During wars, its primary role is to lead the first line of the attacking forces and to clear the area of the enemy.

During peacetime, it reinforces the Infantry Corps while it performs security tasks, with the tanks serving as mobile bunkers.

The personnel were recruited from various places such as the British army and other allied countries' militaries, members of the Haganah, the Palmach, and other resistance movements.

Advanced training was received in specific designated companies in active battalions under the operational brigades.

Cadets first undergo eight weeks of basic training, which is classed as Rifleman 04 level in the Tironut system.

At the end of the course, exceptional soldiers are offered the opportunity to attend the officer's course, which lasts 7 months, where they learn to command an armored platoon in close cooperation with other field units.

[3] Also known as the Yishai (acronym for "Guardians of Jerusalem Unit"), during the Lebanon War of 1982, it was famously led by Colonel Eli Geva, who, during the Siege of Beirut, refused to lead his soldiers into the city for moral reasons.

During the Lebanon War of 1982, it fought in the framework of the Eastern force and participated in the Eyn Zhalata battle.