Member Degrees
As you travel, your experiences become part of who you are. While all places offer something to experience, some trips are more for the traveler than the tourist. NES has Journey Classifications and Member Orders which determine your Degrees in the Society, based on your experiences and explorations. Some places are visited by millions of people every year, some are visited by only few thousand people, some travels are purely for the fun of playing tourist, some are for achievement of the journey, and still others for the envelopment of a culture ancestral or living.
For example, if you go to on a week long bus tour to London, or a dog sledding trek in the Arctic staying in remote villages, both hold their values, but one is a meant more for the tourist and the other for the traveler. And as such we have different Classifications and Orders, your destination paired with the type of Journey you take will determine the trip and your achievement Degree in the Society.
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For example, if you go to on a week long bus tour to London, or a dog sledding trek in the Arctic staying in remote villages, both hold their values, but one is a meant more for the tourist and the other for the traveler. And as such we have different Classifications and Orders, your destination paired with the type of Journey you take will determine the trip and your achievement Degree in the Society.
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Member Degrees
Wayfarer - This is the temporary probationary Degree for members before they take their first Nomad Journey, they will be allowed access to their member pages. After their first Nomad Journey they are voted whether full membership. After full membership is granted they will automatically raise to Voyager Member Degree Voyager Degree- The 2nd Degree of the NES member levels. This is the 1st level to gain the benefits for the Society. Members will be offered access to future trips, information on your upcoming Nomad Journeys, and you will have a vote on wayfarer members they you travel with on their first Journey, and only pay the discounted Member Fee on Journeys. Journeyman Degree (Levels 1 & 2) - You will be entitled to all the same benefits of the Voyager Degree, attendance at the group council meeting while abroad, and a voice of nominating other travelers to the society at group council meetings. |
Adventurer Degree- (Levels 1 & 2) - You will receive the same benefits as the Degrees above. You will also have a 1/3 vote for new memberships and also a 1/3 vote for future Nomad Journeys. Along with this you will get 1st priority in new Journeys and other discounts offered throughout those journeys. World Explorer Degree (Levels 1 & 2) - You will receive the same benefits as the Degrees above. You will also have a 2/3 vote for new membership and a 2/3 vote for future Nomad Journeys. At this level you will be able to help lead Nomad Journeys approved by the Council, and receive a discount on your Journey. Upon approval by the council you can host or co-host Journey's yourself and be have your Journey fee waived. Black Box Degree (Legacy Order members only) - You will receive the same benefits as the Degrees above, have a full vote for new members and future Nomad Journeys. You will also be entitled to Black Box only Journeys, vote to elect other Council members to the Society and vote for future ideas and plans for the society, also your service fees for Journeys will be waived. When you reach this Degree you will have many other benefits exclusive to Black Box members and the upper Legacy Degrees. |