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Originally Posted by stevej37
I wonder if those initiations would be allowed in today's world. They should be...a real learning experience.
I still have my sash also.
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I don't know what they do now.
We got there on a Friday afternoon and all was cool. After Friday evening meal we weren't allowed to utter a word or we would get a strike. 3 strikes and we were out. Saturday morning we were given a raw egg, one strip of uncooked bacon and 2 matches. That was breakfast.
We were then given a pine block to carve into the shape of an arrow. Had to grind it using rocks. Caught talking and they carved a notch into the arrow. I got 2. The first one was before the arrow was finished and I ground it away so I ended up with only one .
That night there were the fires. I think it was 3. We had to wear a loin cloth that we made at home and brought with us. We were taken to each one individually. At the 3rd one we were given an Indian name. Can't remember mine.
They then took me into the middle of a field and dumped me. No sleeping bag. No other clothes, just the damn loin cloth. They did supply a plasic ground cloth. Next morning (Sunday) they rounded us all up and had a final campfire.
It was quite a weekend.