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The ”’IDF Officers’ School”’, commonly known as ”’Bahad 1”’, is the [[military academy]] of [[Israel Defense Forces]] (IDF), where most of the training of IDF officers takes place.<ref>https://www.timesofisrael.com/new-structural-changes-to-idf-include-bolstering-border-and-air-defense-units/</ref> The base is located near [[Mitzpe Ramon]] in [[Southern District (Israel)|Southern district]]. Its commander is an officer with the rank of Lieutenant Colonel.
The ”’IDF Officers’ School”’, commonly known as ”’Bahad 1”’, is the [[military academy]] of [[Israel Defense Forces]] (IDF), where most of the training of IDF officers takes place.<ref>https://www.timesofisrael.com/new-structural-changes-to-idf-include-bolstering-border-and-air-defense-units/</ref> The base is located near [[Mitzpe Ramon]] in [[Southern District (Israel)|Southern district]]. Its commander is an officer with the rank of Lieutenant Colonel.
The mission of Bahad 1 is to serve as a training base for basic training of junior officers of IDF, in maneuvering formation, in combat formation, in administrative support formation, and as a training base for the training of infantry platoon commanders
The mission of Bahad 1 is to serve as a training base for basic training of junior officers of IDF, in maneuvering formation, in combat formation, in administrative support formation, and as a training base for the training of infantry platoon commanders
The IDF Officers’ School, commonly known as Bahad 1, is the military academy of Israel Defense Forces (IDF), where most of the training of IDF officers takes place.[1] The base is located near Mitzpe Ramon in Southern district. Its commander is an officer with the rank of Lieutenant Colonel.
The mission of Bahad 1 is to serve as a training base for basic training of junior officers of IDF, in maneuvering formation, in combat formation, in administrative support formation, and as a training base for the training of infantry platoon commanders
The commander of the officers’ school is Colonel Eliav Elbaz from July 2024.
History
The Haganah‘s Department Commanders’ courses were held since 1921 in various locations throughout the country. The first course was held at Kibbutz Kfar Giladi, and from 1937 onwards they were mostly held at the Jo’ara base.
Following the establishment of IDF in May 1948, the Officers’ School moved to Camp 80 in Pardes Hanna, then to Camp Sirkin in Petah Tikva in August 1955. Finally it moved to its designated location in Southern district of the country, in May 1968. It was designed by architect Zvi Hecker.
International course
Starting in August 2015, every few months, an international officer course has been held at theatcademy. As part of this course, officers from combat units from foreign armies come to the academy to learn about IDF’s methods of operation and the Israeli-Arab conflict. The foreign officers accompany the Lahav cadets in their training (with an emphasis on travel and navigation), participate in the multi-service training of combat complements, learn about the Home front command and the Israeli home front in the conflict, have a day of tours at the town of Sderot. So far, 27 officers from the armies of the United States, Canada, Chile, Brazil, the Netherlands, Germany, Italy, Greece, Czech Republic and South Korea have participated in the international course.
