Oshrat Bachar ( he, אושרת בכר; born 1979) is a

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in the

Israel Defense Forces The Israel Defense Forces (IDF; he, צְבָא הַהֲגָנָה לְיִשְׂרָאֵל , ), alternatively referred to by the Hebrew-language acronym (), is the national military of the Israel, State of Israel. It consists of three servic ...

and a commander of the Field Intelligence 727 Battalion ''"Eitam"'' which is part of the Southern Command and operates in the Gaza border of Jordan and in the Egyptian border. Bachar is the first female combat-battalion commander in Israel.

History

Born in 1979, Bachar was born in

Petah Tikva Petah Tikva ( he, פֶּתַח תִּקְוָה, , ), also known as ''Em HaMoshavot'' (), is a city in the Central District (Israel), Central District of Israel, east of Tel Aviv. It was founded in 1878, mainly by Haredi Judaism, Haredi Jews of ...

. Bachar began her military career as a lookout soldier in the Combat Intelligence Corps, later becoming a company commander in the field. She later joined the IDF's Combat Intelligence School before serving as an adviser to the office of the chief of staff of Women's Affairs. Oshrat also served in the past as the head of the field intelligence spotter training course, as well as the chief of general staff’s adviser on women’s issues. On December 31, 2013 IDF Ground Forces Commander Maj. Gen.

Guy Tzur Guy Tzur ( he, גיא צור; born 1962) was chief of the Ground Forces Command of the Israel Defense Forces The Israel Defense Forces (IDF; he, צְבָא הַהֲגָנָה לְיִשְׂרָאֵל , ), alternatively referred to by the H ...

appointed Bachar to the position of combat battalion commander, making her the first Israeli combat battalion commander. In early 2014, Bachar completed course on command and special staff at Glilot. After completing the course she will go on a battalion commander's course after which she will take command of the Field Intelligence Battalion 727, known as ''"Eitam"'', stationed on the Israel-Egypt border. Bachar is married to Maj. Ohad Bachar, an officer in the Combat Engineering Corps. They have one daughter.

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