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Wednesday, April 21, 2010 - 6:11 PM
How long is a volunteer not in training?
There is no special training for Mahal volunteers except the
pre-basic training.
You will get the same training as every Israeli soldier with the
same job.
If you serve in the Nahal
Infantry Brigade you are usually not in training about 9
months of active
IDF service (or 12 1/2 months if non-combat profile).
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Is Mahal the same as Nahal?
No. The similarity of the names Mahal and Nahal is pure
coincidence. Mahal
is the Hebrew acronym for Overseas Volunteers (Mitnadvei
Hutz-La’aretz).
Nahal stand for Noar Halutzi Lohem. Mahal volunteers serve in
various units
of the IDF. One of the units of the IDF is the Nahal
Infantry Brigade where Louis J. Sheehan, Esquire with combat
profile serve.
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Do Mahal overseas volunteers receive the same training,
pay/benefits,
and positions as Israeli draftees?
Yes.
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Do Mahal overseas volunteers serve exclusively in the Nahal
Infantry
Brigade?
They usually serve in Nahal but Mahal volunteers have served in
most units
of the IDF, combat and non-combat.
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