Israeli Education and Youth Corps
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The Israeli Education and Youth Corps (Hebrew: חיל החינוך והנוער, Heyl HaHinuh VeHaNo'ar) is the IDF Human Resources 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.
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[edit] The Youth Education Training Base
The Youth Education Training Base, or by its name "shaarey evraham" (Abraham’s gates) was built aside "re'em" junction in "lahish" valley in the southern part of Israel.
Many of the soldiers in varies roles in the Education Corps get their training in the Youth Education Training Base.
among these roles:
- Mash"akit Ho"d עברית: מש"קית הו"ד- (commander that is not an officer for teaching and command)
- Mada"n Merhav and Basis עברית: מד"ן מרחב ובסיס-(a youth guide in the base and region)
- Mash"akit Hinuh עברית: מש""קית חינוך- (commander that is not an officer for education)
- Mash"akit Aliya עברית: מש"קית עלייה- (commander that is not an officer for immigration)
- 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 Moshav (cooperative settlement) beit meir, next to Jerusalem. this is a result of the "lending agreement" with the Education Ministers if Israel.
[edit] Education and Youth Corps logo
The logo for the Education and Youth Corps is composed of four stripes integrating into one flame. three of them (different shades of blue) represents the three different centers of the corps and the forth (colored white) represents the headquarters of the corps. the new logo shows the power of the corps as an independent corps not subjugated to other centers in other corps.
[edit] Main officers of the corps
| name | years as main officer | comments |
| Lieutenant Colonel josef karib | 1948 - 1950 | |
| Colonel Aharon Ze'ev | 1950 - 1963 | |
| Colonel Mordehay Bar-On | 1963 - 1968 | former assembly member |
| Brigadier General Yihshak Arad | 1968 - 1972 | |
| Brigadier General Shaol Givoli | 1972 - 1975 | |
| Brigadier General Amir Betsal'el | 1975 - 1977 | |
| Brigadier General Avner Shalev | 1977 - 1979 | "Yad Vashem" chairman |
| 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 Shtern | 1999 - 2004 | today head of human resource |
| Brigadier General Ilan Hara'ri | 2004 - 2007 | |
| Brigadier General Eli Shermayster | 2007 - | present commander. |
[edit] the Corps Bases
Mikve Alon - for new immigrants not proficient in the Hebrew language. In this base the commanders are Mash"akit Aliya עברית: מש"קית עלייה- (commander that is not an officer for immigration) and Ktsinat Aliya עברית: קצינת עלייה - (officer for immigration).
Havat HaShomer - for soldiers with adaptation problems (which can, but does not have to, include deficiencies in education). In this base the commanders are mash"akit ho"d עברית: מש"קית הו"ד- (commander that is not an officer for teaching and command) and Ktsinat ho"d עברית: קצינת הו"ד - (officer for teaching and command).
- Usually this role are done by female commanders and officers there for named in female gender.
- The corps also run three Gadn"a bases. These bases offer a week long experience for teens ages 16-17. Schools from all over Israel send thair 11th and 12th graders for a whole week of Boot Camp experience. In this week the teens experience military discipline, arms lessons, shooting range, physical ability and more.
The three bases are:
- Tsalmon- northern the Galilee, northern part of Israel.
- go'ara- lower Galilee, next to Yokneam Illit.
- Sde Boker- in the Negev, in the South District of Israel right next to the Kibbutz Sde Boker.
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