Meitav (military unit)

Meitav's headquarters are located at the Tel HaShomer military base, and its current commander as of March 2023 is Colonel Alon Matzliah.

[1] With the founding of the IDF, Meitav was called Kelet (Hebrew: קלט) and was under the jurisdiction of the manpower branch of the Ministry of Defense.

The Kelet unit, which inducted soldiers, was separate from the sorting unit/base, which was located in the Kiryat Meir base in Tel Aviv.

Under Meitav's responsibility is the management of 5 regional recruitment offices across the country (Tel Hashomer, Beer Sheva, Tiberias, Haifa and Jerusalem.

The recruitment offices are in charge of the sorting process for service, including Tzav Rishon, medical exams, interviews and tests.

A female recruit receives her uniform at the Induction Center as part of her induction process. The process includes background checks, taking a photo for the military identification card, receiving equipment and more.