Unlike those who attended previous classes of the missionary school, all of the graduating students had already been in some form of special full - time service ​ — having served as Bethelites, special pioneers, traveling overseers, or missionaries — ​ although not having previously attended Gilead.
Erinevalt varasemate lendude lõpetajatest olid kõik seekordsed õpilased olnud juba varem täisajalises eriteenistuses — nad olid teeninud peetellaste, eripioneeride, reisivate ülevaatajate või misjonäridena —, kuid polnud veel käinud Gileadi koolis.