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Many readers of this newsgroup do not know that Scientology pays a rebate of 8% of the price of the service (auditing and training only) when a member finishes his or her service. The rebate is called a "Service Completion Award" (SCA) in Scienoland. The rebates (SCAs) were paid from the Orgs' Main Accounts until establishment of their Service Completion Award Accounts.

The Service Completion Award system was established in April of 1981.

The issues which established the SCA are Sea Organization Executive Directive 1674 International (SO ED 1674 Int) "Service Completion Award"

and Sea Org Executive Directive 1675 International (SO ED 1675 Int) "Service Completion Awards Finance Handling". Both issues were released on 24 April 1981.

Signatories on the SCA Accounts per SO ED 1675 are:

1) The ED, or Executive Director (called the Commanding Officer in Sea Org orgs) 2) The HES, or Hubbard Communications Office Executive Secretary (Supercargo in SO orgs) 3) The OES, or Organization Executive Secretary (Chief Officer in SO orgs) 4) The Assistant Guardian (AG) 5) The Assistant Guardian Finance (AGF) 6) The Treasury Secretary (Treas Sec) 7) The Flag Banking Officer (FBO) 8) The Dissemination Secretary (Dissem Sec) Obviously, the AG and AGF are no longer signatories on the SCA Account.

The Guardian Office was renamed the Office of Special Affairs (OAS).

The Assistant Guardian of each org is now called the DSA (Director of Special Affairs).

Any two of the above may sign the checks. The SCA Accounts have more signatories than most of the other org accounts. This is "so it will be very easy to get Service Completion Awards checks signed", according to SO ED 1675.

The "responsibility of this [the SCA] account - its administration and orderliness lies with the Treasury Secretary" (SO ED 1675 p.2, para 6).

That's the position I held in the Sea Org.

Here's how it worked:

"The Dir[ector] of Disb[ursements] verifies the amount of the award [sic] due by checking the Accounts file. The award equals 8% of the actual donation [sic] _received_ by the Church [sic] for delivery of the service"

(SO ED 1675 p.3, para 1).

This function was done by me too! You see, I held the post of Director of Disbursements (HFA, or held from above, as they say in Scienoland. When there is no department head posted, the head of the division holds the post "from above").

It is important to verify the actual amount received for the service, since some courses are not paid for in cash. An example of this would be a Field Staff Member who "pays" for a service with an "FSM Award". This type of "paymment" for service involves no actual monies being paid to the org, so no SCA checks are payable.

Once the checks are signed, they "are held in Treasury till [sic] the service completion [this refers to a person] routes through the lines and arrives at the Registrar" (SO ED 1675 p.3, para 3).

In actual practice, the "regges" always came to my office to pick up the SCA checks prior to completion of the service by the "completion"

(person). Can you guess why? Read on...

"The Reg [registrar] congratulates the completion and explains the options on his award. He then goes to Treasury to get the check and white copy of the DV [disbursement voucher] and hands them to the award recipient. Should the recipient decide to use his award towards his next service, he has only to endorse the back of the check and have the award invoiced as new GI [gross income]." (SO ED 1675 p.3, para 4) Of course, the reason for having a check waiting at the "regges" desk is to ensure the "completion" (person, also called a "course comp"

or "auditing comp") will have to go see the registrar. Naturally, this gives the "reg" a chance to collect some more "GI". If the "completion"

has to wait while the "reg" goes to Treasury to get the SAC check, the "completion" (person) may decide to walk out the door.

"This line should be dummy run so that no stops occur in paying the Service Completion Awards. It is crucial that payment of these awards be immediate - right after completion." (SO ED 1675 p.3, para 6) The persons involved on the SCA check line actually drill ("dummy run") the whole thing to spot potential problems which may cause "bugs" (problems) in administering the smooth and rapid payment of the rebates.

"This is an instant payment line." (SO ED 1675 p.3, para 7) SO ED 1675 is signed by "The Board of Directors of the Church [sic] of Scientology of California". The fact is that this issue contradicts "senior policy" by L Ron Hubbard. Namely, HCO PL 23 May 1965 Issue II "Rebates" which says in the first paragraph: "No rebates may be given any preclear for any reason on his or her processing."

The squirrels in charge of Scientology who issued the above-referenced SO EDs blatantly disregarded Hubbard's policy on rebates.

The "acceptable truth" I was told was that SCAs are not rebates; they are "awards".

I would estimate that roughly 75% of the SCA checks were endorsed and handed back over to the "regges" for invoicing towards another service when I was in Scientology.

Any questions?

Warrior - Sunshine disinfects
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