Israel Defense Forces insignia
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This page details the insignia of the Israel Defense Forces, excluding rank insignia. For ranks, see Israel Defense Forces ranks.
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[edit] Berets
Each corps in the Israel Defense Forces has a beret of a different color and/or a different beret pin worn by its soldiers, independent of rank and position. Israel Defense Forces soldiers wear berets only on formal occasions, such as ceremonies and roll calls. The beret is placed beneath the left shoulder strap while wearing the service uniform (alef), but not while wearing the combat/work (bet) uniform in the field, on base however it is left to the soldiers discretion to wear his beret or a field hat. Air force and navy officers, military orchestra soldiers and military police law enforcement soldiers wear combination caps.
| Corps | Color |
|---|---|
| Infantry corps | |
| Paratroopers Brigade | |
| Nahal Brigade | |
| Golani Brigade | |
| Givati Brigade | |
| Armored corps | |
| Armored corps | |
| Artillery corps | |
| Artillery corps | |
| Engineering corps | |
| Engineering corps | |
| Air force | |
| Air force | |
| Navy | |
| Navy | |
| Intelligence | |
| Directorate of Military Intelligence | |
| Military Police | |
| Military police | |
| Border Police | |
| Border police | |
| Home Front | |
| Home Front Command | |
| General | |
| General corps | |
[edit] Beret pins
All berets in the Israel Defense Forces, other than general corps berets (when worn by recruits), have pins attached to their front, which represent the symbol of the corps. While a soldier may wear a beret of another corps due to serving at that corps' base, he will always wear the pin of his native corps. Each pin consists of the corps symbol as well as a certain ornament which also contains the name of the corps.
| Corps | Pin symbol |
|---|---|
| The Chief of Staff |
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| General Staff | Sword wrapped by an olive branch |
| Air force | Sword, olive branch, Star of David and wings |
| Navy |
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| General corps |
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| Infantry corps | Sword wrapped by an olive branch |
| Armored corps |
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| Artillery corps |
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| Engineering corps | Sword and castle |
| C4I Corps | Sword with wings and a pair of lightning bolts |
| Intelligence |
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| Field Intelligence | Fleur-de-lis on top of a pair of binoculars |
| Military Police | Shield and flame |
| Border Police | Israel Police Star of David |
| Home Front Command | Sword wrapped by an olive branch with large triangle in the background |
| Medical corps | Snake around torch with Star of David on the bowl of the torch |
| Military Rabbinate | Figure of the Ten Commandments with a sword in the foreground |
| Adjutant Corps | Sword wrapped by an olive branch and a book |
| Education and Youth Corps | Star of David, book and arc |
| Logistics Corps | |
| Court of Appeals | Scales and a sword |
[edit] Shoulder tags
Typically, each IDF unit (yehida) has its own shoulder tag. Shoulder tags consist of a long section and a tip, which can be one of four shapes: a circle (commands, directorates and air force units except anti-aircraft), a square (Golani Brigade), a diamond, or a shield-like shape (most common).
Some of the IDF shoulder tags:
[edit] Commands
[edit] Branches
[edit] Corps
[edit] Units
[edit] Uniforms
The Israel Defense Forces has several types of uniforms:
- Service dress (alef)- the everyday uniform, worn by enlisted soldiers.
- Field dress (bet) - worn into combat, training, work in the base.
- Officers / Ceremonial dress - worn by officers, or during special events/ceremonies.
- Dress uniform and Mess dress - worn only abroad. There are several dress uniforms depending on the season and the branch.
| General | Air Force | Navy | Border Police | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Service dress (alef) | |||||
| Field/Combat dress (bet) | |||||
| Officers / Ceremonial dress | |||||
| Dress uniform (outside Israel) | ---- | ||||
Some corps or units have small variations in their uniforms - for instance, military policemen wear a white belt and police hat. Similarly, many different corps or brigades issue non-standard boots - the paratroopers and Nahal brigades have reddish-brown 'light boots', while many non-combat units have 'heavy boots'.
