I haven't had a chance to report on the crew yet so this is my first attempt. I don't really know anyone very well yet but I thought I'd share what I do know.
One guy is named DOC. He apparantly is a retired surgeon. He's a divemaster and soon will have his captain's license. I thought my story was crazy but his is even more crazy.
Another young kid that started a few hours after me is called Chance. He was living out of his car near the beach. Apparantly someone saw his diving sticker on the car and started a conversation with him. They invited him to the boat and the captain is giving him a "chance". I think he's going to be an engineer on board. He claims to have been to diving schools as a divemaster but he hasn't completed some of the training and paperwork. He's only 18 and was working at a sub shop to earn a few dollars before stumbling onto this job. He won't make much money but he'll have a place to stay and descent food. I suppose he'll do some diving at some point too. Since I've got so much money invested in my dive training and insurance, I'll be watching what they do for him.
Another guy started a couple days after me and he was training and working in Thailand. I like him and he and I share some of the same concerns although he seems to like all the hard work a lot more than me. His name is Wade.
I mentioned to the captain the deal I made with the president of the company. The captain had not heard of it and may not honor it. I was suppose to come back to the states and attend a dive show and then get my safety training. I guess we'll just see how that all plays out.
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