Posted by MHK on July 16, 2001 at 10:01:04:
In Reply to: That's misinformation, JohnB posted by CalDiver on July 14, 2001 at 14:57:52:
But doesn't it bother all the PADI *professionals* that we even have to split these hairs????
We are debating the possibility under the PADI system of certifying someone as an *advanced* diver with somwhere between 6 and 8 dives and the possibility of it happening in a few days..
That's missing the forrest from the trees.. The fact is whether is 3 or 4 days or whether it's 6 or 8 dives it still patently insufficient and woefully inadequate.. Stop buying into teh PADI marketing machine and stand up and tell them what a blatant joke they are making out of the certification process... Patches, badges and c-cards no longer mean a damn thing and it's because PADI has lead the charge..
Later