On the second day, he managed to meld his history class into a group with a supreme sense of discipline and community. Jones based the name of his movement, "The Third Wave", on the supposed fact that the third in a series of waves is the strongest.[3] Jones created a salute involving a cupped hand reaching across the chest toward the opposite shoulder[3] resembling a Hitler salute[1], and ordered class members to salute each other even outside the class. They all complied with this command.[3]