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Lot's of good info goin' on here....
Cromp, since you are a soldier, you understand that it is all about your gear. One of the things that keep you from panicking in a stressful situation is having confidence in your gear. There have been many times when using rental gear of some sort I looked at MY dive watch and immediately felt at ease. I have had first stages come apart, mask and/or fins break, BC's fail to inflate, gauges flood, and seasickness strike at 100'. Slowing down and being able to think straight can keep you alive.
Definitely do the toothpaste idea. Sometimes the simple things just work.
On ID'ing your gear....yeah, dayglo tape would be kinda dorky, until you have to fish YOUR black fins from a rinse bucket full of 14 other black fins. I changed out my fin straps to the stainless steel spring kind and it helps me ID them easier. Also a trick I have used is to use a black strap on a clear mask or clear fin straps on black fins. Anything to help ID them as yours is good.
I can tell already you're gonna love it.
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