Israel Defense Forces soldiers wear berets on their heads only on formal occasions, such as ceremonies and roll calls. The beret is placed beneath the left shoulder strap while wearing the service uniform (alef), but not while wearing the combat/work (bet) uniform in the field.

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In the early 1950s, berets were introduced as part of the IDF’s uniform. Initially, the berets were in a limited number of IDF Beret Colors: Olive green – for the Land Forces. Gray – for the Air Force. Black – for the Armored Corps, the Artillery Corps and the Special forces. Red – for the Paratroopers Brigade.

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF; Hebrew: צְבָא הַהֲגָנָה לְיִשְׂרָאֵל Tsva ha-Hagana le-Yisra'el ⓘ, lit. 'Army for the Defense of Israel'), alternatively referred to by the Hebrew-language acronym Tzahal (צה״ל), is the national military of the State of Israel.

This section will explain a few of the main markers on a soldier’s uniform. Identifying elements on a soldier’s uniform are; uniform color, beret color, beret pin, aiguillette color, shoulder tag and courses/wars/operation pins.

Beret: IDF soldiers wear a black beret as part of their dress uniform. The beret signifies the soldier's unit, with different colors representing various branches such as infantry, armored corps, engineering, and more.

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The classic olive green uniform worn by most Israeli soldiers is for ground forces, beige uniforms are worn by the Israeli Navy and Air Force soldiers, and the rare white uniform is reserved for navy ceremonies!

Blue-grey for the IDF Air Corps and Black for the IDF Naval Forces. Other beret colors are: black for armored corps, Grey for mechanized infantry and turquoise artillery personnel; olive drab for infantry; grey for combat engineers; and purple for the Givati Brigade and brown for …