In the video: The Chief of the General Staff, Major General Herzi Halevi, visited the Tel Hashomer recruitment office today and met recruits and recruits for the war (IDF Spokesman)
The recruitment of fighters for the combat units of the March-April 2023 cycle started already in February and will end very soon, just after the holidays, on May 4.
The meaning of this is that quite a few parents are currently very excited, but also apprehensive before they send their child to the army.
Precisely for this reason, we have collected for you 5 parents who have already gone through the recruitment process for the various military forces and have really thoughtful tips for you new parents:
The tips of Sigal, mother of Rotem and Noam Mizrahi of Golani
Rotem and Noam Mizrahi of Golani (photo: courtesy of the family)
Dear mother of the new Golchik, welcome to the Golani division.
As a mother of two golanchiks, Rotem the officer and in a moment M.P. Tironim and Noam the warrior, I recommend you in the coming years to be there most for him, for your combat soldier, your son, who walks upright with the weapon, the brown beret and the badge with the yellow green tree. Dear
mother , three amazing years (maybe even more) await you in the Golani family. With experience as a mother of two sons in my heart, here are some tips from me to you: 1. It is important to come to
all the ceremonies loaded with delicious food and make sure that there is a full presence of the family members. These ceremonies are the most exciting part of It can be explained in words.
2. When he comes home on Shabbat after a week full of activity - to prepare delicious food for him and full of pots. And no less important - to encourage him to meet with friends from home and from childhood because in the end you must never give up on them. And of course - always send boxes of cookies with him on Sunday prepared at home.
3. Get used to the sudden arrival of the members from the team/department and prepare the house and bedding come and stay to sleep.
4. Prepare a cooler and make a cup of coffee for getting to know new places in our tiny and beautiful country: a station near Metula, a station in Samaria, a lookout over Nablus, and other beautiful and distant places. 5.
Contact the parents from the team and the department. There is always the lead parent who starts a group on a mobile and takes All the parents for making shirts, surprises and meals.
Dear mother of a new Golantzik, I wish you that he returns healthy and happy every time he goes home and ends his combat service in peace.
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The tips of Itamar Bar-Noy, father of Amit the new paratrooper
Amit and Itamar Bar Noy (photo: courtesy of the family)
My stories and that of a colleague are very similar, I studied electricity in high school and I was offered a job in a new unit that was established near my recruitment cycle.
But I refused, and chose to volunteer to be a fighter in the paratrooper brigade.
Forty years later, Amit started a technology reserve, moved from his home in Modi'in to Kibbutz Degania in Kinneret, and the apple didn't fall far from the tree (at all), he did all the paperwork and telephone calls by himself, went through the training and joined the Red Brigade as well.
Even my mother also served in the paratroopers and folded parachutes.
To think that my son is continuing the family tradition in the division fills me with pride, and the experiences he is about to experience cannot be described.
In honor of the enlistment, I can bring my son the five things that, in my opinion, are the most important in the army at least for the first few months:
1. Don't be a smartass, understand what is being asked of you - sometimes you just need to stop, listen and understand what is happening around you without stressing.
2. Accept everything as it is, build from the activity and the experience - the army can sometimes be a difficult place and you have to know how to just flow with the moment and not get excited by anything - in the end even with hard times this will be remembered in the future as one great and special experience.
3. Give help to those around you - don't think only about your private circle, in the end the people you are with will become your best friends for life even later.
4. Organize the equipment every night - it is important to build a routine to keep the things that are important to you and to get caught up in the little things that will make you tidy.
5. To open up to people and give opportunities to friends and experience - the best friends usually come from experiences in the army that are hardly intimate and very quickly discover that the people you least thought you would connect with will become the closest to you.
5. To open up to people and give opportunities to friends and experience - the best friends usually come from experiences in the army that are hardly intimate and very quickly discover that the people you least thought you would connect with will become the closest to you - so it is important to remain open-minded.
The main thing is that he occupies a bed below, and that there is a pleasant rubbing.
The tips of Eyal Almog, father of the fighter Chen Almog, from battalion 402 in the 215th fire brigade
Almog family (photo: courtesy of the family)
I too was part of the artillery family once, I served in the 404th Shepipon Battalion as a loader and today I am the duty manager of Terminal 1 in the National Guard. In honor of being recruited into the artillery corps, I wrote the five tips that I think are the most relevant and meaningful for a parent to give: 1. Always be yourself.
Everywhere Be, no matter where, be you. Be the people you are in your best version. Be attentive and patient to your environment and learn to adapt to it. 2. Help
them enjoy the journey - new beginnings are always difficult and adaptation takes time. Support them when they want to gain experiences , to try new things, and most importantly, encourage them to enjoy the journey itself.
3. Know your place - during the service you will meet people (your commanders) in higher ranks than you who will tell you what to do or where to be. Know not to doubt them and if they tell you that something needs to be done - do it Do
n't
shrink your head...
4. Make sure they always have something sweet on them.
Sometimes you need the sweet chocolate or Bisley to help sweeten the way.
5. Bring them something that reminds you of home.
Maybe a book, a picture or a blanket.
Something they will have in their moments of homesickness until the weekend.
Sharon's tips, mother to Maya, a fighter who is preparing to become an officer
Sharon and Maya (photo: courtesy of the family)
When my Maya was about to be drafted, all I thought about was how to ease her transition - from a lack of worries - to complete responsibility for life.
Happily, Maya already had experience staying away from home and taking care of her campers.
So it was easier.
So here are some tips from me for the journey with your son or your future warrior family:
1. Equip the child only with the necessary things in the backpack and it is very important not to forget medicines.
Take not a suitcase, but a large and strong backpack.
2. To lead them to connect with the recruits around them so that they find at least one company that knows how to listen, accommodate and give good advice - one that will support the penetration of the goal and progress further and further.
Helping them to understand that there are people who are different from them, in behavior, speech, etc.
Teach them to approach, be interested and see everyone.
3. The army is a large body and it is very worthwhile to take advantage of the service to learn, advance and improve.
The goal of the IDF is not to harm them. That is why there is nothing to fear from the commander, but you do have to respect him and talk, ask, consult with him. 4.
When the calls and messages come with difficulties and crying - listen, love and try to find the difficulty. Try to understand together with you whether The difficulty comes from being away from home and in the new reality or really having difficulty coping. And above all believing in them. This is your strength and theirs.
5. We can't control everything. We would only want them to be well, but we are not with them all the time. The most important thing is to let them learn what independence is and direct their lives as best as they can.
Most importantly - let her know that the house always protects and always supports, in every moment and in every situation, and that you and your children have the best of luck.
The tips of Tzvia Erlich, the mother of Sergeant Itamar Erlich Kochavi, a naval fighter on the Ahi Eilat missile ship
Tzvia and Itamar Erlich Kochavi (photo: courtesy of the photographers)
1. Be there for them.
Recruiting is a new beginning, every new beginning can be challenging.
2. There are things they won't be able to tell you.
As part of the military service and the significant tasks they will perform, there will be moments they will not be able to share with you, accept it with love, tell them you are proud of them and trust them.
3. Pamper them when they return home, our children work very hard, undergo complex training, go on regular security missions, all with the aim of maintaining the security of the State of Israel.
4. Make sure they always have something sweet on the way, so that even tens of miles from Israel or from the level exercise, they can remember the taste of home together with their friends.
5. Leave them messages - even if they don't read them until two days later, leave them a sweet message from the heart with wishes for a successful week.
The main thing is that they will always have something good to receive from you in the morning.
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