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Can I join the IDF If my parents live in Israel?
If anyone of your parents resides in Israel, your min. service time could be longer [if this applies to you – here] willing to do at least 14 months of IDF service, shoulder to shoulder with regular Israeli soldiers. If anyone of your parents resides in Israel, your min. service time could be longer [if this applies to you – here]
Can non-Israelis join the IDF Mahal program?
Basically all non-Israeli citizens ( men: age 18 – 23 inclusive | women: age 18 – 20 inclusive | physicians 35 inclusive) qualify for the above IDF Mahal programs (i.e. without acquiring Israeli citizenship). However, the service time of non-Israelis with a close link to Israel such as
What are the requirements to enlist in the Israeli army?
1 age at enlistment: 18 and older 2 Israeli citizen 3 either resident of Israel after your 10th birthday or cumulated visits in Israel of more than 120 days in anyone of the calendar years after your 10th birthday 4 at least one of your parents resides in Israel 5 Service time: depending on personal factors – here 6 Register online
How many soldiers join the Israel Defense Forces each year?
Every year, thousands of soldiers — from Israel and all around the world — join the Israel Defense Forces. The one thing that nearly all IDF soldiers have in common is their draft day experience.
What are the qualifications to join the IDF?
Following are the paths with the details of the required qualifications. Please choose only ONE of the paths for which you qualify and register here now: willing to do at least 18 months of IDF service (14 months, if no army ulpan required), shoulder to shoulder with regular Israeli soldiers.
How do I join the Israel Defense Force?
If you want to volunteer (as I did), then your only option is through Machal, an IDF program. In this case, you are completely on your own until your draft date. You have to find your own way to Israel, your own lodgings, your own initiative to get in touch with Machal and go through the enlistment.