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Hello, I hope someone can offer some insight for me.
It looks like I'm about to move from the US to Brunei, because of my wife's job. We're both PADI AOW certified, and I MAY have the opportunity to take the training to go pro, as a part time instructor.
I'm interested to know if people generally get their DM and just do that for a while before getting the instructor rating, or whether they just sign up for a full course and go from (A)OW to instructor.
Is there any advice you can offer to someone thinking of going pro.
Before anyone suggests it, I'm not doing it for the money, I know that instructors often barely scrape a living out of it. I'd be doing it because I love to dive and because for 3-4 years I wouldn't have to rely on bringing in a big wage. It just seemed like a great opportunity to do something I enjoy and cover my costs while also gaining a lot of experiences.
Thanks,
J.
It looks like I'm about to move from the US to Brunei, because of my wife's job. We're both PADI AOW certified, and I MAY have the opportunity to take the training to go pro, as a part time instructor.
I'm interested to know if people generally get their DM and just do that for a while before getting the instructor rating, or whether they just sign up for a full course and go from (A)OW to instructor.
Is there any advice you can offer to someone thinking of going pro.
Before anyone suggests it, I'm not doing it for the money, I know that instructors often barely scrape a living out of it. I'd be doing it because I love to dive and because for 3-4 years I wouldn't have to rely on bringing in a big wage. It just seemed like a great opportunity to do something I enjoy and cover my costs while also gaining a lot of experiences.
Thanks,
J.