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In Tennessee, from submitting the petition to being raised, the minimum would be portions four months. The petition gets read and an IC assigned at a stated meeting; it is balloted on at the next started meeting; and there is a minimum of 28 days between degrees. Most people take 5-6 months if...

Not knowing the deceased Mason is no excuse not to attend funerals, and rearranging your schedule and commitments for a funeral shouldn't be any different than doing it for any other Masonic function. If you find out about it at the last minute and have a prior obligation, no, you can't be...

Coming out of A school, I had a chance to work at NORAD. I said, "Uhhh, I didn't join the NAVY to be stationed in Colorado."

When I was in the Navy 20+ years ago, you didn't necessarily have complete control in where you were stationed, but if you did well in your "A" school, you got a little preferential treatment. For example, if you made certain grades, when it came time for your class to get duty assignments, they...

If you were turned away, that must have been an individual Commandery thing. I have never seen or hear tell of anyone around here being turned away.

I am sorry if this sounds snippy, but hey, I am an English teacher ... We see here where spelling, punctuation, and grammar are important and lost in today's world. RIGHTS and RITES are two totally different things. In fact, RIGHT can be used as four different parts of speech and has more than...

That's the same with most Commanderies. My jacket and sword belt both belonged to men who have passed, and they were donated by their families. Most Commanderies have items available. I have never seen a member turned away for not having a uniform. We have many guys who come without a uniform...

Rifleman: How much did you pay for that fez? A high end fez will run you close to $300, so what's the difference?

I, too, am sorry to hear you were treated that way. Just yesterday, we conferred the Order of the Temple on four new Sir Knights. I told them explicitly that they do not have to have uniforms to attend meetings, and that most Commanderies have loaner items to help get them started. I also agree...

I am sorry to hear that. In the end, it will be OK. If you take your degrees in your own Chapter, they probably won't be one at a time. In most cases, you'll get the Mark Master, Past Master, and Most Excellent Master in one night. The Royal Arch requires three candidates. You can get your...

My home Commandery tries to send a local preacher on a Holy Land pilgrimage every other year, and of course we support the Eye Foundation. As for the Grand Commandery, it seems to me the main purpose is having the grand officers ride around, take part in every inspection, and grade Commanderies.

I think Commandery inspections have gotten out of hand. We already know the date of our Sept. 2015, yes 2015, inspection. Whether its the Grand Encampment or just the Grand Commanderies, someone has lost their sense of purpose. They have changed Commanderies from fraternal organizations that try...

This is something that I, too, am curious about. If this is the case, what is to say a rouge GM can't say members can't also belong to the Moose, of Kiwanis, or Sons of Confederate Veterans, or whatever?

This is for Tennessee and my experiences only in Tennessee, so it has no bearing on the topic .. but Here, if you desire a demit, you submit it in writing to the secretary. The letter is read in open lodge (the person does not have to be, and I have never seen them, there). If the member is in...

Sure. Our local SR club does great things. The shoe program they have for needy students in our county is one of the best things in Masonry as far as I am concerned (I am a teacher). The SR temple in Knoxville is actually conferring the 4th degree (parts excluded, I am sure) this weekend, and it...

I will echo what others have said, based on what I know from being in the Navy many moons ago. A ring would be fine if you were in a job/duty that permits rings. You can't wear a personal pin on a uniform.

A few years back, we had a couple of guys in our county who belonged to another lodge. Both were big time active in the SR. Our lodge is the biggest in town and does the most degree work. We caught wind that on nights when we were having MM degrees, these guys were in the parking lot grabbing...

My Blue Lodge and Commandery meet 12 months out of the year. My Chapter and Council go dark June, July, and August.

I was 22 when I became a Mason. I have been a Mason for 20+ years. The only reason I didn't join at 21 is because I was in the Navy at the time and waited until I got home.