At my lodge we start at JS and follow the line for 7yrs to the east
Brother Stright and I are members of the same Lodge, as he said the typical route to the East begins at JS and we have pretty much a progressive line.
That said, nothing is absolutely guaranteed, the junior chairs are a proving ground to see if you are committed and willing to do the work required. By the time you reach the end of your SD year you should be somewhat proficient in opening and closing all 4 Lodges at all positions if you are not, the JW station is an elected position and there may be some concern amongst the brethren.
We are a relatively young Lodge (52 years) and have never had a WM serve over 1 year which shows you we are a pretty active Lodge and most brothers who get in the line are very committed (including Bro. Stright) but we have had a few through the years (none in the last 15) who have either dropped out or were not advanced because they could not commit the time or didn’t take it seriously.
We did have one about 6 years ago when another brother was nominated to run for JW ( I actually made the nomination) because the brother in line wouldn’t take the time to learn opening/closing. I didn’t try to hide anything, several weeks before the election I went first to the brother in question and to the probable WM elect who were real good friends and told them what I was going to do and why. The brother in line was elected and after the election he came to me and promised he would dedicate the time needed. I am proud to say that he did and that he became very proficient in all aspects of the work. He came to me after his year in the East and thanked me for the kick in his rear. By the way I was his JW!
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