lamont
Contributor
Gombessa, this is not a troll.
What is the purpose of setting students up for failure? I'm dying to take GUE-F (or DIR-F who cares) but I just don't get the concept. Is it the basic military-think of breaking someone down then building them up within an elite team mentality or is it just marketing: "we are the very best, you couldn't possibly pass on the first try"? To me, Primer seems to be GUE-F with a guaranteed fail. I'm planning to take Essentials, practice, then take Fundies. I don't have any axe to grind with GUE or DIR, I just seem to be missing an important concept somewhere. I do my homework before taking any class or instructor, but this one really baffles me...
Fundies is not "militaristic".
The only difference is that you will be evaluated and there's no guaranteed pass. All of the emotional stress around the course is largely due to the fact that the rest of the recreational dive training you don't have to face that, and when you pay your money you typically get the card.
That puts fundies into the category of things like job interviews, tests and other tasks where there is a real risk of failing.
At the same time, nearly everyone can attain the levels required to pass it, with a tech pass, with work.