I was certified on Sep. 30. The following week I did AOW in Cabo which in my opinion, was a bunch of adventure dives with a Navigation Dive in there. Came back and did the rescue course because I am a Registered Nurse and taking the class made sense given my background.
Since certification I’ve made 39 Dives outside of training. I linked up with a couple diver groups in the area that meet regularly. The one I’m really excited for is that I reached out to our county Sheriffs Office Dive Team and was invited to come observe and if things work out, start training to be a volunteer Public Safety Diver. The PSD training is lengthy and my first day there, I didn’t even splash. Just watched. As they meet more and we build a foundation of trust, I’ll be allowed to participate more. Truly excited for that.
In the meantime, I splash as much as I can find a buddy to splash with.