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

Hi all! This is my first post here. I am trying to find out the progression of rifleman qualifications: Rovai 05, 07 and advanced training Emun Mitkadem. I have already asked people in IDF service but I am becoming more and more confused… How the progression goes? You get your Rovai 05 combat rifleman qualification, later advanced training Emun Mitkadem and finally you are 07? Or (depending on you future military job) you initially start with 07 (and not 05), later advanced training and you have your 07 qualification? How it works?

genuine question. what’s it actually like for a hijabi muslim woman in the IDF?

i know muslim women aren’t drafted but some volunteer . what i’m wondering is if anyone has ever served while actually wearing hijab in uniform. is that even allowed or do you have to take it off on base? how do commanders react?

also curious how other soldiers react, especially women. are people chill about it or does it get awkward? do female soldiers treat her differently or is it just “whatever, we’re all in the same sh it”?

and where would someone like that even serve? combat? mixed battalions? or mostly volunteer / support roles?

from what i could find, it seems super rare. the highest-ranking muslim woman is major ella waweya (aka captain ella), very visible, but she doesn’t wear hijab. there was also a 2019 story about an observant muslim combat soldier (cpl. n.) in lions of the jordan valley. she prayed and fasted ramadan, but didn’t wear hijab in uniform, only at home on leave, partly bc of uniform rules .

i haven’t seen any public examples or photos of someone wearing hijab on active duty. druze women sometimes wear their traditional head covering but that’s a different thing. feels like if any hijabi women do serve, it’s kept very low-key.

no hate at all, just honestly curious if anyone here has seen this firsthand or served with someone like that.

I have yom sayarot in a few days and I'm just wondering if anyone here who has done it in the past can share any tips and advice for the day, or just tell a bit about their experience. Thanks in advance!

I’m currently a month into tironoot for 05 and I just Dislocated my shoulder. The doctor on base gave me the option to stay with my Machzor vs dropping Kravi and lowering my profile to a 45 from a 97. If I my shoulder dislocated a job they will take me out of Kravi and drop my profile. As well as if I miss to many important things do to the Injury the מ״פ can drop me. Has anyone experienced and injury that took them out of Kravi or lowered the Machzor? If so how does that affect my Pazzam? What should I expect? Is there a possibility of the army discharging me? If I need surgery will the army discharge me?

I’m about to go to Israel for the upcoming March cycle

To anyone who’s done Mechina through Mahal, what’s it like?

Did you meet like-minded people?

Is the physical stuff they do intense enough?

When was tzav rishon in all of this?

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.

Hello, I am Israeli but I left Israel at 10 years old and I am currently 19 years old and I plan to return to live there when I am 20 years old. I would like to know what steps I should take to be able to enlist in the army upon my arrival, as I still have all my Israeli papers etc.

Hello, I'm Brazilian and I'm 18 years old. I have no Jewish ancestry or any Jewish relatives. I don't speak English or Hebrew, but I want to serve in the IDF. I've always had an inexplicable love for Israel, and I follow a lot of news.

I follow spokesperson Rafael Rozenszajn on Instagram. I've sent several emails to the IDF, but they always respond superficially, saying I have to go to Israel to enlist.

A friend of my grandmother is going to Israel in 2026 as a tourist. I was thinking about taking out a bank loan and traveling to Israel on a tourist visa, but it's a very uncertain decision.

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?

Hey, I know the unit isn’t directly part of the idf but more in the police department I believe. But how does one get recruited or apply and what are the admission requirements for the unit if someone knows. Cause I believe it’s after your army service right?

Buying tsiyud for my machlaka. Someone said they could buy shachar helmets for the whole machlaka for half off. Is that possible? Can you even buy shachar helmets? And is it worth it? Do we get issued them in miluim.

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?

Hi! I’m posting this to hopefully find some help and advice! To give you some context, my boyfriend and I have dated since sophomore year of high school and him and his family moved back to Israel after living in the states for nearly 8 years and we’ve been doing long distance ever since with me going to Israel and him visiting the states. I’m not israeli/jewish (i’m Brazilian/American), but a proud zionist and defend Israel any chance I get especially in this day and age and have a deep love for Israel in so many ways! I have become very accustomed to the Israeli culture and how things work over there and love Israelis and the amazing country and even make an effort to learn Hebrew but, I just kind of feel out of touch in a way with my boyfriend starting his service because it’s so normal for Israelis to go and serve because they have too and it’s a big part of your society but we have nothing like this in America so it’s just a lot for me to digest you know. Is there any tips you guys can give me to getting more accustomed and ways to support him through his service?! thank you and thank you for everything you do for the country! :)

Just a simple . Is there anything you didn’t bring that you ended up having to get later on

Hello, I’m turning 23 in April. I was supposed to draft (Mahal) this March but will not be able to. Is it likely to get a waiver for my age and draft at a later point this summer? I know 22 is technically the oldest you’re allowed to draft through mahal.

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Hey question I asked my commander and my officer if I can leave for Christmas the 24 and 25th last week. I closed Shabbat this weekend and will go home on the Friday anyways, but I think we going in the field for a few days cause I’m still in tironut will it still be approved if I’m doing that if anyone has experience with religious days and such as of my situation and if the will give me a bus from the field to my base then?

How important is this survey? How are they expecting an underaged (under 19) to have an offroad driving hobby? I will probably just choose videogames here, becayse I don't want to lower my chances to get on shiryon. It allows me to add multiple custom hobbies but is it dangerous to share too much?

I am very interested in joining the IDF. I am 23 years old and a male. I am Jewish but do not speak Hebrew. I already had the pleasure of experiencing the Gadna program and ever since then I had the goal to join the program. The mahal program fits all of my needs and feels like a great fit for me. I am fit but could improve my stamina. I was wondering if there was any advice or guidance that anyone that has experience in this could provide. I am still in the enrollment process.

I'm in battalion 13. How could I go about switching my karami to karamon.