Please ask your soldiers to send to you the following information:
- The way they spell their name in Hebrew.
- Their mispar eeshee – military ID number.
- What battalion and unit they are in and what base they are posted on for example: Paratropers 101, Palchan Golanin etc.
- Their direct commander’s name and phone number.
- Their full address in Israel along with roommates names and phone numbers. If your child lives on a kibbutz then the kibbutz director’s name and phone number.
- The names and numbers of their adopted family If they have one
- The name and phone number of their mashakit tash (social worker)
Your soldier’s unit has a Whatsapp group for parents. Let your soldier know that you would like to be added to it (if they say there isn’t one then they are just unaware of it and insist on being added). The messages will all be in Hebrew but if you send a message on the group that you are a lone soldier parent someone from the group will offer to help you translate and navigate the messages.
Here are some useful numbers for your soldier (and you too):
The Michael Levin Base for Lone Soldiers – +972 2-655-1920
IDF Lone Soldier Hotline – Moked Chayalim – 1111 (the department in the IDF charged with making sure that lone soldiers get what they are entitled to.