IDF recruits complete traditional beret march

No one does it quite like our IDF boys do ('Masa Kumta')

These photos capture the exhausted but proud faces of our IDF soldiers during their Masa Kumta (beret march). The traditional endurance test marks their official entry into the corps.

IDF recruits on their 'beret march' as they finish basic training (Photo: IDF)

The final step for IDF ground combat Units is the grueling "Masa Kumta" or Beret March.

During this overnight trek, soldiers must march between 20-45 miles in full combat gear, carrying stretchers, depending on the demands of their specific unit.

Only after completing the march are recruits formally inducted into the IDF and awarded the coveted beret of their combat brigade.

The 'Masa Kumta' represents the culmination of months of rigorous training, testing both the physical and mental fortitude of these young men and women as they transition from recruits to decorated soldiers ready to defend the nation.

IDF berets and what each color represents (Photo: IDF)
IDF soldier at the 'Masa Kumta' (Photo: IDF)
22km's later and still smiling! (Photo: IDF)
Nearly there :-) (Photo: IDF)
Carrying the stretcher (Photo: IDF)
IDF recruit is still smiling while carruing a weighted backpack AND a stretcher (Photo: IDF)
Excited IDF soldier at his Masa Kumta (Photo: IDF)
Poignant picture from the IDF's beret march (Photo: IDF)
MASA KUMTA / IDF 'Beret March' (Photo: IDF)

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There is no one like our soldiers. No one. Congrats to the newest official soldiers and may Hashem protect you, always.
Ima613 11.11.24

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