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the hearts of their 8 to 17-year-old sons"

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I am pleased to announce that the completely revised ALERT Cadet Basic Training Manual (BTM) is now available!
For several years we have wanted to totally rewrite the BTM to make it more user-friendly but just did not have the resources to get the job done. God provided the resources this summer, in the form of [...]

Gentlemen,
The ALERT Cadet team has been working diligently this year to complete several curriculum projects.  Among these are a total rewrite of the 1st year curriculum, the Novice Handbook (complete), a total rewrite of the Basic Training Manual (expected October), and completion of the 4th year curriculum, the Servant Handbook (now complete!).  God has been [...]

Gentlemen,
We have received very enthusiastic and positive comments regarding the new Novice Handbook 2nd Edition.  Thank you for your encouragement to the staff that put it all together.
One ALERT Cadet young man and his father have, of their own initiative, put together a completion schedule for the Novice Handbook 2nd Edition to assist you in [...]

Greetings,
We at ALERT Cadet Headquarters love to hear stories about how God has used the ALERT Cadet handbooks (The Basic Training Manual, Novice, Pilgrim, and Craftsman) as tools to assist you, as a father, to win and keep the heart of your son(s).
We desire these tools to be as effective as possible. To that [...]

Fathers wear arrows on their ALERT Cadet chambray uniform shirt to signify the number of sons they have currently involved in the ALERT Cadet program. The arrow is chosen as our insignia from Psalm 127:4, “As arrows are in the hand of a mighty man; so are children of the youth,” to remind fathers of [...]