{"id":27419,"date":"2025-07-27T14:48:02","date_gmt":"2025-07-27T11:48:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/?p=27419"},"modified":"2025-07-27T14:48:02","modified_gmt":"2025-07-27T11:48:02","slug":"in-a-symbol-of-national-strength-dozens-from-october-7-families-enlist-in-the-idf","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/in-a-symbol-of-national-strength-dozens-from-october-7-families-enlist-in-the-idf\/","title":{"rendered":"In a Symbol of National Strength, Dozens from October 7 Families Enlist in the IDF"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Against the backdrop of ongoing fighting in various arenas, the IDF has opened the July-August 2025 enlistment cycle, with thousands of young men and women reporting for significant military service. Particularly notable this year is the enlistment of 66 recruits from families who suffered in the events of October 7, symbolizing strength, commitment to the security of the state, and genuine hope.<\/p>\n<p>Among the recruits are 872 <em>olim<\/em> (new immigrants), 479 lone soldiers, and youths from national service programs and the <em>mechinot<\/em> (pre-army academies). The youngest recruit is 17.6 years old, a participant in the <em>Talpiot<\/em> program, and the oldest is a 35-year-old doctor.<\/p>\n<p><strong>New Records and New Units<\/strong><br \/>\nFor the first time, young recruits are joining the &#8220;Ari&#8221; Battalion of the Home Front Command\u2019s Rescue and Training Brigade. In early September, another enlistment cycle will be held for the &#8220;Hashmonaim&#8221; Brigade. Recruitment programs have been redesigned to meet the IDF\u2019s operational needs and ensure continuity in combat, while also providing tailored support to thousands of prospective soldiers, many of whom have been affected by the war.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_27421\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-27421\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-27421\" src=\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/whatsapp_image_2025-01-05_at_16-20-28_-2-1024x683.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/whatsapp_image_2025-01-05_at_16-20-28_-2-1024x683.webp 1024w, https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/whatsapp_image_2025-01-05_at_16-20-28_-2-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/whatsapp_image_2025-01-05_at_16-20-28_-2-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/whatsapp_image_2025-01-05_at_16-20-28_-2-1536x1025.webp 1536w, https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/whatsapp_image_2025-01-05_at_16-20-28_-2.webp 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-27421\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lecture to the Hasmonaim Brigade | Photo: IDF Spokesperson<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The recruits will receive a grant for purchasing personal equipment and will be personally guided by the <em>Meitav<\/em> unit, which is preparing for a sensitive and fair recruitment process for all sectors. The gender distribution of recruits is 62.75% men and 37.25% women, coming from across Israel and around the world \u2013 from Russia and the United States to Mongolia and Sri Lanka.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The July-August 2025 enlistment cycle kicked off with thousands of new recruits, including 66 from families affected by the events of October 7, alongside new immigrants, lone soldiers, and graduates of pre-army programs from across the country.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":35,"featured_media":27420,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[77,2276,85],"tags":[6875,1475,2849,2218],"class_list":["post-27419","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-idf","category-people","category-positive-moment","tag-enlistment","tag-idf","tag-israeli-society","tag-resilience"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v22.7 (Yoast SEO v24.7) - 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