OPEN WATER SCUBA CERTIFICATION AND MORE
WOULD YOU LIKE TO SCUBA DIVE WITH OTHER LOCAL AREA VETERANS?
OPEN WATER AND ADVANCED/SPECIALTY SCUBA CERTIFICATIONS AND BOAT AND SHORE DIVES
Get Open Water Scuba, Advanced/Specialty Certifications in a 3 weekend (open water) or 1-2 week program (advanced/specialty) program in the Greater Boston area and Rhode Island. Our programs include on-line/classroom training, pool skill sessions and weekends of open water shore dives in Cape Ann, Massachusetts and Jamestown, Rhode Island and boat dives in Cape Ann, Massachusetts.
OBP pays for each Veteran's use of personal equipment (mask, snorkel, booties, fins and gloves for Open Water Scuba Certification Classes), rental charges for other required gear and the classroom/on-line training, pool time and open water training costs.
OBP pays for each Veteran's use of personal equipment (mask, snorkel, booties, fins and gloves for Open Water Scuba Certification Classes), rental charges for other required gear and the classroom/on-line training, pool time and open water training costs.
OUR MISSION
OPERATION BLUE PRIDE
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Operation Blue Pride’s (OBP) mission is to welcome Veterans, Active Duty Military and Gold Star Families into the scuba diving community and provide basic and advanced scuba training and certification, regardless of physical or psychological injuries. OBP enables Veterans to participate in scuba training that is adapted for each individual's needs and in accordance with established certification guidelines. Scuba diving is emerging as a powerful platform for Veterans to improve their independence and sense of purpose as they reintegrate into civilian communities.
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OBP became active in Boston in March of 2014. Since then, OBP has reached out to Massachusetts Fallen Heroes, the Boston Veteran Shelter, the Brockton VA Hospital Adaptive Sports Program, Crescent House Transitional Residence Program and other VSO's and the dive community to raise awareness about our program. Most importantly, through OBP's outreach, OBP has arranged for and financed the open water and advanced certification of 140+ local area Veterans (and that number is growing), ran Try Scuba and Refresher programs and and arranged for a number of guided boat dives in Cape Ann, Gloucester.
OBP's open water scuba program is designed to be local to our Veterans' communities. One of OBP's goals is to help our Veterans expand their personal network within their area here at home. OBP Veterans meet other local Veterans through our program and OBP's ambition is to continue to expand their reach to other local Veterans through diving. |
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