Michve Alon is the first stop for most lone soldiers when they draft into the IDF.  They spend 3 months learning Hebrew and preparing for their service. Lone Soldier Center in Memory of Michael [...]

Michve Alon is a base in the north offering an array of educational courses. It is most known for the three-month Hebrew course required at the beginning of a soldier’s service if they are [...]

Every soldier in the IDF receives a gun when they enlist: whether temporarily for basic training or the occasional guard duty shift, or for the entirety of their service, as is the case for [...]

Isuf Kravi is a field intelligence and recon unit gathering information close to and behind enemy lines. The unit’s beret color is yellow and soldiers need a profile of 82+ to join. [...]

The IDF Liaison Unit is responsible for relations between the IDF and foreign armies, international bodies operating in our region and the Palestinian Authority, with the exception of the [...]

Michve Alon is a base in the north where there are many educational courses run. It is most well known for its three-month Hebrew course that is required at the beginning of a soldier’s [...]

The way it works in Israel, is that a lone soldier is someone who has no family in Israel that he or she is receiving support from. Due to the laws granting lone soldiers with financial, as well [...]

Hi DraftIDF, I was wondering where I can look, either physically or online, for an apartment. Can you point me in the right direction? Thanks! ~Noah Hi Noah! Before you start looking for an [...]

We’re either running out of blog post ideas or you’ve probably hit rock bottom, if you’re looking here for ideas of places to go over the weekend. Whatever the case, we have some ideas to share, [...]

When the chagim roll around you might want to take advantage of the numerous opportunities all over Israel during these special times of year. If you’re able to get off base for chaggim, [...]