Scuba Cobra,
Very few people make a full-time living teaching scuba diving unless they're working at a resort or also work sales in a scuba shop full-time. Here in northern VA there just isn't enough scuba business. The running joke with the part-time instructors where I work is we don't make money, we just lose less money than if we didn't DM/teach.
Ballpark fees is $1200 for divemaster and an additional $2200 for instructor not including equipment. More or less depending on certifying agency and how much time spent on a boat.
I checked out the website you included, there's at least four programs going on, vocational rehabilitation, tuition assistance, pre-9/11 GI Bill, and post 9/11 GI Bill. The website states gear is not covered when using tuition assistance. Jumping over the the Hawaii Scuba University webpage gear is covered by post-9/11 GI Bill.
Sam
Very few people make a full-time living teaching scuba diving unless they're working at a resort or also work sales in a scuba shop full-time. Here in northern VA there just isn't enough scuba business. The running joke with the part-time instructors where I work is we don't make money, we just lose less money than if we didn't DM/teach.
Ballpark fees is $1200 for divemaster and an additional $2200 for instructor not including equipment. More or less depending on certifying agency and how much time spent on a boat.
I checked out the website you included, there's at least four programs going on, vocational rehabilitation, tuition assistance, pre-9/11 GI Bill, and post 9/11 GI Bill. The website states gear is not covered when using tuition assistance. Jumping over the the Hawaii Scuba University webpage gear is covered by post-9/11 GI Bill.
Sam