ALERT
Air Land Emergency Resource Team
Program Details
What is ALERT?
ALERT (Air Land Emergency Resource Team) is a training program with a military-type structure for men ages 17 and older.
Basic Training
The first phase of ALERT is the 10-week Basic Training, which is similar to a military boot camp, but with an intense focus on the Lord. Training elements include:
- Leadership Training—Leadership by example
- First Aid—Wilderness applications
- Physical Work—Techniques of strength and endurance development
- Rope Work—Knots and river crossing
- Outdoor Survival—Orienteering and fire and shelter construction
- Character Training—Responsiveness to authority
- Personal Disciplines—Bringing thoughts and actions under control
- Rappelling—Introduction to high-angle rescue
- Sawyer—Proper use of the chain saw
- Evangelism—Sharing faith in Christ with others
- Memorization—The book of I Peter
Advanced Training
Those that complete Basic Training are qualified to go through Advanced Training, where they take multiple courses to prepare them for disaster response, such as:
- Counseling—Training in proven Biblical concepts
- Search-and-Rescue—Land search-and-rescue techniques
- Open Water SCUBA Diving—Entry-level diving with certification from NASE
- High-Angle Rescue—Rope-rescue techniques
- Structural Collapse—Structure stabilization, shoring techniques, and patient extrication
- Firefighting—Basics of structural fire fighting
During Advanced Training, ALERT men also choose an area of vocational training they would like to major in, such as:
- Aircraft Maintenance—Airframe and power plant apprenticeship
- Aviation—FAA-certified ground school and flight instruction
- Auto Mechanics—Basic engine repairs at home or in the workplace
- Construction—Classes and experience in various construction trades
- Emergency Services Operations—Fire Academy, EMT (Basic and advanced rescue skills)
- Emergency Medicine (Paramedic)—Advanced professional emergency care
- Leadership and Management—Managing people, materials, and property
- Law Enforcement—Biblical principles and practice of law enforcement
On-Call to Serve
ALERT is on-call to respond to international needs at the request of governmental officials. Our men are trained and ready to assist in disaster relief, aerial searches, community service, land search-and-rescue, underwater search-and-recovery, and humanitarian aid projects. Recent deployments include:
- Humanitarian Aid to Haiti (2005)—Don Tipton of Friend Ships, International, commented on the team, “They are disciplined, stand at attention, are ready to serve, helpful, and not a smart aleck among them. I had no idea there were people like this wonderful team out there.” Read the deployment report >>
- Columbia Shuttle Recovery (2003)—An astronaut from NASA exclaimed, “Your fellows are the best! After one search team covered an area and found nothing, your men went through it and found hundreds of items.”
- Missouri Tornado Relief (2003)— The Leitle family from Missouri expressed their gratefulness: “You had an extremely generous heart to give of your time and use your saws. We are still in awe at the help we received.”
Red Carpet Weekends
ALERT also offers Red Carpet Weekends to give young men 15 and older and their parents an onsite opportunity to learn more about ALERT. Young men will lodge with their ALERT host who will “show them the ropes” of ALERT life. To learn more about these special weekends visit alertacademy.com or call 903-636-2000. Let us roll out the Red Carpet as you visit the wonderful campus the Lord has provided for ALERT!
Cost Details
More information is available at alertacademy.com.