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All Soldiers

  • Olive Green and white T shirts

  • מנעול  לקידבק combination locks for the bag/locker

  • שק כביסה  laundry bag (not nylon)

  • שק שינה פנימי  sleeping bag liner (The IDF are not the best at washing their sleeping bags) After training, sheets are usually allowed if you bring.

  • כפכפות ( for shower) flip- flops

  • כלי רחצה  toiletries  - all in one shower gel/hair shampoo saves space and weight

  • גומיות (למכנסיים / לנעליים)  rubber bands for the bottom of the trousers

  • Spare grey or black socks for boots (combat soldiers – get good, expensive ones if possible)

  • בגדי ספורט  sportwear

  • משחת נעליים +מברשת  shoe polish (colour depends on unit) + shoe brush

  • Mozzie Repellent – vital

  • Shaver

  • Watch (most popular brand is G-shock by Casio, but anything that can handle dust and water and mud is fine for combat soldiers)

Army ranks,

tags and berets

צהל

Israeli Army Ranks

Tekes/ 

Ceremony

Information

                                    - take a hat/sunscreen

                             - there is usually no shade                     on the parade ground and you can

sit around in the blazing sun for long

enough to get thoroughly burnt!  

- In the winter dress warmly.

 - take bourekas/

 nash - the boys are hungry  by the end

  - go early as we got to spend an hour with our son before the Tekes started.

 - go early, sit as near to the front as you can, but accept that you won't see      a thing. As soon as it starts, a bunch of Israelis will rush to the front to get       a better view/take good photos/get a better photo than anyone else and           generally get in the way. You're going for the atmosphere and so that                your daughter knows she has your support.

- Sign up for the dvd - they'll deliver to any address in                   Israel, it costs about £5 and you'll see

                everything perfectly!

Hebrew

English

Commander

Chulia

Fire Team

 

Kita

Squad

Corporal or Sergeant

Machlaka

Platoon

Lieutenant

Pluga

Company

Captain or Lieutenant

Gdud

Battalion

Lieutenant-Colonel

Chativa

Brigade

Up to 1967: Colonel 
From 1968: Brigadier-General

Ugda

Division

Major-General

Solil-l’ah

Artillery Battery

 

Tayeset

Air force S Squadron 

 

Equipment List

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