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UNDERSEA WARRIORS BENEFICIARY REQUIREMENTS: To be a beneficiary of the Undersea Warriors, a Veteran must have served in any branch of the US Military, has separated honorably, and have a service related disability with a diagnosis of PTSD, TBI, Depression, Anxiety and/or Military Sexual Trauma (MST).
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Not a SCUBA diver, but want to support Veterans who are? Your gifts, both large and small, will help us to achieve our mission of helping those Veterans suffering and want SCUBA therapy.
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*Non-Disabled Veterans and civilian (friend, relative or a certified diver who wants to support Veterans) volunteers are also invited to join the Undersea Warriors as a dive buddy to a qualified Veteran.
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Qualifying branches of service
US Army
US Marines
US Air Force
US Navy
US Coast Guard
US Space Force
UNDERSEA WARRIORS BENEFICIARY REQUIREMENTS: To be a beneficiary of the Undersea Warriors, a Veteran must have served in any branch of the US Military, has separated honorably, and have a service related disability with a diagnosis of PTSD, TBI, Depression, Anxiety and/or Military Sexual Trauma (MST).
For all SCUBA certifications, you must meet the following minimum physical requirements: – You MUST be able to swim 200 meters
– You MUST be able to tread water for 10 minutes. Face MUST remain clear of the water for the duration of the exercise.
– You MUST be in good physical health and may be requested to get a physicians medical approval.
*Non-Disabled Veterans and civilian (friend, relative or a certified diver who wants to support Veterans) volunteers are also invited to join the Undersea Warriors as a dive buddy to a qualified Veteran.
To register for the program, please download the New Member Package.
Email the completed and signed forms and a copy of your DD-214 (redacted if you would like) & your VA Award Letter with your diagnosis to newmember@underseawarriors.net
If you do not want to send in your medical diagnosis on the registration form, we can arrange a confidential phone meeting with a medical professional to confirm you meet the medical conditions for the Undersea Warriors.
The Journey
From a first breath underwater in the pool to a certified open-water diver — the path every Undersea Warrior takes, step by step.
Step 1: Try Scuba
Meet at the pool, get fitted with dive equipment, then get in the water with an instructor for first skills — ending with the giant stride entry.
Meeting at the pool. Tanks and gear laid out. 
The briefing. 
The instructor shows the giant stride. 
The giant leap. 
The giant leap. 
The giant leap. Step 2: Decide to go forward
After the try dive, each veteran decides whether to become a certified diver. All four of the first class said yes.
Your call. Step 3: Get fitted and registered
At Force-E Scuba Center in Pompano Beach: fitted for mask, fins, boots and snorkel — the gear goes in a dive bag and stays at the shop — registered with SDI, and the e-learning link arrives by email.
Force-E Scuba Center, Pompano Beach. Step 4: E-learning at home
Complete the SDI e-learning online.
Step 5: Back to the pool
Additional class pool work; BC, weights and regulator are added to your kit.
BC, weights, and regulator join your kit. Step 6: Open-water dives
Two dives from shore at the beach, weather permitting — or plan B: Tigertail Lake in Dania Beach.
At the surface after an open-water dive. Step 7: Boat dive
A two-tank dive from a dive boat the following day.
Gearing up for the two-tank dive. 
Heading out. Step 8: Certified
Back at Force-E, your SDI certificate and C-card are printed. You are a certified diver and an Undersea Warrior.
Newly certified, at Force-E. 
Newly certified, at Force-E. 
Newly certified, at Force-E. 
The first certified class. Right to left: Roman (General Manager, Force-E Pompano Beach; Director of Scuba Centers and Equipment), Mac, Gary R., Ray, Rob, Gary N. (Director of Diving Instructors), Lee, Jimbo (Director of Veteran Relations), and Milo, the warrior mascot.