Q: How do you become a monk, what is the process? How you make a desition? A: LP Pasura explains. They have to be qualified, other monks will ask a lot of questions before they join. They even ask if they are human. They must have a Sangha to accept them. The first 5 years is considered junior, they must not travel without the master or mentor. The second stage in intermediate. They can travel but have to come back from time to time.