Bill Mixon: and you’re point is what? That it’s a bad thing for standardized
training in cave diving? That having standardized equipment is a bad thing if
you need to help rescue someone due to equipment failure during a cave dive? If
you spoke from personal experience, I’d be more inclined to ignore your
attitude.
Diana
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> On Aug 4, 2015, at 9:03 PM, Mixon Bill via Texascavers
> wrote:
>
>> People think big in Texas. When those people are divers, they dream of ways
>> to explore. So at the end of 2014, a group of Texan cave divers formed the
>> South Central Underwater Explorers (SCUE).
>>
>> This group of motivated divers created the team as divers Dan Kelly and Trey
>> Lessard started talking about their aspirations. They shared their
>> excitement and connected with more like-minded divers. Bylaws were set and
>> Facebook groups created. Dan Kelly, Trey Lessard, Jennifer Idol, James
>> Williams, Joe Koester, Stacey Blankenship, and Sam Meacham were all elected
>> to the board of directors.
>>
>> The team defined their mission: We are dedicated to education, conservation
>> and exploration in the waters of the South central region of the United
>> States. To represent the team, Jennifer Idol created a logo that fit within
>> the GUE system and shared the passion this team holds for exploration in and
>> around Texas. At this point, the team formalized and set the stage to begin
>> developing projects. They are eager to begin exploration, mapping,
>> photography, and videography in local cave projects.
>>
>> Divers have been working with team members and instructors Kyle Harmon, Doug
>> Mudry, and Meredith Tanguay to develop diver skills. The team continues to
>> add instructors to its ranks with Sam Meacham recently completing the
>> requirements to teach the GUE Fundamentals program and Jason Wright working
>> toward his instructor certification
>>
>> SCUE divers bring their skill set and team attitude to project development.
>> From exploration by veteran divers Sam Meacham and Fritz Hanselmann, to
>> leadership by Dan Kelly, and graphic design and photography skills by
>> Jennifer Idol, this team is filled with talent. While the team is still
>> developing official members, 42 divers are part of the group at this time.
>>
>> SCUE held their first group dive at Balmorhea Springs, Texas. The energy was
>> high as divers met from all regions of the state and realized they share the
>> same passion for cave diving exploration. SCUE was officially accepted as a
>> new GUE affiliate this February. Team development takes time, hard work, and
>> patience. This group of divers certainly seems dedicated to the road ahead
>> and you are among the first to learn of this spirited group from Texas and
>> beyond.
>
> Article by Jennifer Idol in Underwater Speleology, July-Septwmber 2015, p. 18.
> GUE stands for Global Underwater Explorers, a rather snooty-sounding group
> that requires all its members to dive with exactly the same equipment and
> selection of gases after highly standardized training. -- Mixon
>
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