YM SCUBA School

The SCUBA Adventure gives Young Marines the opportunity to become thoroughly qualified in the “Aquatic” environment. Young Marines will be taught in the classroom, pool and ocean. Once the Young Marine has completed this course they will obtain their Basic, Advanced, Rescue SCUBA Diver and Life Guard Certifications. Registered Adult Chaperones will also participate in certain courses and all dives. Registered Adults must be physically fit and must be able to carry the same SCUBA gear as the Young Marines. All attendees will perform a pre-qualification test upon arrival. This test will include being able to swim 200 yards non-stop with (5) different swim strokes, tread water for 5 minutes with hands above water, and run two miles. Young Marines must be team players. Registered Adults must be able to learn from Young Marines. This is a very physically and mentally demanding course. Young Marines and Registered Adults must be prepared for long days, lots of physical activities and be able to rely on your buddy diver.

The Young Marine Master Diver program started in early 2014, as an exciting opportunity that runs concurrently with the Young Marines SCUBA Course as one of our SPACES programs (Summer Programs, Adventures, Challenges, Encampments, and Schools). The course runs (2) weeks long and is given to those Young Marines who have completed and received their Basic, Advanced and Rescue Diver certifications. Priority for the Master Diver program is given to those Young Marines who have passed the National SCUBA school course.