One of the most outwardly obvious aspects of our training at ALERT, especially Basic Training, is the discipline we drill into the men. Discipline is threaded through everything in Basic Training, from the uniforms to the drill and ceremony to the protocol. Our goal...

“But God” Are there any two words more precious than these we find in Ephesians 2? We were dead, without hope, and blind, “following the prince of the power of the air” Ephesians 2:2 ESV. We were utterly lost and had no way to better our condition. If it had not been...

What does service look like here at ALERT? The examples that come to my mind are not what you'd necessarily expect from an Academy like us.  While we like to show off the cool disaster relief deployments we go on, or the technically challenging search and...

Our motto at ALERT is “Strong to serve”, but how do we help our men live that out? What does that look like practically? The only way to develop men who are strong to serve is through intentional, consistent training and discipline. Because of that, we actually have...

The Oxford dictionary defines camaraderie as "mutual trust and friendship among people who spend a lot of time together." At ALERT, the men spend a lot of time together. They live together, learn together, train together, grow together, and get challenged together on...

Have you ever watched God transform a timid, inexperienced 17-year old into a capable, mature leader in the short span of one to two years? I have at ALERT—many times. One of the tools God uses as He brings about this transformation is hardship. Here at ALERT, we...