Basic Training Unit 40- R-Night
September 17th, 2008
Basic Training Unit 40 Cadre prepare for the recruits to arrive.
Members of the ALERT color guard line up for the opening ceremony.
71 new recruits were lead into the gym to begin the introduction to
Basic Training: R-night
Col. Tanner addressed the group encouraging them to press towards
thier goal with endurance.
The recruits were greeted by with a warm welcome from the staff
families and current members of the battalion.
As the night moved on Senior Drill Instructor Sgt. Stephen Falkenstine
read off names and gave recruits their squad assignments.
Each squad carries 7-8 recruits and one squad leader.
With 71 new recruits, Unit 40 is one of the biggest Basic Trainings
in ALERT history.
Basic Training Unit 40 R-night Photo
Perry Ingram
September 18th, 2008 at 4:54 pm
Thank you so much for the update!!! It is wonderful to see the pictures & see our son’s wonderful face!
Kevin O'Sullivan
September 20th, 2008 at 1:59 pm
71 recruits…Praise God.
Anthony Childrey
September 25th, 2008 at 10:05 am
Thanks for the glimpse into the beginning of our son’s training. We are anxious to view more of all the recruit’s experiences. We are praying for all involved.
Fred Bull
September 29th, 2008 at 4:45 pm
So glad to see our son and the other recruits in the pictures.
We pray that this will be a great Basic Training time.
God bless all involved.
Michael Baker
November 17th, 2008 at 1:47 pm
Wow…I remember R-night from my Unit. (32) I even remember SDI Falkenstein, who was a Corporal/squad instructor I believe. Great job all!
John French
January 16th, 2009 at 11:57 am
Unit 40? I feel old……
Tim Jones
January 25th, 2009 at 9:10 pm
Man we were different looking back then! Oorah Unit 40!!! Way to make it through!!
RFC Sanchez Anthony
February 7th, 2009 at 7:31 pm
Wow 70 men thats big. I do miss the alert academy. I want to visit, but I live so far from it. I am trying to see how I can drop by and spent maby a month or 3 weeks. I can help out in the batallion if thats ok.
Jonathan Osborne
April 10th, 2009 at 12:13 am
I remember what i thought that night. witch is suprising considering i dont remember much of anything else. It was something along the lines of “….um some one pleace tell me why am I here again?….”
Sammy Kirkson
April 11th, 2009 at 7:56 pm
Can anyone tell me if there is a Daniel in this unit?
Rsp. Zachary Scherer
April 11th, 2009 at 10:35 pm
I was truly blessed by my journey through basic in Unit 40. Many thanks go to my cadre for discipling me through this critical learning experience. I wish a mighty OORAH! to my basic training squad mates: J. Lindley, I. Metlich, J Swetnam, T. Jones, S. Whaley, and D. Hilmer.
Looking back I realize that I made that challenges of BT much more difficult than they were. Thanks guys for all you did.
For the record: DI Archibald & SL Moody are the most hardcore, awsome cadre ever to drop a recruit.