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Montiel’s ALERT Cadet Story

Twenty-three years ago I saw something that will forever be etched into my memory. I didnot see a famous painting or a famous person. Nor did I see an amazing sunset or an amazingnatural landmark. What I saw was a face, the face of an eight-year-old boy. We were in...

Darrell’s ALERT Cadet Story

Alert Cadet has been a wonderful tool for my eight sons and me to forge relationships withone another.  My wife and I have watched them grow in the program by attending Father andSon Camps with other families for fellowship and service projects, as well as by...
2024 Eastern Region Father and Son Service Camp

2024 Eastern Region Father and Son Service Camp

Southern AreaCamp Commander’s After-action Report Held in the hills of southwest Pennsylvania, this late April three-day camp was an awesome fellowship of seven dads, thirteen sons, and six cadre leaders, including newly-promoted Sgt. Benji Zook. The nights got...
2024 South-Central Father-Son Service Camp

2024 South-Central Father-Son Service Camp

From Thursday, March 14th–17th, a Company of 28 consisting of 9 fathers and 16 sons plus 3 members of the Cadre came together for the 3 days of outstanding fellowship and service at Big Sandy, Texas. The fathers and sons were split into three platoons, led by LTC...

Collaboration in the Handbooks

This letter is an effort to provide encouragement for using the Handbooks as part ofyour discipleship in the home. What follows are several suggestions that could maketime spent in the Handbooks more practical. Maybe you have already thought aboutthese and have some...

Making the Handbooks Work for Your Family

Each ALERT Cadet father would do well to work with his son on projects, assign to himsections of the Phase booklet within the Handbook to be completed, and then check forcompletion. While a dad is not required to complete the Handbooks himself, making time to doany...