Post by Ani-Chay Pinn on Nov 14, 2005 18:44:48 GMT -5
Yes, according to the Jedi Apprentice books, students at the Jedi Temple who are not picked as apprentices to become Jedi Knights are sent to the Agricultural Corps. Now that I think about it....interesting that Luke Skywalker started out being a farmer.
This is all EU material, so it's still subject to change, depending on what shows up on screen.
Personally, I think that when it comes to Jedi powers, it's Use It or Lose It. If you don't stay in "mental shape" with the discipline, the meditation, the focus, and basically being a Jedi is the ONLY thing you do, you won't be able to keep up your abilities. Presumably, the same would be true for Sith except that they have it easier because their anger and lust for power can be their focus. Qui-Gon's instruction about "quieting your mind" implies that this is part of the discipline and that's a lot harder than it sounds.
I don't know what keeps any rejected Jedi student from just going over to the dark side right away except that potential problem kids are likely watched. Any who've been out of the program for long likely lose the discipline to go either Jedi or Sith and aren't a problem afterward. But that's just pure speculation.
I certainly like to think that they're given more career opportunities than farming! Especially if they kill a lot of plants.
