If you haven’t seen this announcement from PADI yet, here it is. I pulled it from here. Does PADI really think that this is the correct approach? Instructors can be good sales people, but they are instructors first. If PADI wants to revisit anything, how about defining mastery for their classes or lengthening the courses? The truth is, dive instructors should not be sales mules. We teach diving, as a training organization, that should be PADI’s primary focus. Not trying to make more sales. Just proof that there are more and more people selling out the sport of diving. OK, I’m off my soap box. I’m sorry if I’m being rude, but I am passionate about diving education. [Read more...]