Insignia
Aiguillettes, schrochim in Hebrew:'
- Black: Instructors at the various Military Schools.
- White: Educators and trainers in the Education and Youth Corps. Reflects completion of Tironut level 02.
- Green: Mifaked (unit or sub-unit commanders). Worn by squad leaders and platoon, company, and battalion commanders to indicate that they have a non-combat command. Reflects completion of Tironut 03.
- Purple: Service Rights Staff. The mashakeet tash ("Service Rights Staff NCO") is a female NCO whose job it is to help conscripts settle in to military life and handle any of their complaints or grievances. A specialized female staff NCO who deals with the needs and rights of foreign volunteers is called a mashakeet aliyah, although mashakiot aliyah wear either white or green lanyards.. There is one mashakeet assigned to each company HQ.
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