Purpose of Apprenticeship
We are NOT about numbers, if you cannot commit to a lifelong brotherhood, this is not the place for you. Apprenticeship is an initiation, for a period of time that is sustained until the person, in every sense, conducts themselves with the respect that is mandated to be a patch holder. It’s a time in which:
The attitude is conditioned so that he/she displays a sense of responsibility and respect toward the patch holders of the club. In essence developing respect for the club.
He/she is educated in basic MC protocol and etiquette. He/she is given time to develop the habits that are basic to good security and good communications. To get into the habit of participating. To become accustomed to trusting the judgment, at times blindly, of those patch holders who will someday be his or her brothers and sisters.
The list could go on but the point here is to demonstrate that the apprenticeship period has definite objectives and that a person will go nowhere in the club if he/she is not aware of this and does not apply themselves to those ends. It’s not possible to make a checklist of what is expected from a person in all cases. There isn’t any formula for success, but the key is ATTITUDE AND RESPECT. Everything else can be learned in time, but a person’s attitude comes from the heart.