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More: Army 1st Lt. Erik Enyard from the 3rd Squadron 6th Calvary Brigade out of Camp Humphreys gets HEEDS (helicopter emergency egress device) orientation training.
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TheRedHead:I don't think that is what he means. It is oveconfidence about how well you will react in an emergency situation because most divers don't encounter them. When you take a class where you're stressed - your instructor takes your buddy's mask and then winds you up in the line from your reel - you realize very quickly that it takes twice or three times as long as you thought it would to solve the problem. Spare air may not give you the time you need to solve the problem.
I try very hard to fall into the second group, but its amazing what I find in pouches and pockets some times.<G>OE2X:There seems to be two schools of thought about diving gear.
1. Those that bring gear with them that they never plan on using and when they need to, because it isn't practiced, mistakes are made.
2. Those that only bring the gear that they plan on using and do drills for that likelyhood. Every piece of gear I bring on a dive - I plan on using. I hope that I don't need it, but I'm prepared to at a moments notice.
FWIW - I spent a lot of time in the first group.
OE2X:Yeah.... Last week I found a shell in one of my drysuit pockets that I picked up on a dive this spring.
catherine96821:Thinking for yourself is best, as long as you are smarter than average. If you are less smart than average, you should listen more. That's the harsh truth,