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With all due respect, aren't you the guy who is panhandling in a different thread? You can do what you need to do with a set of tables and a bottom timer. I paid for my gear without resorting to begging, and I get by quite nicely with custom cut tables, an OMS bottom timer and a Stinger set...

Talk with them on the boat. Ask them about their experiences and determine whether they actually sound like they can back it up. Look at their gear. Beware the person who (1) is decked out with every gadget and accessory known to diving, all nicely stowed on a retainer clip; or (2) the...

No, we are not friendly. I'm only friendly to people I respect. As I suggested in the thread where you were insulting Amber over her decision to join the U.S. military, you need to pull you head out long enough for a breath of fresh air.

Identifying who is visiting our country and the purpose of their visit does not interfere with the presumption of innocence. Instead, it allows law enforcement to identify potential problems and allows us to enforce our laws. All you need to do is look at the various pictures on the news...

Well, I guess that goes to show that there is at least one major benefit of this policy. Personally, I'm not particularly upset by the FBI running down potential leads on terrorists with dive training. I'm not entirely sure that this was the most effective means of doing it, but that is...

I mix and match. Kraken's right, evaluate each manufacturer and buy the best from each. I love Cressi masks. I hate pretty much everything else that they make. So I've got a Cressi mask. The rest of my gear came from other manufacturers.

And as long as you can sit around and cower while others protect your unfettered and absolute right to ignorance, have fun.

With all due respect, pull your head out long enough to get some fresh air. Troops are not sent "off somewhere to die." Troops are sent to perform a mission. Sometimes dying is the result of attempting to perform that mission. In the end, it comes down to believing that there are some...

Deepest condolences on the loss of your friend.

It's good to hear that you've changed instructors. The fact that you're instructor wasn't around to help bothers me considerably. Monitoring divers is why instructors and their loyal minions get paid the big bucks. :eyebrow: As for the depth, that's still deep enough for narcosis...

I use gaitors on my lower legs. They seem to work well. If you use them, remember that you need some gas in order to stay warm, especially if you are using a trilam. In addition, you probably don't want to make them extremely tight since that could have an effect upon the blood flow to your...

With all due respect to your friend, I would not consider a person with 100 dives who dives 4 times per year particularly experienced. Since you've eliminated the reg and a medical exam didn't reveal anything, I'd question whether the diver becomes nervous when he goes deeper than 70 feet...

PPO2 = 2.53. It also appears to exceed the the limits for pulmonary oxygen toxicity. I doubt that this is a particularly good idea. I can't imagine why anyone would want to execute this profile outside of a chamber.

I doubt that it was attributable to nitrox. My guess would be that you overbreathed the reg and ended up with a CO2 buildup and a "dark narc". The CO2 buildup would cause the rapid breathing and increase the degree of narcosis you experienced. If you were under instruction, where you...

Thanks for the information. The operation you pointed me towards looks like exactly what I'm looking for. And I'll definitely take your advice on the drysuit. Once again, thanks.

Not for AIT. I was stationed at Goodfellow AFB in San Angelo during AIT. I spent time TDY at Hood afterwards.

Some of these tests are subjective, but most are not. The skills can be evaluated easily. When I started my DM, my instructor gave us the list of skills, told us to get in the pool and watched us perform them. That established the baseline. The same can be said of the rescue and...

Congratulations, Amber. It sounds like you did well in basic. I actually have very fond memories of AIT (98C) in Texas. That's was where I really started to appreciate what I had joined. Drive On, Soldier.

I agree that the requirements for going pro are ridiculously low. IMHO, the short answer is that you should become a dive professional, but not an instructor, when: 1. you have mastered each and every skill to the point where you can perform them at demonstration quality, i.e., flawlessly...

I've used DiveTech every year for the past 3 or 4 years. I've been very happy with them. They let us do what we want. They provide help without being pushy and are very good about trying to grab the sites we prefer. They provide good nitrox fills. One of their DM's took me on a personal...