Israeli Chief Reserve Officer

The Israeli Chief Reserve Officer (Hebrew: קצין מילואים ראשי‎) is the commander of the Israel Defense Forces military reserve force. As of September 2008, the Chief Reserve Officer is Brigadier-General Yishayahu Ben Anat, who replaced Brigadier-General Dani Van Biran after three years in this position.^[1]

The position was created both as part of the 21st Century IDF reforms as well as largely due to feelings of discrimination by reservists following Operation Defensive Shield, whereby the reservists complained that employers preferred those who serve shorter durations over those serving lengthier terms. Until the position was created, the reserve force fell under the jurisdiction of the respective branch and there was no one, single officer to represent IDF reservists. Also, as part of the reserve force reform, a celebratory "Reserve Day" was established during which reservists are entitled to several benefits. Leaders of the reservists groups, however, maintained this falls short and that better employment protections and more substantive benefits are needed. During the Second Lebanon War, severe war-time shortages and other critical oversights affecting the reserve force culminated in the reserve soldiers' protest, which became an important political event in Israel, leading to the creation of the Winograd Commission.

Goals of the Chief Reserve Officer

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To oversee the advancement and development of the reserve system; to aid in its operations and its intake of manpower
To aid in the maintenance of the reserve system's operational competence and its coherency, according to the new reserve system design
To improve the motivation of the reservists in continuing their service according to the new reserve system design
To increase the positive results and joint cooperation in the reserve system according to the new reserve system design
To be the center of development and integration in all matters regarding the reserve system, as a facility to promote decisions regarding the reserves
To be the primary facility promoting connection between the reserves in the military and in society

References

Israel Defense Forces

Arms / Commands / Directorates / Attachés

Arms	Sea Corps (Navy) Air Force Ground Forces (GOC Army)

Commands	Northern Central Southern Home Front

Directorates	General Staff Operations Intelligence Planning Manpower Technological and Logistics Computer Service Depth Corps

Attachés	Financial advisor Women's Affairs advisor Military Advocate General Court of Appeals Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories

Corps

Ground forces	Infantry Armor Artillery Combat Engineering Field Intelligence

Infantry brigades	Paratroopers Golani Nahal Givati Kfir

Combat support and rear-front	Ordnance Medical Intelligence C4I Education Adjutant Logistics Military Police Rabbinate General

Divisions

Regular	36th Armored 162nd Armored

Territorial	80th (Negev) 91st Infantry (Galilee) Judea and Samaria 143rd Gaza Sinai

Reserve	98th Paratroopers 319th Armored 366th Armored

Insignia

Berets, units symbols and uniform Ranks Decorations

Other topics

History Wars Refusal Operations Special Forces Ministry of Defense Israeli Military Orders Military equipment Checkpoints Military prisons Security Forces Mossad Shabak Police Border Police Intelligence Community Security Council Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee

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