Yes, I am proud of my experience, and part of any evaluation of a buddy by a buddy or by a DM is knowing who is at what level of experience, and that’s not just the certification level, what can I count on, what do I have to worry about? Also if there are several DMs I want to get paired with divers of the same ability or into a group that may be taking a more advanced dive. If a dive shop is short of DM’s and wants to use you as an unpaid DM or Instructor while on vacation, maybe you are diving with the wrong dive shop. And anyway, a good DM can probably figure out your level just by watching you set up, a few questions and watching you on dive 1.