Editing Israel Defense Forces (section)

===Non-IDF service===
Other than the civil, i.e. non-military "National Service" (''[[Sherut Leumi]]''), IDF conscripts may serve in bodies other than the IDF in several ways.

The combat option is [[Israel Border Police]] (''Magav'' – the exact translation from Hebrew means "border guard") service, part of the [[Israel Police]]. Some soldiers complete their IDF combat training and later undergo additional [[counter terror]] and Border Police training. These are assigned to Border Police units. The Border Police units fight side by side with the regular IDF combat units though to a lower capacity. They are also responsible for security in heavy urban areas such as [[Jerusalem]] and security and crime fighting in rural areas.

Non-combat services include the {{ill|Mandatrory Police Service|he|שירות חובה במשטרה}} (''Shaham'', שח"מ) program, where youth serve in the [[Israeli Police]], [[Israel Prison Service]], or other wings of the [[Israeli Security Forces]] instead of the regular army service.