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One Thing That Sets ALERT Apart
One of the things ALERT is known for is its vocational training in public service fields such as firefighting, emergency medicine, SCUBA, and tech rescue. While one of our goals is to provide men with excellent training that will prepare them to excel in...
Service is a Key Component
Service is, and has always been, a key component of the ALERT program. On one hand, it makes sense, since we have a large group of physically active young men that we can take to disasters or service projects. But our view of service is much greater than...
The Gospel is Central
The Gospel is central to what we do here at ALERT. We strongly believe that the Gospel is the only thing that can truly transform an individual. Without the Gospel, every other part of or training is lacking. Without the Gospel, discipline would simply be...
The Company You Keep
The idea that your life is shaped by the company you keep has been consistently taught for 3,000 years. King Solomon included it in his proverbs (Proverbs 13:20), and the Greek tragedian Euripides wrote about it in the 400s BC. Yet, as well known as this truth is, do...
Passing Saturday Inspection
One of the most memorable moments of Basic Training for each unit is the day when they finally pass Saturday Inspection. After weeks of failing, and hours of frenzied cleaning, all the hard work the men put in pays off and they pass the inspection. Each unit only gets...
We Want to Give Them Jesus
Throughout a young man's training at the ALERT Academy, he will primarily receive three things: unique and exciting experiences, fellowship in a community of like-minded men, and a perspective shift to recognize that life is not about him. As important as those things...