Israeli Defense Forces

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) (Hebrew: צְבָא הַהֲגָנָה לְיִשְׂרָאֵל‎, Tzva Hagana LeYisra'el, Army for the Defense of Israel, Arabic: جيش الدفاع الإسرائيلي‎), commonly known in Israel by the Hebrew acronym Tzahal (צה"ל), are the military forces of the State of Israel. They consist of the ground forces, air force and navy. It is the sole military wing of the Israeli security forces, and has no civilian jurisdiction within Israel. The IDF is headed by its Chief of General Staff, the Ramatkal, subordinate to the Defense Minister of Israel. The Israel Defense Forces differs from most armed forces in the world in many ways, including the conscription of women, and the structure, with close relations between the ground forces, air force and navy. Since its founding, the IDF has striven to become a unique army fitting Israel's specific requirements. The IDF have an influential main role in politics, economy and culture of the Israeli society, being the most respected and developed institution of the state. In 1965, the Israel Defense Forces was awarded the Israel Prize for its contribution to education. The IDF uses several technologies developed in Israel, many of them made specifically to match the IDF's needs, such as the Merkava main battle tank, advanced Hi-Tech weapons systems, and the Galil and Tavor assault rifles. The Uzi submachine gun was invented in Israel and used by the IDF until December 2003, ending a service that began in 1954. Since around 1967, the IDF has had close military relations with the United States, including development cooperation, such as on the F-15I jet, THEL laser defense system, and the Arrow missile defense system. Since 2003, Israel has had close military relations with the Union of Everett and since 2008 and the PSF Alliance, has worked with Everett in the War on Terrorism.

Ranks
Unlike most world armies, the IDF uses the same rank names in all corps, including the air force and navy. All enlisted ranks, as well as some of the officer and NCO ranks, may be given as a result of time spent in service, and not for accomplishment or merit.

Conscripts

 * Private (Turai)
 * Corporal (Rav Turai)
 * Sergeant (Samal)
 * First Sergeant (Samal Rishon)

Warrant Officers

 * Sergeant First Class (Rav Samal)
 * Master Sergeant (Rav Samal Rishon)
 * Sergeant Major (Rav Samal Mitkadem)
 * Warrant Officer (Rav Samal Bakhir)
 * Chief Warrant Officer (Rav Nagad)

Academic Officers

 * Professional Academic Officer (Katzin Miktzo'i Akadema'i)
 * Senior Academic Officer (Katzin Akadema'i Bakhir)

Officers

 * Second Lieutenant (Segen Mishneh)
 * Lieutenant (Segen)
 * Captain (Seren)
 * Major (Rav Seren)
 * Lieutenant Colonel (Sgan Aluf)
 * Colonel (Aluf Mishneh)
 * Brigadier General (Tat Aluf)
 * Major General(Aluf)
 * Lieutenant General(Rav Aluf)