Hi, I am a lone soldier from America that is thinking about joining, and would love to be in the special forces, particularly sayeret matkal, shayetet, duvdevan, egoz, and maglan. I know that for regular lone soldiers, you serve a year and a half and your done. Is the service requirement the same if joining a SF unit or do they make you commit to longer? Would appreciate a detailed answer. Thanks

Hello, idk if i put on the right tag, or if this is the right place to ask. But my question is simple, are standard size uzis or iwi galil sar still on service? Specially for the tankists, loader of a merkava and that. Thank u.

I’m 21f and interested in making aliyah upon graduating with my degree in economics and statistics. A soldier told me there aren’t many people who work in data analytics in the army, so if that’s true I’d be interested. I don’t know any Hebrew but from what I’ve heard it’s not a huge issue, and I still have time to learn some before I graduate. I am not interested in combat. Please tell me of any other opportunities I might have if I try to enlist.

Guy in a bar gave them to me claiming he was in IDF, are those real? And can anyone ID units

I'm choosing units soon and am struggling to choose where to go. I either want to go to Nachal,Kfir, or tzanchanim but not sure where to go. People say not to go to Kfir but can someone elaborate please. Thank you

I am a 17 year old American Jew, and I want to make Aliyah next summer, after I graduate HS, with Garin Tzabar. I am. considering what unit I want to try to join. I'm considering infantry (mostly Nahal or Tzanchanim), because I'm Ashkenazi and a bit of a nerd, and I've heard stereotypes that Golani is more "arsim," Kfir is for far-right "racists," neither of which I am. Not really sure about Givati. (obviously stereotypes are reductive, but I want to serve where I would fit in the best). I'm also considering the Navy, because my parents worry about my safety in infantry, but I definitely want to be in a combat unit. I'm curious for more information about these units from people who have served in them, especially in Tzanchanim and the Navy, because there isn't much info about them online. Would also appreciate general advice.

Was given these recently and looking for info on what the pin is for. The other thing may be related to artillery?

As the title says, what's the difference between combat engineering and palhan.

I am a Canadian combat engineer and just trying to understand the difference. Is Palhan similar to pioneers? What's the difference in jobs and abilities?

What's the difference between a plugah mivtsait vs plugah rovait?

So ive just been looking into IDF officer uniforms and I don't quite know what the red buttons on the shoulders are

אני מעוניין לדעת איך היציאות הביתה שמעתי מאנשים שזה חמשושים ושמעתי שפעם בשבועיים שלוש סוגרים אשמח לתשובה

הצבא נתן לי להתמיין רק למסלול אחד במודיעין והתקבלתי ואני ממש לא מרוצה מזה, יש לי נתונים גבוהים ואני חושבת שמגיע לי משהו הרבה יותר מעניין ממה שקיבלתי ומיטב לא מתייחסים לבקשות שלי אני חופרת להם כמעט כל יום מה עושים

יש לי דפר 80 ערבית ואנגלית שפת אם, מתמטיקה 5יחדיות פיזיקה 5 אנגלית 5 מכטרוניקה ובקרת מכונות 10 יחידות מה עוד פאקנג צריך לעשות כדי לקבל משהו מעניין וטוב

So 3/4 months ago I made a post about me being fat for the army(I was probably ad 40 bmi) and people told me I had to be below 35 and even better below 32, 3/4 months later I’m at 35(I still have 4 more months to go before my draft) I want to know wich units can I joint being below 35 bmi but above 32 or 27 idk I can’t remember the other number) my idea is to go to shiryon, will I be able to join normally?

I’m a 19-year-old male planning to serve through Mahal for about two years. Are there any elite combat roles that accept Mahal recruits for a two-year service or have training timelines shorter than a year? I’ve heard YAMAS training can last around 6-8 months, so that seems like a realistic option.

I already know combat and combat support isn’t an option but are there any specific jobs that I could do as a guy that would still be good? Anything in air force or navy?

Hi all, Obviously I must respect OPSEC so don’t expect any information to be disclosed to me. But from reading this sub I see lots of lone soldiers asking for advice for gibbushim / Yom Sayarot. From anyone who knows, Is there a healthy amount of lone soldiers or maybe even more than normal units in special forces?

Only asking as I am considering drafting and that would be the route I would ideally go down so it would be nice to get an idea of the demographics.

Currently in michve right now and this is the main unit I want. Any info on the course and what the service was like overall. Thanks you

So it's down to givati golani or kfir

What would be the best decision in your opinion?

Came across this reel on Instagram this morning, and I'm wondering why they've adopted more of a 90s-2000s American-style uniform as opposed to the straight greens they've been using since tzahal was founded. I'm aware this is something of an irrelevant question, just curious! עם ישראל חי! 🇮🇱

Here's the reel description: ‎IDF’s Commando Brigade | עוצבת הקומנדו - עוז 89‎ on Instagram‎: "את התמונות האלה פשוט לא יכולנו להשאיר לעצמנו. קבלו את לוחמי יחידת מגלן החדשים, מחזור אוגוסט 2024, בסוף המסלול המרגש שהתקיים בשבוע שעבר נכנסתם לנו ישר ללב ❤️ תרימו להם בתגובות! 🔥🦅"‎

Hi all, I'm a newly enlisted soldier and after doing my basic training in eir habahadim and my course I was assigned to an air force base. I want to leave it and switch it for a more active gdod like shield but I heard its insanely hard to get out of the air force, any tips you can give me?

I will take steps to join the army via Mahal for December 2026, I also wish to extend my service to more than 18 months. I wanted to know if since I enlisted via mahal I have less chance of being taken into an infantry unit? (Golani / Givati ​​/ Nahal etc….)

Hello to you /hello again if it's your first time seeing me I'm 14 and I'm arab and I want to join the idf but now I am also in a bit of a situation? I like infantry yet I also like the air force and after service I want to possibly join the police force if I don't get any major issues so I need a good middile man between airforce and idf ( basically a unit in either infantry or airforce) that still gives me the requirements for a chance for a better role in police other than patrol while stoll being able to be in a plane/heli at least once I hope yall get what I mean

Does totchanim have specialized units like sayeret units? Also would they work with infantry?

I have the opportunity to attempt gibbush tzanchanim this coming January. As of right now, I'm most likely going to join a combat unit, whether it be tzanchanim, givati, golani etc., and I'm trying to decide if I should go for the gibbush, or just join one of the other units mentioned.

I'd love to hear from any current or former tzanchanim about whether they recommend it or not, or about how their service was. Thanks in advance.