User:Afik Ram/יחידת נהיגה מבצעית

Training and Acceptence
The unit conducts pre-recruitment day trial suitable for those with a medical profile of 82 and over. In addition, ejected elite units can be interviewed into the unit.

Those who go through the trial day of the unit and are admitted to it, enlist in one of the three recruitment cycles in March, August and November. The soldiers are grouped into one team, which usually consists of 20-30 fighters, and train for the 05 riflemen in a dedicated patoon of the Merom Brigade, together with Oketz and Lotar in the Paratrooper's Brigade.

The warriors have red berets and infantry shoes.

After the basic training, the recruits arrive to the unit for a special course of about 10-12 months. The route includes special warfare, including shooting, navigation and warfare in a built-up area. In the first months the fighters undergo training that includes the basics and elements of operational driving in the field and the principles of combat mobility. The course also includes mechanics and faults handling in hostile terrain. In the last part of the training, the fighters undergo a series of routinal security and specialize in road driving, training and guiding in the field of combat mobility. And at the end of the training, they perform a reversed week and summarize a track in which they perform all the content made on the course.

Unit's Commanders

 * Lt. Col. Ashi Almog (2005-2006)
 * Lt. Col. Haim Farhiya (2006–2012)
 * Lt. Col. Nir Yogev (2012–2016)
 * Lt. Col. Roi Eliaz (2016–2020)
 * Lt. Col. Niv Assaf (2020 – present)

Operational Activity
As a result of the operational capabilities in the field of mobility, the unit is operated in an emergency situation and is subject to the "Utzvat Habazak" division for mobility needs in difficult terrain conditions and in areas that require special driving capabilities.

Operation Shuvu Ahim
Following the abduction of three members of the yeshiva in 2014, the school declared an emergency. About 25 fighters, officers and permanent members of the unit took part in the operation, which lasted about three weeks.

Main operaion's goals:


 * Night and day arrests.
 * Providing supplies to the scanning teams.
 * Front commanding teams for brigadier general, brigadier general vice and battalion commanders.

Operation Tzuck Eitan
In July 2014, with the end of Operation "Shuvu Ahim" and following continuing rocket firing over the southern part of Israel, Started the IDF in Operation "Shinuy maslul" which later developed into Operation "Tzick Eitan". School of combat mobility took part in several missions.

During the operation were evacuated by the school:


 * 15 wounded on infantry suffering, by the evacuation force of the 261st Brigade.
 * 7 wounded, a Hamas terrorist and a "Oketz" dog by a patrol force of the 35th Brigade.
 * 3 wounded by a patrol force of the 933rd Brigade.

During the operation, eight officers and 14 fighters were recruited by order.

During the operation, the school conducted emergency training and refreshments on patrol vehicles, armored vehicles and administrative vehicles.

2021 Israel–Palestine crisis



 * During the opertaion the unit's fighters were annexed to divisions the west bank and Gaza
 * The unit commited 98 operations during the operation.