Bringing up the cyberseals.org link again?
I don't go for hero worship, but noone was denigrating the effing SEALs, so here goes a rephrase of John's statement:
A diver who is a cave 3/tech 3 instructor, and is also a rebreather diver, claimed that the general diving technique of SEALs, as witnessed by him, was not all that great - at approximately an Open Water level. He then went on to clarify that they weren't bad, that they just knew what they needed to get the job done. And that where they really shone was in killing you when they got out of the water.
This was a discussion of finning, bouyancy, and trim. And keep in mind that the videos of excellent bouyancy trim and finning techniques on the fifthd site were done by Open Water students of AG's... nowhere was the "typical" PADI level stated or implied.
You may now return to your regularly scheduled hero worship.
jeff
I don't go for hero worship, but noone was denigrating the effing SEALs, so here goes a rephrase of John's statement:
A diver who is a cave 3/tech 3 instructor, and is also a rebreather diver, claimed that the general diving technique of SEALs, as witnessed by him, was not all that great - at approximately an Open Water level. He then went on to clarify that they weren't bad, that they just knew what they needed to get the job done. And that where they really shone was in killing you when they got out of the water.
This was a discussion of finning, bouyancy, and trim. And keep in mind that the videos of excellent bouyancy trim and finning techniques on the fifthd site were done by Open Water students of AG's... nowhere was the "typical" PADI level stated or implied.
You may now return to your regularly scheduled hero worship.
jeff
100days-a-year once bubbled...
Gosh Walter,just as I was waiting for another "my Buddy'story you have to come along with facts and ruin itBTW all my experience with Navy divers while in the Navy was that they work awful hard at what they do ,I hate to see all that work denigrated.BTWII Navy SEAL stories are really checked here www.cyberseals.org has a list of poseurs.