Subject: "Thank you again for this opportunity..."

February 19, 2025


A new year of forging is well underway here at the ALERT Academy. We currently have 57 men training in the Battalion, units have been deployed to disasters, and our next Basic Training is less than five weeks away. 

As many of you know, we celebrated our 30th anniversary last year and set a huge goal to raise and give out $200,000 in scholarships. With your help, we did just that. We even surpassed our goal for 2024 by over $20,000! And for that, we are incredibly grateful.


As we enter a new year of training and service, we know that one of the biggest obstacles keeping young men from attending ALERT, or completing our training through to Graduation, is finances. We don't ever want that to be the reason a young man decides not to attend. So with that in mind, we have set a brand new scholarship goal for 2025: $250,000 in scholarships awarded by the end of the year. As always, 100% of the money in the scholarship fund goes towards assisting more men in completing their training here.

Right now we have 42 men in 2nd Phase, and many of them will need some sort of scholarship to attend 3rd Phase and graduate into the Eagle Response Unit. The world needs more young men who are spiritually sound, physically fit, and ready to serve. Will you help us forge young men for the Kingdom?

Colonel Jesse Boulden | Unit 40

ALERT Commanding Officer