EPISODE · Mar 23, 2022 · 14 MIN
Episode 19 - Saluting the Women of the IDF
from FIDF Live · host Friends of The IDF
In this episode we’ll get the chance to meet the strong women of the IDF, hear about the experiences and beliefs of the first ever female Battalion Commander in the Artillery Corps. We’ll see the first female Combat Doctor in the Paratroopers Brigade in action commanding a team of male Combat Medics, learn how women encourage other women with an IMPACT! Graduate (now donor) and be empowered by a special message from the IDF advisor to the Chief of Staff on gender affairs. These inspiring commanders and courageous soldiers break through the glass ceiling and prove every day that gender doesn’t matter – it’s the person that makes the job what it is. This episode features: IDF 334 Artillery Corps, Battalion Commander, Lt. Col. Efrat - the first female ever to serve as an Artillery Corps Battalion Commander. IDF Paratroopers 890 Battalion, Lt. Dr. Nofit – the first female ever to serve as a Combat Doctor in the Paratroopers Brigade. IMPACT! Scholarship recipient and donor (and diver in reserve service), Gali Sabach Special message from the IDF advisor to the Chief of Staff on gender affairs, Brig. Gen. Ella Shedo (Original Airdate: 3/22/2022)
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In this episode we’ll get the chance to meet the strong women of the IDF, hear about the experiences and beliefs of the first ever female Battalion Commander in the Artillery Corps. We’ll see the first female Combat Doctor in the Paratroopers Brigade in action commanding a team of male Combat Medics, learn how women encourage other women with an IMPACT! Graduate (now donor) and be empowered by a special message from the IDF advisor to the Chief of Staff on gender affairs. These inspiring commanders and courageous soldiers break through the glass ceiling and prove every day that gender doesn’t matter – it’s the person that makes the job what it is. This episode features: IDF 334 Artillery Corps, Battalion Commander, Lt. Col. Efrat - the first female ever to serve as an Artillery Corps Battalion Commander. IDF Paratroopers 890 Battalion, Lt. Dr. Nofit – the first female ever to serve as a Combat Doctor in the Paratroopers Brigade. IMPACT! Scholarship recipient and donor (and diver in reserve service), Gali Sabach Special message from the IDF advisor to the Chief of Staff on gender affairs, Brig. Gen. Ella Shedo (Original Airdate: 3/22/2022)
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