The
Israel
Israel (; he, יִשְׂרָאֵל, ; ar, إِسْرَائِيل, ), officially the State of Israel ( he, מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, label=none, translit=Medīnat Yīsrāʾēl; ), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated ...
i Adjutant Corps is a support corps in the
IDF Human Resources Directorate. Its current commander is
Brigadier General
Brigadier general or Brigade general is a military rank used in many countries. It is the lowest ranking general officer in some countries. The rank is usually above a colonel, and below a major general or divisional general. When appointed ...
Shlomi Sandrosi.
The corps's designation is to assist IDF commanders in dealing with manpower, as well as soldiers' individual problems. It employs an
adjutant officer (as well as assistants) in almost every unit, as well as a liaison officer in reserve units, who is responsible for the manpower aspect of the unit, as well as attending to the reservists' individual needs.
History
The corps was created on May 22, 1977, as one of three corps established as a conclusion to drawing lesson from the IDF's shortcomings in the
Yom Kippur War
The Yom Kippur War, also known as the Ramadan War, the October War, the 1973 Arab–Israeli War, or the Fourth Arab–Israeli War, was an armed conflict fought from October 6 to 25, 1973 between Israel and a coalition of Arab states led by E ...
. During the war, the hasty manner in which reserve troops were called to service as well as the reconstitution of fighting units, especially critically needed tank crews, posed special problems for the
Manpower Directorate, ones which the corps is designed to address.
The idea to create an adjutant corps was raised before the Yom Kippur War, but was not implemented. After the war, the necessity of the corps was understood and the
Chief of Staff of the time,
Mordechai Gur
Mordechai "Motta" Gur ( he, מרדכי "מוטה" גור, May 6, 1930 – July 16, 1995) was an Israeli politician and the 10th Chief of Staff of the Israel Defense Forces. During the Six-Day War (1967), he commanded the brigade that penetrated ...
, in a meeting with senior officers from the Manpower Directorate (now Human Resources Directorate), decided on its creation.
The Adjutant Corps transferred from the Human Resources Directorate to the
GOC Army Headquarters
The GOC Army Headquarters ( he, מפקדת זרוע היבשה, ''Mifkedet Zro'a HaYabasha'', abbreviated Mazi), is a multi-corps command headquarters created in 1998, which amalgamates the ground forces of the Israel Defense Forces. The current ...
during the course of 2006, and the official responsibility for the corps passed to the command on January 1 of that year. However, after a while it was decided to transfer it back to the Human Resources Directorate, and it was moved in June 2008.
Training
Adjutant Corps personnel are trained in
Training Base 11 located in the
City of Training Bases.
Commanders
References
{{Israel Defense Forces
Corps of Israel
Military units and formations established in 1977