{"id":38780,"date":"2015-08-24T13:09:43","date_gmt":"2015-08-24T13:09:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nbn.org.il\/?p=38780"},"modified":"2026-01-21T09:59:51","modified_gmt":"2026-01-21T09:59:51","slug":"army-service-length-of-service-for-men-and-women","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nbn.org.il\/nbnlsp\/army-service-length-of-service-for-men-and-women\/","title":{"rendered":"Length of Service for Olim"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling lspapp_include\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-padding-top:20px;--awb-padding-bottom:20px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-alert alert notice alert-warning fusion-alert-center fusion-alert-capitalize awb-alert-native-link-color alert-dismissable awb-alert-close-boxed\" role=\"alert\"><div class=\"fusion-alert-content-wrapper\"><span class=\"alert-icon\"><i class=\"awb-icon-cog\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><span class=\"fusion-alert-content\"><h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Important Update from the IDF<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>The IDF regulations for length of service are currently being decided by the IDF.<\/strong><\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>The information below is accurate&nbsp;to date but is subject to change. Please make sure to check for updates.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>This is the most current information released by the IDF. Any further changes to these regulations will be <a style=\"color: #ff0000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mitgaisim.idf.il\/%D7%9B%D7%AA%D7%91%D7%95%D7%AA\/english\/exclusive-service\/the-duration-of-a-new-immigrants-military-service\/#\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">updated here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>For any and all questions you have about your Age of Arrival and length of service, email&nbsp;<a style=\"color: #ff0000;\" href=\"mailto:lspen@nbn.org.il\">lspen@nbn.org.il<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p><\/span><\/div><button type=\"button\" class=\"close toggle-alert\" data-dismiss=\"alert\" aria-label=\"Close\">&times;<\/button><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><p>Length of Service for Olim is determined by their \u201cAge of Arrival.\u201d\u00a0 Please note that a person\u2019s Age of Arrival (their age on the date that they began a significant stay in Israel) is not necessarily their age on the date that they made Aliyah.<\/p>\n<p>Age of Arrival is determined by the Oleh\u2019s entries and exits to Israel, as well as the length of stay of each visit. To this end, one may report to the Israel Ministry of Interior and request a <em>Berur Knisot V&#8217;Yitziot Meha&#8217;aretz<\/em> &#8211; \u05d1\u05d9\u05e8\u05d5\u05e8 \u05db\u05e0\u05d9\u05e1\u05d5\u05ea \u05d5\u05d9\u05e6\u05d9\u05d0\u05d5\u05ea \u05de\u05d4\u05d0\u05e8\u05e5\u00a0(a report of one\u2019s entries and exits into Israel).\u00a0 The new guidelines apply <strong>only<\/strong> to\u00a0Olim.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"accordian fusion-accordian\" style=\"--awb-border-size:1px;--awb-icon-size:16px;--awb-content-font-size:18px;--awb-icon-alignment:left;--awb-hover-color:#f9f9f9;--awb-border-color:#cccccc;--awb-background-color:#ffffff;--awb-divider-color:#e0dede;--awb-divider-hover-color:#e0dede;--awb-icon-color:#ffffff;--awb-title-color:#3593d6;--awb-content-color:#111111;--awb-icon-box-color:#333333;--awb-toggle-hover-accent-color:#003767;--awb-title-font-family:&quot;Open Sans&quot;;--awb-title-font-weight:400;--awb-title-font-style:normal;--awb-title-font-size:16px;--awb-content-font-family:&quot;Open Sans&quot;;--awb-content-font-style:normal;--awb-content-font-weight:400;\"><div class=\"panel-group fusion-toggle-icon-boxed\" id=\"accordion-38780-1\"><div class=\"fusion-panel panel-default panel-390d50c2015edec25 fusion-toggle-has-divider\"><div class=\"panel-heading\"><h4 class=\"panel-title toggle\" id=\"toggle_390d50c2015edec25\"><a aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"390d50c2015edec25\" role=\"button\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-parent=\"#accordion-38780-1\" data-target=\"#390d50c2015edec25\" href=\"#390d50c2015edec25\"><span class=\"fusion-toggle-icon-wrapper\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><i class=\"fa-fusion-box active-icon awb-icon-minus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><i class=\"fa-fusion-box inactive-icon awb-icon-plus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><span class=\"fusion-toggle-heading\">Guidelines for Determining Age of Arrival<\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div><div id=\"390d50c2015edec25\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse \" aria-labelledby=\"toggle_390d50c2015edec25\"><div class=\"panel-body toggle-content fusion-clearfix\">\n<p><strong>NOTE:<\/strong> The guidelines for determining Age of Arrival found below apply to Olim Chadashim &amp; Bnei Mehagrim (Ezrachim Olim or Ktinim Chozrim).<\/p>\n<p><strong>For information on Ezrachim Olim and Ktinim Chozrim (Bnei Mehagrim), please <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbn.org.il\/aliyahpedia\/army-national-service\/information-ben-mehagrim\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">click here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>If the Oleh has not spent significant time in Israel (up to 120 days in a calendar year), Age of Arrival is considered from their Aliyah date. &nbsp;If you have questions about your status, email <a class=\"_ymio1r31 _ypr0glyw _zcxs1o36 _mizu194a _1ah3dkaa _ra3xnqa1 _128mdkaa _1cvmnqa1 _4davt94y _4bfu1r31 _1hms8stv _ajmmnqa1 _vchhusvi _kqswh2mm _syaz13af _ect41gqc _1a3b1r31 _4fpr8stv _5goinqa1 _f8pj13af _9oik1r31 _1bnxglyw _jf4cnqa1 _30l313af _1nrm1r31 _c2waglyw _1iohnqa1 _9h8h12zz _10531ra0 _1ien1ra0 _n0fx1ra0 _1vhv17z1\" title=\"mailto:lspen@nbn.org.il\" href=\"mailto:lspen@nbn.org.il\" data-renderer-mark=\"true\" data-is-router-link=\"false\" data-testid=\"link-with-safety\"><strong data-renderer-mark=\"true\">lspen@nbn.org.il<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li>If the Oleh visited Israel for a one year period (either on a recognized or non-recognized program) and chose to stay in Israel, the army will consider Age of Arrival from the time they first entered the country.<\/li>\n<li>If the Oleh participated in a program that was one year in length (recognized by The Jewish Agency for Israel as a Masa program) and then left the country for a period of at least 12 months, the army will consider Age of Arrival from the time of their return. During this period they can visit Israel 120 days per calendar year, as long as there is a clean break of 60 days out of the country from the end of the program until the first visit.<br \/><strong>Please note:<\/strong>&nbsp;This only holds for ONE recognized program. If you come back for a second recognized program&nbsp;that was one year in length&nbsp;and then left the country for a period of at least 12 months, the army will not consider this time frozen.<\/li>\n<li>If the Oleh was in Israel for one year or more, NOT on a recognized program, and left the country for a period of at least 24 months, the army will consider Age of Arrival from the time of their return. &nbsp;If the Oleh would like to visit Israel during that 24 month \u201caway\u201d period, they can visit for 120 days per calendar year (every year). &nbsp;For further clarification, please be in touch with the Meitav representative in NY. &nbsp;The Meitav representative can be contacted at: Consulate General of Israel &#8211; New York,&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:Meitav@newyork.mfa.gov.il\">Meitav@newyork.mfa.gov.il<\/a>&nbsp;or 212-499-5314.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Currently, the army is reevaluating its policy regarding an individual\u2019s ability to reset their age of arrival by staying out of Israel for 24 months. We will keep you posted with any updates.<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-panel panel-default panel-34a2040addc854907 fusion-toggle-has-divider\" style=\"--awb-title-color:#3593d6;--awb-content-color:#111111;\"><div class=\"panel-heading\"><h4 class=\"panel-title toggle\" id=\"toggle_34a2040addc854907\"><a aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"34a2040addc854907\" role=\"button\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-parent=\"#accordion-38780-1\" data-target=\"#34a2040addc854907\" href=\"#34a2040addc854907\"><span class=\"fusion-toggle-icon-wrapper\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><i class=\"fa-fusion-box active-icon awb-icon-minus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><i class=\"fa-fusion-box inactive-icon awb-icon-plus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><span class=\"fusion-toggle-heading\">Army Requirements for Olim<\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div><div id=\"34a2040addc854907\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse \" aria-labelledby=\"toggle_34a2040addc854907\"><div class=\"panel-body toggle-content fusion-clearfix\">\n<p>Please note that the chart below applies only to Olim who entered the country at age 18 or older. Olim who arrived in Israel at 17 or younger will be required to serve 30 months, regardless of family status.<\/p>\n<p><strong>If your Age of Arrival is before May 31, 2015, please <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mitgaisim.idf.il\/%D7%9B%D7%AA%D7%91%D7%95%D7%AA\/english\/exclusive-service\/the-duration-of-a-new-immigrants-military-service\/#\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">refer to this chart<\/a> for determining your length of service. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>If your Age of Arrival is June 1, 2015 or after, please refer to the chart below.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Determining Length of Service:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Age of Arrival (see above to determine age of arrival)<\/li>\n<li>Family status (single, married or married with children) <u>at the Time of enlistment<\/u>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"table-2\">\n<table width=\"100%\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th align=\"left\"><strong>Age of Arrival<\/strong><\/th>\n<th align=\"left\">18-19<\/th>\n<th align=\"left\">20<\/th>\n<th align=\"left\">21<\/th>\n<th align=\"left\">22-27: Exempt<br \/>\nCan Request to Volunteer<\/th>\n<th align=\"left\">28<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\"><strong>Single Male<\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\">32 months<\/td>\n<td align=\"left\">24 months<\/td>\n<td align=\"left\">24 months<\/td>\n<td align=\"left\">Non- combat: 18 months<br \/>\nCombat: 24 months<\/td>\n<td align=\"left\">Exempt\/Not eligible for volunteer service<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\"><strong>Married Male without Child<\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\">32 months<\/td>\n<td align=\"left\">24 months<\/td>\n<td align=\"left\">24 months<\/td>\n<td align=\"left\">Non- combat: 18 months<br \/>\nCombat: 24 months<\/td>\n<td align=\"left\">Exempt\/Not eligible for volunteer service<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\"><strong>Married Male with Child<\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\">Volunteer service: Minimum 24 months<\/td>\n<td align=\"left\">Volunteer service: Minimum 24 months<\/td>\n<td align=\"left\">Volunteer service: Minimum 24 months<\/td>\n<td align=\"left\">Non- combat: 18 months<br \/>\nCombat: 24 months<\/td>\n<td align=\"left\">Exempt\/Not eligible for volunteer service<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\"><strong>Single Female (all Aliyah statuses)<\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\">24 months*<\/td>\n<td align=\"left\">24 months*<\/td>\n<td align=\"left\">24 months*<\/td>\n<td align=\"left\">Non- combat: 18 months<br \/>\nCombat: 32 months<\/td>\n<td align=\"left\">Exempt\/Not eligible for volunteer service<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p>*Single females who serve in combat and other specific jobs will be required to serve a full service of 32 months.<\/p>\n<p>Please note that some positions will require a commitment of a full army service, and occasionally longer.<\/p>\n<h3>Doctors and Dentists (male):<\/h3>\n<p>For information about army service, please see: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.imap.org.il\/licensing-process\/army-requirements\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Army Service for Physicians<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Women:<\/h3>\n<p>*Religious women can get a Ptor (exemption).  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbn.org.il\/aliyahpedia\/army-national-service\/sherut-leumi\/idf-exemption-for-religious-reasons\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Click here<\/a> for the process.<br \/>\nMarried women have an automatic exemption from service in the IDF.<br \/>\nThere is NO requirement for women to do Sherut Leumi instead of military service.  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbn.org.il\/sherut-leumi-national-service\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Click here<\/a> for more information about Sherut Leumi.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-panel panel-default panel-e2a590be7a5880525 fusion-toggle-has-divider\"><div class=\"panel-heading\"><h4 class=\"panel-title toggle\" id=\"toggle_e2a590be7a5880525\"><a aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e2a590be7a5880525\" role=\"button\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-parent=\"#accordion-38780-1\" data-target=\"#e2a590be7a5880525\" href=\"#e2a590be7a5880525\"><span class=\"fusion-toggle-icon-wrapper\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><i class=\"fa-fusion-box active-icon awb-icon-minus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><i class=\"fa-fusion-box inactive-icon awb-icon-plus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><span class=\"fusion-toggle-heading\">Date of Enlistment<\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div><div id=\"e2a590be7a5880525\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse \" aria-labelledby=\"toggle_e2a590be7a5880525\"><div class=\"panel-body toggle-content fusion-clearfix\">\n<p>After making Aliyah, the government of Israel allots Olim one year of acclimation before they are drafted. A Tzav Rishon (first IDF notice) will be sent to your residence roughly 9 months after receiving a Teudat Zehut.<\/p>\n<p>If you are interested in expediting your army process once you make Aliyah, please be in touch with our Lone Soldiers department <a class=\"_ymio1r31 _ypr0glyw _zcxs1o36 _mizu194a _1ah3dkaa _ra3xnqa1 _128mdkaa _1cvmnqa1 _4davt94y _4bfu1r31 _1hms8stv _ajmmnqa1 _vchhusvi _kqswh2mm _syaz13af _ect41gqc _1a3b1r31 _4fpr8stv _5goinqa1 _f8pj13af _9oik1r31 _1bnxglyw _jf4cnqa1 _30l313af _1nrm1r31 _c2waglyw _1iohnqa1 _9h8h12zz _10531ra0 _1ien1ra0 _n0fx1ra0 _1vhv17z1\" title=\"mailto:lspen@nbn.org.il\" href=\"mailto:lspen@nbn.org.il\" data-renderer-mark=\"true\" data-is-router-link=\"false\" data-testid=\"link-with-safety\"><strong data-renderer-mark=\"true\">lspen@nbn.org.il<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Lishkot Hagiyus<\/strong> can be reached at 03-738-8888 or *3529 or <a href=\"mailto:meitav@idf.gov.il\">meitav@idf.gov.il<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-panel panel-default panel-0775b8029cde9f5f3 fusion-toggle-has-divider\"><div class=\"panel-heading\"><h4 class=\"panel-title toggle\" id=\"toggle_0775b8029cde9f5f3\"><a aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"0775b8029cde9f5f3\" role=\"button\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-parent=\"#accordion-38780-1\" data-target=\"#0775b8029cde9f5f3\" href=\"#0775b8029cde9f5f3\"><span class=\"fusion-toggle-icon-wrapper\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><i class=\"fa-fusion-box active-icon awb-icon-minus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><i class=\"fa-fusion-box inactive-icon awb-icon-plus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><span class=\"fusion-toggle-heading\">Compensation for Soldiers from Employers<\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div><div id=\"0775b8029cde9f5f3\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse \" aria-labelledby=\"toggle_0775b8029cde9f5f3\"><div class=\"panel-body toggle-content fusion-clearfix\">\n<p>A soldier who leaves a job because of the draft will receive compensation from his employer.<br \/>\nAs of February, 2012, the Knesset approved two laws that relate to soldiers. According to the first, someone who leaves his or her job in order to be drafted into the army or do Sherut Leumi is entitled to receive special compensation from his or her place of work.<br \/>\nSimilarly, the Knesset approved a law that establishes that a released soldier that works in Avoda Muadefet (\u201cpreferred work\u201d) and is called to serve in Miluim will be entitled to a monetary grant, even if he or she did not complete six months of work.<\/p>\n<p>The role of FIDF and Nefesh B\u2019Nefesh is to assist new immigrants to Israel who are drafted to the IDF. \u00a0It is not the objective, or part of the scope of operational activities of either organization to help recruit soldiers for the Israel Defense Forces.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This article explains the factors and the guidelines put into effect by the IDF which determine a person&#8217;s required length of service in the IDF.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":87922,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[283],"tags":[288,1218],"class_list":["post-38780","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-pre-draft","tag-idfupdates","tag-lsp-eng"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nbn.org.il\/nbnlsp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38780","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nbn.org.il\/nbnlsp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nbn.org.il\/nbnlsp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nbn.org.il\/nbnlsp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nbn.org.il\/nbnlsp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=38780"}],"version-history":[{"count":25,"href":"https:\/\/www.nbn.org.il\/nbnlsp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38780\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":91643,"href":"https:\/\/www.nbn.org.il\/nbnlsp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38780\/revisions\/91643"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nbn.org.il\/nbnlsp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/87922"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nbn.org.il\/nbnlsp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=38780"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nbn.org.il\/nbnlsp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=38780"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nbn.org.il\/nbnlsp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=38780"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}