“A sense of mission and pride” | Lieutenant Jos and Lieutenant Yonatan from Herzliya successfully completed a seamanship course

Lieutenant Yonatan Shuali and Lieutenant C from Herzliya, and Lieutenant Liad Neilander from Kfar Saba, all three of them 20 years old, completed the 142nd cycle of a seamanship course that lasted two years and five months.

Posted on: 7.3.21 07:58

Last week, the 142nd cycle of the prestigious seamanship course ended. Among the graduates were three from the Sharon area: 22-year-old Lieutenant Yonatan Shuali from Herzliya, 21-year-old Lieutenant C from Herzliya, and 20-year-old Lieutenant Liad Newland from Kfar Saba.

Lieutenant C, Expanded in his high school studies the majors in Computer Science, Cyber, Psychology and Gender Studies. In his free time he loves to run, and write, and even played basketball professionally. C. instructed the Scouts and also took part in the leadership development track of the ‘lead’ organization. Upon graduating from high school, he did a year of service in the Hashomer Hahadash movement, assisting farmers, students, guards, and living in kibbutzim and moshavim. C. is in the submarine trend, and indicates that for him a seamanship course is a place with the ideal combination of command and work with people for technology and operations. During the course, Lt. G. flew to Annapolis as part of a collaboration with the U.S. Navy Academy (USNA). After three months on a mission he returned earlier than expected due to the corona virus, but continued his studies in Zoom. As part of the collaboration, he met commanding officers around the world. “The sense of mission and pride in the country and in the soldier intensifies with the understanding that the responsibility for representing the country lies on your shoulders,” he says. The connection to the sea and the submarines is no stranger to Lieutenant C, whose grandfather was a diver in the first submarine of the sea arm, Ahi Tanin. At the end of the ceremony, his grandfather gave him the diver’s pin that belonged to him.

Lieutenant C, completed a seamanship course

Lieutenant Jonathan Fox He studied at Hayovel High School and expanded in biotechnology. He likes to sail, ride a bike and travel with friends. During high school he was active in the Sea Scouts youth movement and served as an instructor and coordinator. After graduating from high school, Jonathan went on a year of service through the movement and was in charge of the Scout Tribe in the city of Bat Yam. He says he always knew he wanted to take a seamanship course. “As a teenager I would sail a lot and spend a lot of time at sea, the connection between sea scouts and the sea arm is also very close. We are taken on tours and guided tours and cruises. I received a summons to form a captain, and it was clear to me that I would go try.” He adds that he went through the challenges of the course thanks to the support from his friends. “I met friends here that I would not have met in any other way, amazing people who have become my best friends. Even when closing 35 days together, after a day at home I already miss.”

Lieutenant Jonathan Fox

Deputy Destiny Neulander, A 20-year-old from Kfar Saba, she studied at Galili High School, and expanded into physics and computer science. Lieutenant Newlander attended a seamanship course following her father, who was a seaman in his military service and mainly because she wanted a significant role that combines combat and command. She loves photography and doing yoga, has done triathlons and has been involved in dance for many years. “Everyone is unanimous for the sake of each other, it is impossible to pass the course alone,” she concludes the experience.

Deputy Destiny Neulander

Seafarers Course, Considered one of the most prestigious courses in the IDF, it trains the combat officers of today’s arm and lasts two years and five months, during which the cadets acquire professional knowledge in the most advanced technological combat systems in the world, study an academic degree in political science at the University of Haifa. The course is made up of five stages that require the cadets to constantly strive for excellence, high-level physical fitness, command and leadership abilities and innovative and creative thinking ability.
The first, basic phase lasts about six months, of which three months are spent in R&D (Navy and Command), during which you meet the challenges at sea, and go through training and voyages. At the end of the RIP, the cadets are authorized to command sagas (rubber motor boats). The second, advanced phase, lasts six months and includes specialization in various majors, being in current security tools, education series, command training and cruises along the shores of Israel. The third phase, the academy phase, lasts eight months in which the cadets acquire a bachelor’s degree in political science from the University of Haifa. The fourth phase, the designated phase, lasts about four months in which theoretical training is given for the future position. The fifth and final stage is dedicated to the field, at which point the cadets are placed in positions in the field, and learn the making up close.


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