Atuda
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Atuda, or Academic Atuda (Hebrew: עתודה אקדמית, literally: academic reserve), is a program of the Israeli Defense Forces which enables youngsters who are intended to join the army as soldiers, to study academic studies prior to their military service. After they complete their studies, they join the army and serve at a position that fits the professional knowledge they gained during their studies.
The standard age in which new soldiers join the Israeli Defense Forces, 18 years old, usually brings the army soldiers with at most high school education. In many fields the army needs soldiers with a much broader education and with an academic background, such as engineer
s, physician
s and lawyer
s. That is the purpose the Atuda program serves.
An Israeli soldier which participates in the Atuda program is called Atudai. After finishing his studies, the Atudai serves three years of obligatory service in the army, such as any other soldier, and then serves another three years of regular service. Usually he goes through an officer training
after his studies and before starting his obligatory service.
The tuition payments the Atudai is required to pay for his studies are partially paid by the army.
The standard age in which new soldiers join the Israeli Defense Forces, 18 years old, usually brings the army soldiers with at most high school education. In many fields the army needs soldiers with a much broader education and with an academic background, such as engineer
Engineer
An engineer is a professional practitioner of engineering, concerned with applying scientific knowledge, mathematics and ingenuity to develop solutions for technical problems. Engineers design materials, structures, machines and systems while considering the limitations imposed by practicality,...
s, physician
Physician
A physician is a health care provider who practices the profession of medicine, which is concerned with promoting, maintaining or restoring human health through the study, diagnosis, and treatment of disease, injury and other physical and mental impairments...
s and lawyer
Lawyer
A lawyer, according to Black's Law Dictionary, is "a person learned in the law; as an attorney, counsel or solicitor; a person who is practicing law." Law is the system of rules of conduct established by the sovereign government of a society to correct wrongs, maintain the stability of political...
s. That is the purpose the Atuda program serves.
An Israeli soldier which participates in the Atuda program is called Atudai. After finishing his studies, the Atudai serves three years of obligatory service in the army, such as any other soldier, and then serves another three years of regular service. Usually he goes through an officer training
Officer training
Officer training refers to the training that most military officers must complete before acquiring an officer rank. A potential recruit becomes an officer cadet, someone in training. An officer in training can either be trained in a military college like West Point, or taken from the enlisted ranks...
after his studies and before starting his obligatory service.
The tuition payments the Atudai is required to pay for his studies are partially paid by the army.