Your Service in the Israel Defense Forces

Mahal short program (14 or 18 months):

• Free IDF Hebrew Studies (Ulpan):
  3 months (applicable only 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 long
-under construction

Mahal Nahal Haredi program:
-under construction

Mahal Hesder program:
-under construction

Path for Israeli citizens residing overseas:
-under construction