I've also heard, it's an introduction. Gives the rookie a
chance to go to the different departments, and meet
everyone.

--
Christopher A. Young
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"Oren" wrote in message
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On Sat, 29 Oct 2011 05:16:18 -0700 (PDT), Andy
wrote:

I went thru the initiations like everyone else, and
gleefully
participated in the harassment to the new guys who came in
after me........

Andy in Eureka, Texas

That is the point! It builds character. In some cases it
teaches
rookies to listen more closely.