Israeli Education and Youth Corps
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i Education and Youth Corps is the IDF
Manpower Directorate corps responsible for the education of soldiers and commanders in Israel's military. It is designed to instruct and develop national values among the troops.
, the aims of the education system in the IDF are to increase the motivation and morale of the troops and units. This is achieved by introducing cultural activities into the lives of soldiers, teaching them about the country and its values—both national and universal—as well as by teaching them about the nature of their duties as soldiers and citizens of the state.
and Nahal
), comprises four IDF education programs:
Mihve Alon, a training base for new immigrants not proficient in the Hebrew language, is also subordinate to the Magen division.
Many of the soldiers in various roles in the Education Corps get their training in the Youth Education Training Base.
Among these roles:
The emblem of the Education and Youth Corps is composed of four stripes integrating into one flame.
Three of them (different shades of blue) represent the three different centers of the corps and the fourth (colored white) represents the headquarters of the corps.
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
i Education and Youth Corps is the IDF
Israel Defense Forces
The Israel Defense Forces , commonly known in Israel by the Hebrew acronym Tzahal , are the military forces of the State of Israel. They consist of the ground forces, air force and navy. It is the sole military wing of the Israeli security forces, and has no civilian jurisdiction within Israel...
Manpower Directorate corps responsible for the education of soldiers and commanders in Israel's military. It is designed to instruct and develop national values among the troops.
Goal and designation
According to former Chief Education Officer Avner ShalevAvner Shalev
Avner Shalev is the chairman of the Yad Vashem Directorate of the The Holocaust Martyrs' and Heroes' Remembrance Authority.-Service in the IDF:...
, the aims of the education system in the IDF are to increase the motivation and morale of the troops and units. This is achieved by introducing cultural activities into the lives of soldiers, teaching them about the country and its values—both national and universal—as well as by teaching them about the nature of their duties as soldiers and citizens of the state.
Structure
The Education and Youth Corps is divided into two main brigades - the Magen division and the education division - as well as 6 independent units directly subordinate to the Chief Education Officer:- The Jerusalem College
- Planning and organization branch
- Education and youth training baseBahadBahad is a military training base in the Israel Defense Forces. Each Bahad deals with a certain field, such as law enforcement or logistics. Generally, each Bahad belongs to a certain corps and conducts all courses required by the corps in question...
- The School for Leadership
- The army weekly BamahaneBamahaneBamahane is a Hebrew-language weekly magazine published by the Israel Defense Forces...
- Israeli Army Radio
Magen division
The Magen (an abbreviation for Morot-Hayalot (teacher soldiers), GadnaGadna (Israel)
Gadna is an Israeli military program to prepare youth for their mandatory military service in the Israel Defense Forces or Border Police. A one week program of discipline and military learning run mostly by soldiers of the Nahal infantry brigade, as well as by soldiers recruited and trained...
and Nahal
Nahal
Nahal is an Israel Defense Forces infantry brigade. Historically, it refers to a program that combines military service and establishment of new agricultural settlements, often in outlying areas...
), comprises four IDF education programs:
- Mak'am (an abbreviation for Merkaz Kidum Ukhlusiyot Meyuhadot - Center for the Advancement of Special Population Groups), a program initiated by Rafael EitanRafael EitanRafael "Raful" Eitan was an Israeli general, former Chief of Staff of the Israel Defense Forces and later a politician, a Knesset member government minister...
to call up and support soldiers who would otherwise not be called up, such as those with serious educational deficiencies (lack of compulsory education), long criminal histories, etc. These are termed 'adaptaion problems' in the IDF, and those with a rating of 40-60 are considered Mak'am youth. The Mak'am base is called Havat HaShomer and located in the north of the country, and trains those Mak'am youth with the most serious problems. - Teacher soldiers, a program to train female soldiers to become teachers in the civilian sector.
- Gadna, short paramilitary training programs for high school youth. The Gadna program has 3 such training bases - Tzalmon in the north, Ju'ara in the center, and Sde Boker in the south of the country.
- Nahal Nucleus , another pre-military-age program.
Mihve Alon, a training base for new immigrants not proficient in the Hebrew language, is also subordinate to the Magen division.
Education division
The education division serves as the professional guide for the other units of the corps, and of the IDF in general. It is divided into 6 branches:- Mak'am branch
- Education and HasbaraHasbaraPublic diplomacy in Israel refers to public relations efforts to disseminate information about Israel. The term is used by the Israeli government and its supporters to describe efforts to explain government policies and promote Israel in the face of what they consider negative press about Israel...
branch - Culture branch
- AliyahAliyahAliyah is the immigration of Jews to the Land of Israel . It is a basic tenet of Zionist ideology. The opposite action, emigration from Israel, is referred to as yerida . The return to the Holy Land has been a Jewish aspiration since the Babylonian exile...
branch - Arm and corps branch
- Moriah branch
Education and youth training base
The Education and youth training base, or by its name Sha'arei Avraham (Abraham's gates) was built near the Re'em Junction in the Lachish Valley near Kiryat Mal'akhi.Many of the soldiers in various roles in the Education Corps get their training in the Youth Education Training Base.
Among these roles:
- Mashakit Hod מש"קית הו"ד - teaching and command NCO
- Madan Merhav and Basis מד"ן מרחב ובסיס - a youth guide in the base and region
- Mashakit Hinukh מש"קית חינוך - education NCO
- Mashakit Aliya מש"קית עלייה - immigration NCO
- Military ensemble
- Museum guides
- The teacher-soldiers who are also a part of the Education Corps don't get their training in the Youth Education Training Base, but in a civic seminary called Ramot Shapira, which is in moshavMoshavMoshav is a type of Israeli town or settlement, in particular a type of cooperative agricultural community of individual farms pioneered by the Labour Zionists during the second aliyah...
Beit MeirBeit MeirBeit Meir is a religious moshav in central Israel. Located in the Jerusalem hills around nine miles from Jerusalem, just off the Jerusalem-Tel Aviv highway, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. In 2006 it had a population of 546...
, next to Jerusalem. this is a result of the "lending agreement" with the Education Minister of Israel.
Insignia
Three of them (different shades of blue) represent the three different centers of the corps and the fourth (colored white) represents the headquarters of the corps.
Chief officers
| Name | Years as chief officer | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| Lieutenant Colonel Yosef Karib | 1948–1950 | |
| Colonel Aharon Ze'ev | 1950–1963 | |
| Colonel Mordechai Bar-On Mordechai Bar-On Mordechai Bar-On is an Israeli historian and former IDF Chief Education Officer and politician.-Biography:Born in Tel Aviv during the Mandate era, Bar-On was a member of the IDF's first officer training course in 1948. He became a platoon commander and company commander in the Givati Brigade, and... |
1963–1968 | former Knesset Knesset The Knesset is the unicameral legislature of Israel, located in Givat Ram, Jerusalem.-Role in Israeli Government :The legislative branch of the Israeli government, the Knesset passes all laws, elects the President and Prime Minister , approves the cabinet, and supervises the work of the government... member |
| Brigadier General Yitzhak Arad Yitzhak Arad Yitzhak Arad , is an Israeli historian, retired IDF brigadier general and a former Soviet partisan who has served as director of Yad Vashem from 1972 to 1993... |
1968–1972 | Director of Yad Vashem Yad Vashem Yad Vashem is Israel's official memorial to the Jewish victims of the Holocaust, established in 1953 through the Yad Vashem Law passed by the Knesset, Israel's parliament.... , 1972 - 1993 |
| Brigadier General Shaul Givoli | 1972–1975 | |
| Brigadier General Amir Betsal'el | 1975–1977 | |
| Brigadier General Avner Shalev Avner Shalev Avner Shalev is the chairman of the Yad Vashem Directorate of the The Holocaust Martyrs' and Heroes' Remembrance Authority.-Service in the IDF:... |
1977–1979 | current Director of Yad Vashem Yad Vashem Yad Vashem is Israel's official memorial to the Jewish victims of the Holocaust, established in 1953 through the Yad Vashem Law passed by the Knesset, Israel's parliament.... |
| Brigadier General Avraham Zohar | 1979–1982 | |
| Brigadier General Josef Eldar | 1982–1985 | |
| Brigadier General Nehemya Dagan | 1985–1988 | |
| Brigadier General Ehud Gross | 1988–1991 | |
| Brigadier General Shalom Ben Moshe | 1991–1995 | |
| Brigadier General Evrham Asha'hal | 1995–1997 | |
| Brigadier General Ran Glika | 1997–1999 | |
| Major General Elazar Stern Elazar Stern Elazar Stern is a former general in the Israel Defense Forces and former head of the Israeli Human Resources Directorate. Born in Tel Aviv, Stern attended Bar Ilan University, where he received a B.A. in Economics and Land of Israel Studies. He also received a Master's degree in Business... |
1999–2004 | later, also head of the Human Resources Directorate |
| Brigadier General Ilan Harari Ilan Harari llan Harari is a retired brigadier general Israel Defense Forces. He is most known for serving as the Chief Education Officer of the IDF. He has served in several combat positions, including a command position in the Nahal Brigade and as a battalion commander in the Golani Brigade.On September 22,... |
2004–2007 | |
| Brigadier General Eli Shermeister | 2007– | present commander. |