Dive instructors

[DetectorGuy]

Hey Scubascooby,
  I too want to take my AOW this summer. I am kinda partial to NAUI myself as that is the organization I started with and I agree with their promotion of safety. I need the AOW under my belt to get to the next few levels. I want to eventually get certified in Nitrox, Drysuit, Ice, Cave, Wreck and Master-diver. I have no intentions of going any further than that. I don't want to take pictures underwater or do any marine biology but hey, thats just me. As you can see by reading this thread there are a lot of different styles that are out there. Like a few people mentioned, it all boils down to what do you want to learn and how do you intend to use what you have learned. Are you going to stay at a recreational level? Are you going to become "pro" like: Safety-Rescue, Dive instructor, or Divemaster leading tourist by the hand? The only advice I can give you is to collect as much info as you can until that time and glean out the bad advice and keep the good info.