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Your Service in the Israel Defense Forces

Mahal program:

  • Free IDF Hebrew Studies (Ulpan):
    3 months, if Lishkat Hagius finds your command of Hebrew insufficient
  • IDF Pre-Basic Training (Trom Tironut, for men only): Three weeks preparation for the IDF and improving your Hebrew (not applicable to soldiers who studied at the above army ulpan).
  • IDF Basic Training (Tironut):
    4 1/2 months
    (or 1 month, if non-combat job); arms training, first aid, close combat, self defense, navigation, camouflage, learning defense systems against biological weapons etc.
  • Active IDF Service:
    9 1/4 months of active IDF service
    (or 12 3/4 months, if non-combat job)
    .
    You can opt for extending of your active IDF service for as much as you want.

Mahal Nahal Haredi program:
-under construction

Mahal Hesder program:
-under construction

Path for Israeli citizens residing overseas, former Israelis residing overseas, non-Israelis with an Israeli parent, non-Israelis with parents living in Israel:
-under construction

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