Recruit training in the Israel Defense Forces

At the beginning of each basic training course, there are several days of 'integration', where drill instructors convert recruits from civilians to soldiers.

Many lessons are also common for all corps, such as moreshet krav (literally "battle heritage"), where soldiers are taught about past IDF operations.

Physical and verbal aggression are not permitted in the IDF basic training, which leaves drill instructors with a limited number of ways to hand out punishments.

Training soldiers may avoid certain tasks or punishments with proper documents from doctors and specialists, if they see fit that the process would harm their health condition.

Also popular are so called "creative" punishments which consist of different tasks or instructions which are usually directly related to the infraction made- for example if a recruit throws a cigarette butt on the floor they could be made to collect a set quantity of cigarette butts, if a recruit leaves gear behind they could be made to carry extra gear on them, etc.

All infantry soldiers must have a minimum medical profile of 82, which signifies only a slight problem, and soldiers in elite units must have a profile of 97, signifying full physical and mental health, though some minor health problems (such as eyeglasses with a small number) may not be enough to disqualify a candidate.

Basic training for combat units generally lasts four months and ends with a final march, after which the recruits are sworn into the IDF.

[4] Cadets for some special forces units and pilots in training also endure a two-week course in surviving captivity toward the end of their training, in which they are taken by surprise in a mock kidnapping and held in prison-like conditions for two weeks, during which they are interrogated, threatened, subjected to physical violence, and forced to perform demeaning activities.