Calendar
Admissions Office
Phone: 903-636-9500
Email: [email protected]
Training Overview
Tuition & Fees
Transportation
2026 Training Dates
1st & 2nd Phase
Basic Training
UNIT 74
MARCH 26 – MAY 29, 2026
Early Registration Ends: Feb 16, 2026
Late Application Dates: Mar 9 – Mar 20, 2026
Registration Deadline: Mar 20, 2026
UNIT 75
SEPTEMBER 10 – NOVEMBER 13, 2026
Early Registration Ends: August 3, 2026
Late Application Dates: Aug 24 – Sept 4, 2026
Registration Deadline: Sept 4, 2026
Intermediate Training
UNIT 73
JANUARY 10 – MARCH 14, 2026
Early Registration Ends: Nov 16, 2025
Registration Deadline: Dec 29, 2025
UNIT 74
JUNE 27 – AUGUST 29, 2026
Early Registration Ends: May 31, 2026
Registration Deadline: Jun 15, 2026
3rd Phase
Winter Quarter
JANUARY 10 – MARCH 14, 2026
Early Registration Ends: Dec 8, 2025
Registration Deadline: Dec 29, 2025
Aviation (Only Instrument Rating & Above)
Leadership & Communications
Spring Quarter
MARCH 14 – JUNE 6, 2026
Early Registration Ends: Feb 9, 2026
Registration Deadline: Mar 2, 2026
Aviation
Basic Training Cadre
Construction
EMT
Missions (Pending)
Summer Quarter
JUNE 27 – AUGUST 29, 2026
Early Registration Ends: May 25, 2026
Registration Deadline: Jun 15, 2026
Aviation (Only Instrument Rating & Above)
Leadership & Communications
Technical Rescue
Fall Quarter
AUGUST 29 – NOVEMBER 21, 2026
Early Registration Ends: July 27, 2026
Registration Deadline: Aug 17, 2026
Aviation
Basic Training Cadre
Construction
Diving
EMT
Missions (Pending)
ALERT Events
ALERT Preview Day
Preview Day allows interested students and their parents to watch Advancement Day guided by a member of the ALERT battalion, meet staff and instructors, and tour the campus.
Advancement
There is no other day so anticipated by the men in Basic Training and their parents. Advancement Day includes a skills demonstration, drill & ceremony review, ceremony and banquet.
Graduation
The graduation ceremony is the culmination of all 3 phases of ALERT training. Graduation is a formal ceremony, full of symbolism and ALERT traditions, followed by a formal banquet.