in front of her, one of the first things she asked me was, "how much sleep have you gotten in the last 24 hours?" Of course, the answer was zero, but I misread the intent of the question, and answered with babbled assurances that I could go immediately onto the decks and work or whatever. She repeated the question, with ARC, and when I answered that I hadn't had any sleep, she told me to go sleep for 7 hours, and then come back to see her. I couldn't friggin believe it! I was immediately routed to the RPF berthing I/C,(it was very organized), and got a bunk. Seven or so hours later, I came back to see her, rested and calmed down somewhat. The first thing she had me do was First Dynamic Conditions! Seems that the viewpoint held by many on the RPF at that time was that a major contributing factor that people landed there was because of first dynamic reasons such as not sleeping, not eating right, smoking too much, not going to study, etc. Again, a rather alien idea. (You mean I hada first dynamic and it was important!?) Within a few days, I was routed onto the "running program" which I had begun a few months earlier at Gold. The RPF runners did the program full time, in Griffith Park. Notwithstanding the positive spiritual effects of doing the program (some huge and profound), being outdoors in a park every day with a lot of [censored]ysical activity was very "de-stimulating" (calming). I had several positive life changing things happen on that RPF and overall, although it was at times very difficult, it was NOT suppressive. People were completing their programs. Later, in the summer of 1983, a huge amnesty was announced and I left the RPF along with the majority of the members. For the remainder of 1983, I worked on various special projects and fried a few fish (got married)and then fired to Clearwater, Florida on a pointless mission as a special program ops. I hated the mission, hated Clearwater, hated being away from my new bride, and thus failed. In January of 84, I was recalled to PAC, put on the decks and awaited comm-ev. At least I got to go home to my wife each night. That is, until mid-march, when the comm-ev recommendations sent me back to the RPF and within 24 hours, I was sent to the GOLD RPF, which now had a growing RPF construction force. The night I arrived at GOLD, I had about 2-3 hours sleep in an unheated garage on a dusty mattress I had to find myself. After I was awakened, and had breakfast, I was assigned to work on a project. I don't remember if I was "routed in" to the RPF there or not. I was given my project orders by Wendall Reynolds, who was pleasant enough, but made it clear that this RPF had to make its targets, etc. I ended up working the entire night with no sleep, on top of only 2-3 hours the night before. Welcome to hell. It pretty much was like that for the many months I was there. I worked 92 hours straight one "day" (quite the experience I must say; I was just starting to hallucinate towards the end of that.) As for the five hours of study/auditing time, as per the Flag Orders covering the RPF? HA! We were told that we would be making up all the study time we were missing, full time, when we finished renovating the house on the hill (LRH's house, called Bonnie View). Well indeed, after we finished, study time did go in, but not full time. This lasted about 6 weeks, as I recall, end then, BAM, we were back at it, all-nighters and full time construction. The RPF member must do his study/auditing program to get released from the RPF. If he cannot do his/her program due to having no allowed study time, the RPF then becomes an indentured work force. It is to that degree, suppressive. When the RPF member cannot even get his 7 hours of sleep a night, despite working 12 hour days for months and months, then it becomes very suppressive. Shortly after the schedule change, I "blew" (escaped on my own) and a day later, showed up at the PAC RPF, where a few months later, I routed out of the Sea Org. So there you have it. I experienced both types of RPF. I've sung songs with my fellow RPF members, and have worked with the highest enthusiasm for days at a time, but I've also scraped along the bottom in sleep-deprived despair over what my life had become. But you know what? I'm glad I experienced both of those RPFs. I would not want it to be only one or the other, as odd as that may sound to some. It is all part of my life's experience. I hope this helps to explain to some who wonder about the widely divergent experiences reported about the RPF.]]></description>
			<dc:creator>John Doe lurker</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Sat, 03 Oct 2009 07:07:47 -0600</pubDate>
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			<title>Dianetics Letters</title>
			<link>https://mail.scientology-cult.com/the-rpf.html#comment-20</link>
			<description><![CDATA[When I routed out of Gold in 2004 the Security Guards secretly went through all my belongings while Chris Guider had me being interviewed by a super-slimy nervous, sweating attorney, getting me on video to say things like I would never hold the Church responsible for anything that happened, that I would never reveal any information and if I did I'd be have to pay $1,000,000 for every instance. Unfortunately, they neglected to give me a copy of the contract or videos which makes them 100% invalid. All this came just after Chris Guider (a Miscavige bootlicker now living in Sydney, helping to extort funds from Sydney Scientologists for their new Ideal Org, which is totally and utterly off Policy). I had 1 copy of every single promotional item I'd ever produced for the CoS. Hundreds of brochures, ads, flyers, you name it. All were BPI. But the security guards took it all. Who knows why? You'd have to ask Danny Dunnagin, the Security Chief Gold. Anyway, the letter itself was nothing fancy. It simply was a letter from the Hubbard Dianetics Foundation addressed to the person, "Dear Jim." It acknowledged the receipt of a card for more information and then invited the person to come in for for a free session of Dianetics auditing. And if gave the [censored]one number for the person to call to set an appointment and address of the HDF. It was signed from the Executive Director of the Hubbard Dianetics Foundation, with a signature in blue ink (to indicate it was a real signature, not just laser printed). The point was it was personalized. The coupon was a strip of paper 3.5" x 8.5" printed on one side only. One the left, it said "Come in for a FREE SESSION of DIANETICS AUDITING." On the right it had the "Hubbard Dianetics Foundation" logo. Maybe there was a button or two, like "Understand why you react the way you do" -- I don't remember. But if so, it wasn't the important part anyway. Only those two things were in the envelope. The envelope itself used a first-class stamp, put on by hand. Not metered mail. Again, everything was to make it a real communication from a person to another person, NOT "Dear Sir," but "Dear Daniel," That's it. Very simple. For every 100 you send out to recent book buyers, 7 people will come into the org for auditing. That's what a Dianetics book buyer wants. To my knowledge, this letter has not been used since 1990 when Miscavige destroyed my project to get people on the Bridge.]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Thoughtful</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2009 11:27:35 -0600</pubDate>
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			<title>THE RPF</title>
			<link>https://mail.scientology-cult.com/the-rpf.html#comment-24</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Thank you for your article. I was assigned to the RPF 3 times during my 11 years in the SO, for a total of about a year and a half. I can totally relate to what it was like to be separated from your wife for months at a time, just when you need them most. Like your wife, mine was always right in the middle of the war zone, with all the flaps, bullets and bombs flying, so didn't even have time to worry about me (we are still married, by the way). I especially liked your description of the the environment at Int. When my wife was posted in PAC she had to go to Int every Friday and dreaded it. She described it as being like a big dark cloud as she arrived each week. It was just a feeling of oppression and doom. It was even worse when she was transferred there in 1990. It was her worst nightmare.]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Gene</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2009 07:22:46 -0600</pubDate>
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			<title>tongue in cheek</title>
			<link>https://mail.scientology-cult.com/the-rpf.html#comment-22</link>
			<description><![CDATA["To my knowledge, this letter has not been used since 1990 when Miscavige destroyed my project to get people on the Bridge." Should we laugh or cry? I think both of them are in order.]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Navajo Code Talker</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2009 06:42:49 -0600</pubDate>
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			<title>Dianetic letters</title>
			<link>https://mail.scientology-cult.com/the-rpf.html#comment-19</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Well done Thoughtful. Can you publish samples of the letters you wrote and the cards?]]></description>
			<dc:creator>michael maylam</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2009 04:03:53 -0600</pubDate>
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			<title>Guest says:</title>
			<link>https://mail.scientology-cult.com/the-rpf.html#comment-16</link>
			<description><![CDATA[I wonder if anyone else reading this is as stunned as I am. Sometimes words fail and this is one of those times.]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Guest</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2009 04:02:25 -0600</pubDate>
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