I have come to think that taking a GUE Fundamentals course would be an excellent way for newer divers (or even older divers) to gain/refine new skills and useful experience even if not immediately or ever going down the tech road. People always want to know how to become a truly experienced diver and one way of course is a lot of dives in varied environments but good instruction and mentoring is part of the path. Doing the same dives over and over in a quarry is not the way. Good instructors for additional training and the opportunity to dive with experienced divers as a bonus, that is the way. Not the only way, but a way, a path. Wanting to learn is key.
Repeating that, wanting to learn is fundamental! There were a couple of "divers" if I might call them that on the live aboard I was just on who could not and would not take instruction, suggestions or mentoring and after now, me some 56 years an active diver, I awarded them the most horrid and worst diver awards I have ever seen and told the DMs NOT to have them in my group. Wanting to improve and learn, okay, but refusing, not okay.
Repeating that, wanting to learn is fundamental! There were a couple of "divers" if I might call them that on the live aboard I was just on who could not and would not take instruction, suggestions or mentoring and after now, me some 56 years an active diver, I awarded them the most horrid and worst diver awards I have ever seen and told the DMs NOT to have them in my group. Wanting to improve and learn, okay, but refusing, not okay.