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frontline medic + geist of saint traft

would the angel token trigger battalion?

i think not but wanted to double check

Yes.

611.2c If a continuous effect generated by the resolution of a spell or ability modifies the characteristics or changes the controller of any objects, the set of objects it affects is determined when that continuous effect begins. After that point, the set won’t change. (Note that this works diff erently than a continuous effect from a static ability.) A continuous effect generated by the resolution of a spell or ability that doesn’t modify the characteristics or change the controller of any objects modifies the rules of the game, so it can affect objects that weren’t affected when that continuous effect began.

@Below: My bad. Thanks for the clarification. I'd also like to add this rule:

109.3. An object’s characteristics are name, mana cost, color, color indicator, card type, subtype, supertype, expansion symbol, rules text, abilities, power, toughness, loyalty, hand modifier, and life modifier. Objects can have some or all of these characteristics. Any other information about an object isn’t a characteristic. For example, characteristics don’t include whether a permanent is tapped, a spell’s target, an object’s owner or controller, what an Aura enchants, and so on.

"Being indestructible" is not any of the listed things, so it is not a characteristic. Compare the wording on Frontline Medic "[these creatures] are indestructible" to something that would grant an ability, such as "[these creatures] gain flying."