An entire barracks is deep in dream world when the dreary voice of a commander, who has less sleep than any of the…

Rabak: A military term for fire under your ass. Rabak is an inner burst of energy that, like an oil fire, takes forever…

I belong to Battalion 96, of the Kfir Brigade, our name is Lavi. Last week was the first week of our basic training.…

For the last two weeks, I have been pulling grass from the ground. Shoveling holes, picking garbage out of…well…piles of more garbage, and…

The army is full of Orthodox Jewish men and women, both of whom carry weapons and undergo the same training and day to…

This week has been quite eventful, and I am very, very, happy. When I was 14 years old, I knew I wanted to…

Gibbush: A test of psychological and physical endurance. I underwent a two day ordeal. Two days of drinking the entire contents of my…

My time in Mihve Alon is coming to an end. A week and a half from now I will be moving on to…

This week the army took us to Mt. Herzl , Israel’s military cemetery. This is where all of Israel’s soldiers are buried, as…

The army is not a place that rewards you for service. It’s a place where you sacrifice yourself for the army and for…