Top Reasons to become a diver!

We want to create a top 10 list, based on your answers! So tell us, why become a commercial diver? Don't tell us why not to, I am making another forum for that.

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Permalink Reply by steve henshaw on March 12, 2009 at 2:23am
why?
good question

for me its one of those things.

how about just being there for a starter for 10.
the challenge of.
the odd beasty looking at you.

i could go ON and On

sound silly does it, but it continues to work for me.

all i want is a nice new comfy hat.

steve h
Permalink Reply by marc whyte on March 12, 2009 at 4:32am
not exactly what the list is asking! if your not happy with this, why are you here????

Baggyarse said:
Are you kidding me.
Are you trying to promote the industry to people thinking about becoming a diver. The industry is already in over supply of divers and there are not enough jobs to go around at present. Your top 10 list should be reasons not to become a diver. What would your motivation be to bringing more people into the industry as it is not helping the people already in it. More people in the industry will only mean more people desperate to pay off their over priced training ready to work for less than the last person.
Permalink Reply by Chris on March 12, 2009 at 6:54pm
Back on track

-Likelihood of receiving a subpoena while at work underwater is close to zero.

-Some of us believe if we spend enough time at depth we will find a mermaid.

-We use so many acronyms nobody else knows what we are talking about.
Permalink Reply by Skylar on March 12, 2009 at 8:56pm
travel to sweet destinations and then stare at them from offshore

getting you ass kicked everytime you go to work

actually doing cool s***
Permalink Reply by Baggyarse on March 13, 2009 at 3:27am
marc whyte said:
not exactly what the list is asking! if your not happy with this, why are you here????

Your quite right Marc it wasn't what the post was asking for, thank you Nathan for clearing up the context of the post. I am very happy with my chosen field of work hence the passion for protecting the ability to work within it and why I'm here.

Now reasons to be a working diver

> Appreciation of technical aspects (it gives me a reason to wear a really big and expensive watch with a helium relief valve, COOL!)
> Lifestyle choices (buy better toys than my mates)
> Cultural exchange (get drunk in some really sleazy foreign port bars)
> Travel (i can collect free frequent flyer miles at the employers expense)
Permalink Reply by mekosh on March 13, 2009 at 6:24pm
to stupid to get a grown up a job
Permalink Reply by sam townsend on March 16, 2009 at 12:55pm
Because we want to work for the best employers in the world
Permalink Reply by Richard Wisneski on June 24, 2009 at 8:22pm
That is cool as s*** man, you turned a 14 yr old imbition to make a quick buck into a start to a hell of a good time, I wish you luck in all your travels
Permalink Reply by Martin Morris on March 20, 2009 at 5:42am
1. This is what I always wanted to do.
2. Too stubborn to listen to my parents advice.
3. all of the above.
Permalink Reply by Tony Groom on March 22, 2009 at 12:01pm
The most amount of money for the least time away.

Six months off a year.

Hours of prolonged boredom, only interjected with short periods of abject terror.

Then, when your finished, you can write books about it and have even more time off.... Like me!

Tony Groom

www.deep-sea-diving.com
Permalink Reply by Joe Velazquez on March 25, 2009 at 9:55am
Bubbles lots and lots of Bubbles.

Oh yeah! for the those divers who are hell bent on hate-N on anyone who is thinking on becomeing a commercial diver, shame on you! You cant dive forever and new blood is needed to push those existing divers to do thier job well, just like in any other industry. Also, I believe if you are good at what you do, i.e. diver, plumber, construction worker, electrician, etc..... you should not be woring about someone taking your job or saturating the industry for lower pay. Top companies know, that you get what you pay for with any type of employee.

Just my opinion, and for those of you hate-N, you've just motivated me to make the jump and go to commercial diving school even more. Because I imagine your not the only ones out there thinking the same way. Which I can bet makes for plenty of open doors for guys who truely have motivation to do thier best at thier job and craft.

No hard feelings. GOOD LUCK TO ALL!! BE SAFE!! & DIVE ON!!
Permalink Reply by Tony Groom on March 25, 2009 at 10:25am
Joe Velazquez said:
Bubbles lots and lots of Bubbles.

Oh yeah! for the those divers who are hell bent on hate-N on anyone who is thinking on becomeing a commercial diver, shame on you! You cant dive forever and new blood is needed to push those existing divers to do thier job well, just like in any other industry. Also, I believe if you are good at what you do, i.e. diver, plumber, construction worker, electrician, etc..... you should not be woring about someone taking your job or saturating the industry for lower pay. Top companies know, that you get what you pay for with any type of employee.

Just my opinion, and for those of you hate-N, you've just motivated me to make the jump and go to commercial diving school even more. Because I imagine your not the only ones out there thinking the same way. Which I can bet makes for plenty of open doors for guys who truely have motivation to do thier best at thier job and craft.

No hard feelings. GOOD LUCK TO ALL!! BE SAFE!! & DIVE ON!!

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