As drafted into the Israeli army (44 photos)

Appeal to the Israeli army usually goes quiet - recruits come to a place of gathering, usually a recruitment office or "Home Soldier" (a kind of hotel for the soldiers), say goodbye to my parents and friends, take a bus and go to the main distribution base of the country "Bakum".



easiest to Israeli conscript, did it turn out on Shabbat (Saturday), the day when usually the whole family together. Therefore, usually the first Sabbath "open", ie let the soldiers home after just a few days after the call. Since Saturday, public transportation does not go, the soldiers released on Friday. Therefore, no special experiences. As far as I know, a soldier in any case should not go home at least once in 28 days. But in practice, even in combat troops, soldiers rely quite a few weekends. And every four months, the soldier relies whole week of vacation.

Generally, if you are already talking about the holiday (Hebrew. "Etsiot"), they depend on the location and conditions of service. Such as military cooks go - serve week, a week relaxing at home. In the army, this is called "Week Week". There are "8/6", 8 and 6 on the basis of the house, and is based on the 5 and 9 and at home. Besides, there are soldiers who do come home every day.

But still, the army is not an easy stage in life and getting to the bus, everyone says goodbye to my childhood ...





Since it was in the center of the city, the guards were mostly "for show».

Recruits:















A souvenir photo.



Trumpet Calls! :)















Splash water on the bus ... apparently for good luck. Such a tradition.





























In the Israeli army, there are 3 main large call (for guys) - March, August and November. But sometimes, depending on various reasons, and can call another month. Such as new immigrants, who will undergo a 2-month course on the study of Hebrew, are calling for 2 months before the "big" call.

On Sunday (usually), at 8.30 am, recruits gather at the collection site, where say goodbye to my parents and friends. The next time they see each other again after a few days, usually at the end of the week.





If the recruit lives in the center of the country, that is located near the junction of the base, then it is called in the local military. Recruitment office is located almost at the base, so the bus ride more symbolic, since you need to go just about two minutes.



After arrival at the base, begins a long and tedious process of entering various medical data soldier in a common database. The soldier fingerprinted, teeth, blood is taken, as well as make various immunizations.





Immediately about tattoos - tattoos do soldiers prohibited. At the time of his military service, each inductee into a "private armies" and the port can not be its own army. But if at the time of the call you already had a tattoo, then naturally it is not removed.

Can be very useful, burn in the sun. It relies court. Seriously.



After going through all the medical authorities, recruit receives "Hoger" - magnetic ID card with a personal number, which is usually then remember for a lifetime.

About hairstyle - haircut bald optionally, the length of the hair should be so short that the fingers did not have to be hooked. All who have hair too long to go to the army barber.

In the Israeli army always need to be chistovybritym. "Resolution on the beard" can be obtained either from the army rabbi, that is, for religious reasons, or a doctor, in case there are problems with the skin. But also there is a small loophole - if at the time of the call at the recruit "beard" (well, that there may be 18 years old :). This is the "means" that the army and to have had a beard and already in the service, you can not shave. But once you shave once, all the freebies ... ends.





Disco - plaque with the name and identification number of the recruit. As a joke my commander - "If Zagora, do not worry, you will still be identified by diskitu.»

Chain with diskitom hung around his neck and another on the half put into the shoes.





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