Have the right mindset. Be a good friend. Be a leader.

Your mindset and mentality set the tone for your service – it makes your service easier and more successful. Be in the army to give and serve. Don’t be a lawyer who argues for which minute you arrive home and when you get a Yom Siddurim (day off). Instead, make good relationships with your officers, so they will want to help you.

You can, and should, make amazing friends in the army who you stay close with in reserves and throughout life.

You can lift everyone up.  Your morale can be contagious and should lift everyone up around you. Lead from the front with amazing actions – that is what it means to be a true leader. If you really want to lead, ask early and often to go to Course Makim (Commander’s Course), become a commander and strive to be an officer!