Lol, I know. I laugh every time I see this one. What is that salute about? Is that a COS thing? A TC and DM bonding thing? A joke?
(Guess I just don't understand male bonding. :giggle
Its a SEA ORG salute, they fancy themselves the NAVY of Scientology, the SEA ORG is like the RELIGIOUS ORDER of Scientology like the Jesuits of RCC, they were orginally on a BOAT with LRH, they are the most dedicated and most abused members of the COS, but they have Naval rankings and salutes and all of that, DM grew up in the SEA ORG so TOM is saluting him because of his membership in SEA ORG. They wear naval type uniforms etc
Most know they are more of a MILITANT ORDER than a religious order, think of HAMAS of Islam, the Sea Org members are the goons who track you down and follow you when you try and get out.
Here is DM to the far right of pic in his fancy SEA ORG dress blues LOL
LRH was in US NAVY so Scientology/Dianetics was first started on a SHIP called the APPOLO and he taught everyone on that SHIP as it was out to sea, before he died he brought Scientology on land to Florida and thats when they opened all the fancy churches.
The Sea Org is still on land today but its a special group of very dedicated and hard worked and abused COS members.
[ame="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sea_Org"]Sea Org - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia[/ame]
TC is not a SEA ORG member but many say he has always wanted to be, its like the ultimate step to take in COS but he would have to give up career, sign a BILLION YEAR CONTRACT (yes they actually sign a billion year contract to work for COS and sea org for a billion years) to work for COS and spend at least 5 years out of public eye doing SEA ORG volunteer work.
The SEA ORG also staffs and runs the FREEWINDS which is a COS owned cruise ship that offers recruits and dedicated members expensive packages to travel to various places in the world on the ship and while they travel they push Scientology on them.
We call it the FLEECEWINDS.