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Life as a Jedi Knight
(Return to the Jedi Way) (Return to Literature Archives) Upon completing his training, a Jedi apprentice becomes a Jedi Knight. His life suddenly loses a great deal of structure. He no longer lives and trains on his Teacher's scheduale, though he might still cling to it out of habit. Instead, he stands ready to undertake any task that a Jedi can undertake, or resolve any problems that he discoveries on his own. In gaining this freedom and taking on responsibility, the Jedi Knight's life becomes considerably more complicated than when he was simply required to heed his Teacher's instructions and follow his advice. He gains a great deal of autonomy, but loses an equal amount of direction. The Teacher still has the responsibility to provide the newly titled Jedi Knight with a task, one that gives the new Knight time to adjust to his new status. For some Knights, this is a solo mission, not unlike the mission they might have taken at the culmination of their trials. They might be assigned to assist another Jedi Knight. Others recieve an appointment to an office within the Jedi hierarchy based on their skills and talents. They become archivists, researchers or other similar postions. Some might even help train their Teacher's new student as a primer for training their own, or go on a journey of discovery, during which he could find a place or a problem that needed a Jedi Knight. He might also join a group of others to help a noble cause. Such a Jedi Knight has great autonomy. He might wander the world, lending his skills where they are needed. Alternatively, he can pursue a specific goal such as watching over a person or researching Jedi lore to it's completion, even if that means spending the rest of his life in one place. Such descions are subject to change if the Order has more important tasks for the Jedi Knight.