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After market research of none divers and university students we adopted this one.You guys are missing the real issue here. Its not the agency itself, its who has the coolest jacket patch. GUE is cool, cause it has a guy with a scooter on it. PADI has some little guy holding a road flare swimming through the world. NAUI has a dive flag but compared to the guy on the scooter, its plain. IANTD has a equilateral triangle, kind of thing you use to rack pool balls.TDI has a set of doubles, still kinda plain.
You should pick your training based on how their patch fits in with the motif of your jacket. The fact is, when you whip out your card and give it to a charter operator or resort, they probably do not give a damn what flavor it is as long as your credit card clears. But, if your jacket is cool, then everyone else on the boat will be impressed.
Never! The image idea is along the lines of what I was thinking. Maybe a walrus looking back?Ummm.........I'm wondering if you should change the name.