Bahad
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Bahad is a military training base in the Israel Defense Forces
. Each Bahad deals with a certain field, such as law enforcement or logistics. Generally, each Bahad belongs to a certain corps and conducts all courses required by the corps in question. Some training bases also train the new recruits of the corps.
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Most Bahads are located in Camp Yadin (Tzrifin
), although several are not. Notably, Bahad 1, the well-known school for officers, is located in the south of the country. Plans exist to make a new base near Beersheba
and Ramat Hovav
to contain all the training bases (unofficially termed Ir HaBahadim - city of training bases), because Tzrifin has a high land value and is gradually being sold to civilian contractors.
Israel Defense Forces
The Israel Defense Forces , commonly known in Israel by the Hebrew acronym Tzahal , 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...
. Each Bahad deals with a certain field, such as law enforcement or logistics. Generally, each Bahad belongs to a certain corps and conducts all courses required by the corps in question. Some training bases also train the new recruits of the corps.
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Tironut
Tironut is the Hebrew name for the recruit training of the Israel Defense Forces . In the IDF, recruit training comes in many difficulty levels, each corps or major unit having their own training program. After the tironut, a recruit is certified as a rifleman of a level that depends on the...
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Most Bahads are located in Camp Yadin (Tzrifin
Tzrifin
Tzrifin is an area in Gush Dan in central Israel, located on the eastern side of Rishon LeZion and including parts of Be'er Ya'akov. The area proper is defined as an 'area without jurisdiction' between the two cities....
), although several are not. Notably, Bahad 1, the well-known school for officers, is located in the south of the country. Plans exist to make a new base near Beersheba
Beersheba
Beersheba is the largest city in the Negev desert of southern Israel. Often referred to as the "Capital of the Negev", it is the seventh-largest city in Israel with a population of 194,300....
and Ramat Hovav
Ramat Hovav
Ramat Hovav is an industrial zone in southern Israel and the site of Israel's main hazardous waste disposal facility. Ramat Hovav Industrial Zone is the locus of 19 chemical factories, including Makhteshim Agan, a pesticide plant; Teva Pharmaceutical Industries, a pharmaceuticals plant; Israel...
to contain all the training bases (unofficially termed Ir HaBahadim - city of training bases), because Tzrifin has a high land value and is gradually being sold to civilian contractors.
Training bases (Bahad)
- Bahad 1 - the school for officers. Located in Camp Laskov, near Mitzpe RamonMitzpe RamonMitzpe Ramon is a town in the Negev desert of southern Israel. It is situated on the northern ridge at an elevation of 860 meters overlooking a sizable erosion cirque known as the Ramon Crater.-History:...
. Does not belong to a single corps, and all soldiers train there before becoming officers (except for air force air crews and navy shipboard officers), as well as certain officers. - Bahad 2 - the school for battalion and brigade commanders.
- Bahad 3 - the school for infantry (now part of a brigade that consists of 3 bases).
- Bahad 4Bahad 4Bahad 4 , commonly known as Batar Zikim is a training base belonging to the Israel Defense Forces.Zikim is located 8 km south of Ashkelon...
- a.k.a. Batar Zikim, located near kibbutz ZikimZikimZikim is a kibbutz in the southern Israel. Located in the northern Negev desert, it falls under the jurisdiction of Hof Ashkelon Regional Council. In 2006, it had a population of 385....
. - Bahad 5 - the school for armored corps.
- Bahad 6 - the school for military logistics, located in Tzrifin. Belongs to the logistics corps. Commanded by Ronen Wolf.
- Bahad 7 - the school for telecommunications and computers, located in Tzrifin. Belongs to the C4I CorpsC4I CorpsThe C4I Corps , or Teleprocessing Corps, is a combat support corps of the Israel Defense Forces under the command of the Teleprocessing Branch, formerly the Computer Service Directorate. The C4I Corps is responsible for all areas of teleprocessing and communications in the IDF...
. - Bahad 8Wingate InstituteThe Wingate Institute is a sports training facility located south of Netanya, Israel, established in 1957. Named after Orde Wingate, the facility serves as the host facility for numerous Israeli national teams as well as a military training base....
- Wingate Institute, fitness and hand-to-hand combat. - Bahad 9 - the school for artillery corps.
- Bahad 10 - the school for medicine, located in Tzrifin. Belongs to the medical corpsIsraeli Medical CorpsThe Israeli Medical Corps is an Israel Defense Forces corps responsible for providing healthcare services and medical treatment and instruction to all levels of the IDF. During wars or emergencies, it also assumes authority over the civilian healthcare system in Israel...
. Also houses the School for Communication and Coordination, of COGATCoordinator of Government Activities in the TerritoriesThe Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories is a unit in the Israeli Ministry of Defense that engages in coordinating civilian issues between the Government of Israel, the Israel Defense Forces, international organizations, diplomats, and the Palestinian...
. - Bahad 11 - Adjutant and general corps, located in Tzrifin.
- Bahad 12 - Used to be a school for non-combat officers (particularly female officers), located in Tzrifin. Now serves as MAGAL div. Headquarters.
- Bahad 13 - the school of military policeMilitary policeMilitary police are police organisations connected with, or part of, the military of a state. The word can have different meanings in different countries, and may refer to:...
, located in Camp Mota Gur, near Kfar Yona. Belongs to the military police corps. Commanded by Lieut. Col. Yuri Bronstein. - Bahad 14 - the school for combat engineering.
- Bahad 15 - the school for military intelligence.
- Bahad 16Bahad 16Bahad 16 is a training base belonging to the Israel Defense Forces . Located in the Tzrifin container base, it is the training base and a base of operations for the IDF Home Front Command Search and Rescue unit...
- the school for search and rescue, home front command, located in Tzrifin. - Bahad 20 - the school for the ordnance corpsIsraeli Ordnance CorpsThe Israeli Ordnance Corps is a combat-support corps in the IDF GOC Army Headquarters. Before the Israeli Technological and Logistics Directorate was dismantled, it fell under its jurisdiction. The corps is responsible for the development and maintenance of war materiel, combat-support materials,...
, located in Tzrifin. - Bahad 600 - the school for the Israeli Sea CorpsIsraeli Sea CorpsThe Israeli Navy is the naval arm of the Israel Defense Forces, operating primarily in the Mediterranean Sea theater as well as the Gulf of Aqaba and the Red Sea theater. The current commander in chief of the Israeli Navy is Aluf Ram Rothberg.-History:...
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Recruit training bases (Batar)
- Batar Nitzanim - located in Camp Yehoshu'a, near NitzanimNitzanimNitzanim is a kibbutz in southern Israel. Located between Ashkelon and Ashdod on the Nitzanim dunes, it falls under the jurisdiction of Hof Ashkelon Regional Council. In 2006 it had a population of 343....
. - Camp Dotan (Camp 80) - located in the SharonSharon, IsraelThe Sharon Plain is the northern half of the coastal plain of Israel. Its largest city is Netanya.The Plain lies between the Mediterranean Sea to the west and the Samarian Hills, to the east. It stretches from Haifa and Mount Carmel in the north to the Yarkon River in the south, at the edge of...
area (bordering Pardes Hanna-KarkurPardes Hanna-KarkurPardes Hanna-Karkur is a town in the Haifa District of Israel. In 2009, it had a population of 31,800.-History:In 1913, 15 square kilometers of land was purchased by the Hachsharat Hayishuv society from Arabs in Jenin and Haifa for 400,000 francs...
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