Israel Defense Forces insignia

This page details the insignia of the Israel Defense Forces, excluding rank insignia. For ranks, see Israel Defense Forces ranks and insignia.

Berets

Each corps in the Israel Defense Forces has a beret of a different color and/or a different beret pin worn by its soldiers, independent of rank and position. Israel Defense Forces soldiers wear berets only on formal occasions, such as ceremonies and roll calls. The beret is placed beneath the left shoulder strap while wearing the service uniform (alef), but not while wearing the combat/work (bet) uniform in the field, on base however it is left to the soldiers discretion to wear his beret or a field hat. Air force and navy officers, military orchestra soldiers and military police law enforcement soldiers wear combination caps.

Some corps or units have small variations in their uniforms - for instance, military policemen wear a white belt and police hat. Similarly, while most IDF soldiers are issued black leather boots, some units issue reddish-brown leather boots for historical reasons- the paratroopers, Nahal and Kfir brigades, as well as some SF units (Sayeret Matkal, Oketz, Duvdevan, Maglan, Counter-Terror School).

External links

* [http://www.zahal.org/tags/p2.htm Unit tags of the IDF]
* [http://israelinsignia.narod.ru/vkhod/vkhod.htm Israeli insignia]