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Why don't you name these slobs? The point is well taken with regards to =
there being riff-raff within the organization, but why stop here? Finger =
the bastards.
Drew
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From: Mike Bruic <mikebruic@di*.co*>
To: cavers@cavers.com <cavers@cavers.com>
Date: Tuesday, April 11, 2000 3:53 PM
Subject: NSS/CDS Instruction???
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I would like to enlighten this list as to what it really takes to =
become a CDS instructor first hand. If anybody else has anything =
similar, please post it. I don't expect to hear from any active CDS =
instructors, they don't want to lose their cards, but then again, it =
really isn't worth much in my view, so what are they scared of.=20
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During my internship to become a Full Cave Instructor within the CDS =
I was required to co-teach with several instructors within the =
organization. One of these classes was with two former Intro Cave =
students of mine (I was a Intro Instructor at the time) going for their =
App Cave Card. Our first dive was to set-up a circuit at Ginnie. The =
dive went without event, and the students preformed fairly, but not at =
the App level in my judgement. When the time came for the post dive =
briefing, and discussion for the second dive, the instructor in charge =
signed their paperwork off at App cave, gave it to me, and took his =
course fee's. When I ask him what he was doing he simply told me that =
from what he had seen they did very, very good, that their is nothing he =
could teach them and that he needed to get ready for a training =
committee meeting later that night anyway. Needless to say, these divers =
did do the required 4 dives (not 1) plus one more before I co-sign the =
paper work. In a completely different class, a different CDS instructor =
didn't even require that I get into the water with him. After witnessing =
all of this and much more, I sought out the real deal, and finished my =
internship solely with Pat Watson and Lamar Hires who both made me work =
and learn more for my full cave instructor card.
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Bruic =20
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<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3D"Comic Sans MS" size=3D2>Why don't you =
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slobs? The point is well taken with regards to there being riff-raff =
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organization, but why stop here? Finger the bastards.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS" size=3D2>Drew</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><B>-----Original =
Message-----</B><BR><B>From:=20
</B>Mike Bruic <<A=20
=
href=3D"mailto:mikebruic@di*.co*">mikebruic@digitalexp.com</A>>=
<BR><B>To:=20
</B><A href=3D"mailto:cavers@cavers.com">cavers@cavers.com</A> =
<<A=20
=
href=3D"mailto:cavers@cavers.com">cavers@cavers.com</A>><BR><B>Date:
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</B>Tuesday, April 11, 2000 3:53 PM<BR><B>Subject:
</B>NSS/CDS=20
Instruction???<BR><BR></DIV></FONT>
<DIV>I would like to enlighten this list as to what it really takes =
to=20
become a CDS instructor first hand. If anybody else has =
anything=20
similar, please post it. I don't expect to hear from any active CDS=20
instructors, they don't want to lose their cards, but then =
again, it=20
really isn't worth much in my view, so what are they scared of. =
</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>During my internship to become a Full Cave Instructor within =
the CDS I=20
was required to co-teach with several instructors within the =
organization.=20
One of these classes was with two former Intro Cave students of mine =
(I was=20
a Intro Instructor at the time) going for their App Cave Card. Our =
first=20
dive was to set-up a circuit at Ginnie. The dive went without event, =
and the=20
students preformed fairly, but not at the App level in my judgement. =
When=20
the time came for the post dive briefing, and discussion for the =
second=20
dive, the instructor in charge signed their paperwork off at App =
cave, gave=20
it to me, and took his course fee's. When I ask him what he was =
doing he=20
simply told me that from what he had seen they did very, very good, =
that=20
their is nothing he could teach them and that he needed to get =
ready=20
for a training committee meeting later that night anyway. =
Needless to=20
say, these divers did do the required 4 dives (not 1) plus one=20
more before I co-sign the paper work. In a completely =
different class, a different CDS instructor didn't even require that =
I get=20
into the water with him. After witnessing all of this and much more, =
I=20
sought out the real deal, and finished my internship solely with Pat =
Watson=20
and Lamar Hires who both made me work and learn more for =
my full cave=20
instructor card.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Bruic </DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>
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