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Had a lot of fun doing confined pool work with a veteran this weekend! John served in the Air Force from 1999-2009 and is the second half of a buddy team scheduled for check out dives up at Dutch in July. I have had a bunch of interest from both Active Duty and veterans for training since I...

We certified 1 Veteran last fall and there are 4 more in process so far this year :jump:

Hi Howard, I never posted one of these before, now I know where to more quickly harass you :). I get what you are saying, however, it doesn't seem to be following that logic. For the first couple of days, whenever I posted, I noticed the thread floated to the top of new posts. After a couple...

I saw your donation, thank you so much!! Yes, I am working with other volunteer instructors so I can conduct open water dives as Dutch with more than 1 student at a time. Right now, they are working with me, not independently. Ps- a foundation is a totally different breed of non-profit...

I noticed as a regular poster in the thread "Veterans learn to dive for free..." that it does not show up "new posts" only "recent posts." I read back through site support and noticed the explanations given do not maty of my scenarios, so I thought I would post again. For instance, there is a...

Thank you!! PS I got your message and will text you later in the week :)

Had fun today meeting Spack9 and getting him back in the water! We did a refresher and he did great :). Hope to get him out to Dutch Springs soon and train up some buddies for him.

Thank you! I am know of Rick, but never met him personally, I am a cave diver as well. Cyprus must have been great diving! I started diving in 2007 and also have been hooked since then :)

Thank you for the kind words! I am employed full time and you are right, my time is at a premium now spending most of it on Liquid Therapy. My first certified veteran was also retired Navy. My company employs 40% veterans and he is one of them. He has been a patient guinea pig and I have...

Well, I am not sure about it being my "specialty" but those that know me, know I prefer the BP/W. I was a newbie diver when I tried my first loaner homemade plate and Oxycheq 18lb wing, so it is not actually a "technical" divers preference ;) I learned in a jacket style and rented several...

Gear donations can be tricky and I have a couple of thoughts on that. First, my sponsor shop, www.diveseekers.com must be able to service it and while they carry a ton of lines, they don't do all of them. Then I have to pay for parts and labor to ensure the gear is safe to dive. Second, as...

Thank you for the kind words and for reaching out Spack9, sounds like we will be meeting soon :)

Thank you for the kind words Altamira! Well, I am not so sure about restoring the sense of pride, learning something totally new can be a humbling experience ;) Restoring fun is more my aim and so far, that is exactly what has happened, they really seem to be enjoying themselves. Cute...

I actually did some personal diving up at Dutch this weekend for the first time this year, it was a chilly 48 at 70', brrr! Hiya East End Diver! I do, but it needs to be a manufacturer that is able to be serviced by my sponsor dive shop, Diveseekers. I will shoot you a PM and we can take...

The medium length story is that my employer hosted an event for the Philadelphia Veterans Multi Service center offering the recruiting and HR perspective and tips on resume writing and interviewing skills to the veterans. Afterward he and I and some other HR members were talking and I said I...

Thanks Eric! You are right actually, this has been a bit of a labor of love and I only certified my first veteran last August, 2 years after the idea was recommended by a coworker, also a veteran. As far as PADI was concerned I was an AOW diver and had to complete Rescue, Divemaster and Open...

Thank you so much Jim for the kind words and spreading the message :)

Sweet mercy. There was a bigger picture theme to that conversation :) I have only been diving 8 years, however in that short time I have been the recipient of a pretty constant barrage of pejorative commentary about my configuration. I am not talking about genuine interest or curiosity, I...

Welcome to the beautiful underwater world!! I live in SW Philly and work in the Navy yard, I would be happy to meet you and your daughter and share some of my lessons learned :). PM me if interested. Donna