diverdoug1
Contributor
Striving to be the best and smoking is in direct contradiction. Their instructors are nearly always booked months in advance...
I know of 2 GUE instructors that smoke. I think that anyone who desires GUE training and smokes, usually just lies on the form, then keeps their habit on the QT when diving with GUE brethren. I believe that imposing draconian rules in a recreational activity breeds subversion of those very rules, and is counter-productive to promoting dive education, and preventing some of the "Ben" incidents.