After-action Report Beginning March 20th a courageous group of fathers and sons met at Big Sandy, Texas, for the 2025 South Central Service Camp. The theme verse for the camp was from John 15:13, “Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life...
Going forward, sergeants and officers are to be given recognition for their personal service of participating in the Cadre of any ALERT Cadet camp for which a participation award is available. The Camp Commander shall determine the number of service hours to be...
My heart for journaling is to have the habit of listening to the Holy Spirit. I want to be hearing from God in His Word. (I now document these treasured messages on my computer.) Remembering to take the time to journal comes from communicating...
For earning the Handbook, Scripture Memory, and Swordsman Awards, any version/translation of the Bible may be selected by the father for memorizing. However, our ALERT Cadet Theme Verse (1 John 2:14) will continue to be in the King James Version, and memorization for...
The more I connect with Third Delta families (not assigned to a unit because of geographic remoteness) who are excited about progress in our Handbooks, the more I want to encourage unit members to become excited about the material in the Handbooks. My experience is...
The following is a composite of dads sharing their experiences in the Handbooks: Take a two-month block of time for each Handbook Phase, with long breaks between Phases. Be outside during the day and work in the Handbooks at night. Build Handbook progress into...
