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drrich2
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More importantly, will this specialty count toward PADI's Master Diver rating? Does this rating mean anything (such as an incentive to pursue training to meet requirements to get it)? Is it worth the $50 to get the cert. card? Shouldn't the diver instead pursue Naui's Master Diver program, which is an actual course? And does the use of the term 'Master Diver' in recreational programs constitute an insult to those holding the 'Master Diver' rank in the Navy? Shouldn't the term be reserved for 'Shaolin monk type divers' at the pinnacle of their craft? Are cave divers good enough, or will it be divers who ace GUE Fundamentals?
People gripe about wasting $50 to get the card, but if time is money, may waste more than $50 worth of time arguing page after page against someone else doing it!
Richard.
Sounds like you just completed the PADI ScubaBoard Posting Specialty. How much did you pay for it? $200, would you say it was worthwhile or does NAUI or SSI offer a better program?
More importantly, will this specialty count toward PADI's Master Diver rating? Does this rating mean anything (such as an incentive to pursue training to meet requirements to get it)? Is it worth the $50 to get the cert. card? Shouldn't the diver instead pursue Naui's Master Diver program, which is an actual course? And does the use of the term 'Master Diver' in recreational programs constitute an insult to those holding the 'Master Diver' rank in the Navy? Shouldn't the term be reserved for 'Shaolin monk type divers' at the pinnacle of their craft? Are cave divers good enough, or will it be divers who ace GUE Fundamentals?
People gripe about wasting $50 to get the card, but if time is money, may waste more than $50 worth of time arguing page after page against someone else doing it!
Richard.
Yes it does count towards your Master Rating and is cross compatible between agencies so I'm told, although you will need to write an equivalency test if you wish to cross over. That cost will be another $200.
Is kissing Cuban anything like kissing Australian (same as a French Kiss but down under
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mike_s
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We all have to shut up now so this thread can die for the next 6 months in order to be revived with a "here's my take on it" post that isn't relevant anymore because the OP completed whatever they asked about or stopped looking at the board 3 minutes after somebody answered their question. (OP, since you didn't ask a question or reference something that can be completed, you are allowed to stay on the board for longer than 3 minutes )
And dare I say it? This thread needs a Warhammer reference.
)And dare I say it? This thread needs a Warhammer reference.
koozemani
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