READ: Important $500.00 is only the enrollment deposit. Course cost is $1500.00. The Department of Veteran Affairs may reimburse participants up to 100% of course costs.
Helping 2 Overcome (H2O) joins NAUI! We are proud to announce that you can use your G.I. Bill® to pay for many of our scuba certifications and licenses. You can choose from a wide selection of programs we offer. Are you interested in learning to dive, improve your diving skills, and becoming a dive professional? The G.I. Bill® can help you accomplish this. Through these series of programs, you will learn the basics of diving and progress up this guided path to become a professional diver. We can help "Take You as Deep as You Want to Go!"
This program is designed for veterans by veterans. Service members who qualify can be reimbursed for their certifications and licensing exams. Restrictions follow same guidelines as the VA licensing and certification reimbursement program – please refer to this website: https://www.va.gov/education/about-gi-bill-benefits/how-to-use-benefits/test-fees/
Service members can use one month of G.I. Bill® benefits per certification or license exam and can progress as far as they want. Service members can use up to one month to six months of benefits to get scuba certified or become a NAUI dive professional. Please see exams and prices below:
Helping 2 Overcome will also DONATE gear to all GI Bill® users. This gear is donated by Helping 2 Overcome and is not part of your GI Bill Benefits – it is a donation from us to you – it is our way to encourage you and enable you to continue to enjoy the benefits of SCUBA far after your certification classes.
Please email copy of GI BILL® Eligibility Letter to h2o@vetsrecover.org BEFORE placing deposit and enrolling.
The Basic Level (Open Water) Course Consists of:
- NAUI Open Water Scuba Diver Certification
- NAUI Enriched Air Scuba Diver Certification
- DAN (Divers Alert Network) First Aid CPR / BLS Certification
Helping 2 Overcome will donate Mask, Fins, Snorkel, Boots, and Bag to participants.
Course Fees and Cost
Course Costs / Fees
- Course Requires ONE MONTH (1) GI Bill® Eligibility
- Course Cost and Fees are $1500.00
- Department of Veteran Affairs will Reimburse Veteran up to 100% of Cost Cost / Fees
- Participants will pay the deposit of $250.00 at sign up.
- After deposit participants will have the option of paying the remaining balance of $1250.00 in full or
- waiting until the course is complete and when the Department of Veteran Affairs reimburses participants the course fees paying the remaining balance at this time.
- Included in fees / costs:
- All required rental gear
- Boat dive fees
- Confined Water (pool) entry fees
- Participant is responsible for
- All travel, lodging and food costs associated with course.
- Entry fees at Vortex Springs or other “open water” training site.
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