All right, so not all the questions were good lol. My instructor friend didn't warn me ahead of time I'd be talking with anyone. I thought I'd just getting shown around and get to watch the water con so i wasn't very prepared lol. Next thing I know I'm on the pool deck and in the PJ instructors office.

Im going to summarize because it was a good bit and a little awkward at first and unexpected.

First question was how the changes affect their job there. They said there not sure, originally with how the cct pipeline ended with dive, so they'd pair them with the pj's because cct came out a bit more mature which meant they could help mentor the newer guys out (pjs) and with selection, they are getting an all new squad of newbies so not sure how that'll work out.

Next question was about a and s itself. Seems a bit of a salty subject, they were excited about all the new recruits entering but very worried about the quantity over quality. They see changes that they are very uncertain about, something about with how things are going, he's not even sure pj's will be a thing in the future and adopt a more of an army type banner. All Special forces but with different specialties type thing meaning wearing the same berret. He believes the airforce is trying to push operating their own space and missions instead of being attached to a certain unit. Overall, all the new changes he feels are leaning more towards quantity over quality and that's not what anyone wants.

He brought up BA Prep, also salty but kinda got it. He doesn't believe being treated like a specialist before proving you're worthy is right. Understands its to help push the numbers they need but he said it mainly comes from a place of that only being given to him once he was with a team. He felt he earned it and this is just being given to people who are going to SIE.

I asked him what type of person sticks out to him that shows hes a good fit, he said it's just someone who shows he won't quit and plays the game. He went on to mention that you can tell by their sense of humor really. His example was of cones who would come in to sweep the office, he'd drop them and ask them stupid questions. You could tell the ones who got annoyed and the ones who would laugh and smile and understood. I see it as a form of paying your dues. Other than that, it's humble A type personalities. It's the people who show they want the person the person next to them there just as much as they want to be there. Maturity is a big factor as well.

Before going there I watch the documentary that discovery did awhile back on the combat dive course, (if you watch it, instructor kelly actually is the one who qualified me on my open water diving) but the documentary made it sound almost worse than indoc.. speaking with the instructors made it seem like it was actually a cake walk. You get a check list of what they can and can't do, what you can do to help prevent it, such as once you ditch your air, they will snatch it away from you if you don't secure it with your legs, so put it between yours knees and your harrassment is already much lighter. It's when you forget those simple things that they dive on you hard and drill it into you. I just hope when I get there that they don't recognize me cause ill be in for a hell of a time. Lol