En Israel para ser voluntario de su ejército siendo no judío recién arranca en teoría en 2014, porque acá no se refleja para nada. Tampoco es cierto que sea excluyente no ser católico, los cristianos siempre que su culto sea aceptado por el estado pueden enrolarse . Yo no vería como obstáculo el que un argentino quiera ser miembro de sus FFAA siendo de un culto autorizado siempre y cuando entienda y acepte los valores de las mismas ligados a la cultura católica por tradición como yo aceptaría la tradición judía en Israel. USA es un país sumamente tolerante, en teoría con este tema, tienen templo pluriconfensionales que se visten para los distintos cultos permitidos ( judíos, cristianos y musulmanes etc,)
http://www.mahal-idf-volunteers.org/about/join.htm
Who Can Volunteer for the IDF?
Following is the list of IDF paths for the enlistment of non-Israeli and Israeli overseas volunteers, further down the details of the required qualifications:
- IDF Mahal for non-Israelis and Israelis - here
- IDF Mahal Nahal Haredi non-Israelis and Israelis - here
- IDF Mahal Hesder non-Israelis and Israelis - here
- IDF short path for Israeli citizens residing overseas, children of overseas Israelis etc. - here
- IDF regular path for Israeli citizens residing overseas - here
Following are the paths with the details of the required qualifications. Please choose only
ONE of the paths for which you qualify and register
here now:
Jewish or Zakai Aliya (one of your parents or one of your grandparents is/was Jewish)
- willing to do at least 18 months of IDF service (14 months, if no army ulpan required), shoulder to shoulder with regular Israeli soldiers. If anyone of your parents resides in Israel, your min. service time could be longer [if this applies to you - here]
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- Hebrew speaker (no IDF ulpan available)
- stay in Israel in recognized frame less than cumulated 18 months (otherwise 12 months) or cooling off period of min. two years abroad (all: calcuated from your enlistment date) [if this does not apply to you - here]
- willing to do at least 14 months of IDF service, shoulder to shoulder with regular Israeli soldiers. If anyone of your parents resides in Israel, your min. service time could be longer [if this applies to you - here]
[paste:font size="4"]Jewish (religious/dati only)
- Hebrew speaker (no IDF ulpan available)
- stay in Israel in recognized frame less than cumulated 18 months (otherwise 12 months) or cooling off period of min. two years abroad (all: calcuated from your enlistment date) [if this does not apply to you - here]
- willing to study 6 1/2 months in a Yeshivat Hesder (IDF Rabbinical College) followed by at least 14 months of IDF service, shoulder to shoulder with regular Israeli soldiers. in total 20 1/2 months. If anyone of your parents resides in Israel, your min. service time could be longer [if this applies to you - here]
[paste:font size="4"]age at enlistment: 18th - 24th birthday | physicians before 36th [if you are older - here]
- non-resident of Israel after your 10th birthday and cumulated visits in Israel of not more than 120 days in anyone of the calendar years after your 10th birthday
- None of your parents resides in Israel
After arrival in Israel, you have one of the two options:
• IDF service for min. 14 months (or min. 18 months including army ulpan, if necessary).
• Studying at an Israeli academic institution for the standard time required to get a bachelor's degree (including mandatory preparatory course, if any). The standard periods vary for different fields of study. You are exempted in your standard period from IDF service (mandatory or reserve).
If you first opted for IDF service, you have two options after discharge:
• Leaving Israel: you are not liable for any additional IDF service (mandatory or reserve), even if you return from time to time as a tourist.
• Staying in Israel as a Toshav Hozer (or returning after less than 24 months as a Toshav Hozer): basically, you have to complete the IDF service time which was mandatory for your age at the time of your first arrival in Israel. The extra service time varies due to individual factors; as you can calculate for yourself, this may also be zero (for example if you are too old). In any case, you will be assigned to a Reserve Service unit; the IDF does not, however, always call up all of their reservists every year, and a variety of exemptions are available.
If you first opted for studies in Israel, you have two options after the end of your standard time:
• IDF service for the time which was mandatory for your age at the time of your first arrival in Israel. The extra service time varies due to individual factors; as you can calculate for yourself, this may also be zero (for example if you are too old). In any case, you may be assigned to a Reserve Service unit; the IDF does not, however, always call up all of their reservists every year, and a variety of exemptions are available.
• Leaving Israel (at any time during that year):
- if you do not return as Toshav Hozer (however, you may visit Israel from time to time): there is no liability for additional IDF service (mandatory or reserve)
- if you return after more than 24 months as a Toshav Hozer: you will be assigned to a Reserve Service unit; the IDF does not, however, always call up all of their reservists every year, and a variety of exemptions are available
- if you return after less than 24 months as a Toshav Hozer: basically, you are liable for service in the IDF for the time which was mandatory for your age at the time of your first arrival in Israel. The extra service time varies due to individual factors; as you can calculate for yourself, this may also be zero (for example if you are too old). In any case, you will be assigned to a Reserve Service unit; the IDF does not, however, always call up all of their reservists every year, and a variety of exemptions are available.
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Israeli citizen
- either resident of Israel after your 10th birthday or cumulated visits in Israel of more than 120 days in anyone of the calendar years after your 10th birthday
- at least one of your parents resides in Israel
- Service time: depending on personal factors - here
[paste:font size="4"]All programs for non-Israelis, please note:
If the IDF enlistment date is after your 24th birthday (man) | 21st (woman) | 36th (physician) - here
If you are not Jewish or Zakai Aliya (one of your parents or one of your grandparents is/was Jewish) - here
men: age 18 - 23 inclusive | women: age 18 - 20 inclusive | physicians 35 inclusive) qualify for the above IDF Mahal programs (i.e. without acquiring Israeli citizenship). However, the service time of non-Israelis with a close link to Israel such as
- former Israelis residing overseas,
- non-Israelis with Israeli parent,
- non-Israelis with parents living in Israel,
- non-Israelis who stayed in Israel longer than the cumulated maximum period on a A1, A2 or B2 visa (for temporary residents, tourists, volunteers, students etc.) and have no cooling off period of min. two years abroad (occasional short visits as typical for tourists might be ignored, for that purpose)
is longer than the regular service time of 18 months (or 14 months, if no army ulpan required). The maximum varies due to the following individual factors:
here.
The assignment to a specific IDF unit or job is based on a few factors such as the army’s needs, your medical profile as determined by IDF tests during the enlistment procedures (in Israel), your min. service time, and your preferences.
The final decision about the enlistment and assignment to a specific IDF unit and job relies exclusively with the IDF.
The qualification of non-Israelis expires, if not enlisted before the 24th birthday (men) | 21th (women) | 36th (physicians).
Depending on age and marital status, the regular IDF service (Shlav Bet) for Israeli citizens might be shorter than other programs such as Mahal, Mahal Nahal Haredi, Mahal Hesder.
The informations on our pages About the Service and Volunteering Step-by-Step do not refer to Israeli overseas reasidents but only to (non-Israeli) volunteers eligible for the Mahal, Mahal Nahal Haredi and Mahal Hesder programs.