The Military Spouse Career Advancement Account (MyCAA) is a Department of Defense program that allots up to $4,000 to eligible military spouses in the pursuit of licenses, certificates and certifications necessary for gainful employment in new career fields.

Use up to $4,000 in MyCAA funds towards an exciting career in diving! MyCAA funds can be used for tuition for PADI training programs, academic material and towards equipment needed for your career in diving!

To qualify, applicants must be spouses of an active duty military member – Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines

Activated National Guard or Reserve under the Title 10 orders. Sponser must have pay grade of E-1 through E-5, O-1 or O2, and W-1 or W-2. Spouses must be able to complete their coursework while his/her sponser is on active duty orders.

To get started with MyCAA and start your career as a dive professional:

• Go to https://aiportal.acc.af.mil/mycaa and create a profile. MyCAA will then verify through DEERS to check your eligibility. You can also go to: https://www.militaryonesource.com/MOS/FindInformation/Category/MilitarySpouseCareerAdvancementAccounts.aspx

• Once verified, applicants will create a Career and Training Plan and request financial aid within 60 days of the training start date.

• Select Deep Ecology by searching in the School Search portion and follow the steps for creating a Career and Training Plan for our program. Call Deep Ecology (808) 637-7946 or stop by our shop at 66-456 Kamehameha Hwy, Haleiwa for assistance with this step of the process.

Call us at 637-7946 or email us at dive@deepecologyhawaii.com  today to find out more about this exciting new opportunity to become a dive professional!