Israel's 'West Point' Increasingly Shapes the IDF Ground Forces | Jewish & Israel News Algemeiner.com
An IDF soldier is seen near a minefield in Israel’s north. Photo: IDF. Lt. Col (res.) Gideon Sharav, head of the Military Studies department at the IDF’s Tactical Command College (TCC) and today a civilian employee of the IDF, has been at the academy since the day of its founding 20 years ago. According to Sharav, the TCC represents “the most serious effort by the green IDF [the ground forces] to create a level of professional specialty.” Unlike West Point, which receives cadets and turns them into officers, the TCC receives soldiers who are already officers at the rank of lieutenant....
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