PADI Patches - Where do you get them and how do you wear them?
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I have five specialties and AOW under my belt, and I just bought the Rescue Crewpack. Inside was an embroidered patch. It is very cool, but when I asked the guy at the counter if there were any others, or where I could get them, I just got a blank look. So, where does one get these? Do they come from PADI? If you display them, on what? Jackets, divelogs, dive bags?
If I recall correctly,
the main certifications go on the right (chest/arm) and the specialties go on the left (chest/arm). You should get one of those 'surface interval' jackets (fleece inside, and water resistant outside) and sew them on. If you get a long jacket (knee height), you can put pretty much everything on there the industry has to offer.
I do not have any specialties, so when you have this all done, can you post a picture?
Get some coveralls and sew patches aLL over it. You will be stared at, not respected. I think they are called "ego jackets."
Yep everyone says that those who wear badges are usually horrible divers - wow what a statement, sounds like jokes about blonds. I'm still waiting to see a diver wear one. So far I have only seen divers without badges. Of those some were loud, some were quiet and the percentage of poor divers seems even across the board.
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Last edited by Doubles; July 18th, 2007 at 09:39 AM.
If patches are so evil and since you are a course director and have substantial input - I would like to know if you are lobbying PADI to do away with these dreaded badges of horror?
You didn't look closely enough.
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Personally, I like for folks who are impressed by patches to wear them proudly where they are easy to see.
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