Veterans' Benefits

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TECHNICAL DIVING

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Become a SCUBA Professional with your GI Bill Benefits®

 

We are proud to support veterans in transitioning into the diving industry. Whether you're seeking a career as a professional dive instructor or looking to expand your technical diving skills, our VA-approved programs provide the training, equipment, and certifications needed for success.

 

Our courses are tailored to military veterans, offering structured learning paths, hands-on training, and career opportunities in recreational, technical, and professional diving. We are committed to making dive training accessible through VA funding and a streamlined enrollment process.

 

Get started today and dive into your next mission!

 

How to Register

 

Step 1: Fill Out the Access Request Form

  • Before you can access the application
  • NOTE: You must register using a Microsoft email address. This does not need to match your PADI email, this is only used for access to the school's online systems.

 

 

Step 2: Confirm Email & Wait for Permissions

  • Check your email and reply if necessary.
  • Allow at least 10 minutes for permissions to be granted before proceeding.

 

Step 3: Complete the Registration Application

  • Once your access is approved, you will gain entry to the registration portal.

 

 

Inside the Registration Application, you will need to:

    ✅ Enter Your PADI Email Address
    ✅ Fill Out the Registration Form
    ✅ Upload Required Documents Listed
    ✅ Await Document Approval (Processing times vary; check your email for updates)

 

Step 4: Enroll in Courses

  • Once your documents are accepted, you will receive confirmation and you will have access to the third button which will allow you to enroll in classes.
  • Access the application again.
  • Select your desired training program, and you're all set to begin!

 

Veteran Programs

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Become a SCUBA Professional with your GI Bill Benefits®

 

In our never-ending quest to provide the best professional diving opportunities around, we are excited to announce a new expansion to our catalog. We have been approved by the VA to provide professional level diving programs to eligible individuals wishing to use their GI Bill® benefits. Eligible members and their beneficiaries can now choose to take the following programs:

 

  • Divemaster:
    This course includes: open water diver, advanced open water diver, rescue diver, emergency first response, deep specialty diver, enriched air specialty diver, navigation specialty diver, night specialty diver, wreck specialty and diver.
     

  • Master Scuba Diver Trainer:
    This course includes: Assistant Instructor, Emergency First Response Instructor, Open Water Scuba Instructor, Deep, Enriched Air, Equipment Specialist, Night, and Wreck Specialty Instructor.
     

  • Instructor Development Course Staff Instructor:
    This course can also provide for the opportunity to staff an Instructor Development Course, for those looking for numbers for their Master Instructor or Course Director Rating.
     

  • Full Face Mask Instructor:
    This course includes: two specialty diver level ratings (PADI Full Face Mask Diver, PADI Integrated Diving Mask Diver), two specialty instructor ratings, and two full sets of the Ocean Reef Neptune III System allowing graduates to immediately start teaching the course to students who may not own a FFM yet

 

Email our Director of Training at info@prodivehawaii.com for more information about our veterans program and to receive a copy of our complete catalog.

Ready to enroll?

When you are ready to enroll, please be prepared to submit the following:

  1. Medical form – signed by a physician available here

  2. Prior Credit Evaluation Form – available here

  3. Certificate of VA Eligibility – register here
    *   Confirm that this has been done at the time of application

  4. Application – available here
    ** Only complete the FIRST PAGE and send to start the application process

  5. Applicable Fees – $100 application fee (not covered by the VA)