Information for those who complete their National Service
Information for girls who perform their National Service in MDA:
(Note: the text refers to "girls" for convenience, but also applies to the male members.)
Regarding girls on their first year of service:
Congratulations on your admission to National Service in MDA. You have begun your service, settled in your designated placement, acquired the skills and even made some friends. Before you even had time to notice it, the year has ended. What now?
Two options are available to you:
The first option is to complete the National Service and go on with your life as a civilian. In case you choose this option, you must inform the coordinator of the association where you are registered. A few weeks before the final date, you will be invited to the Human Recourses Department where the Coordinator of National Service in MDA and the coordinator of the Association in which you are a member, will give you an explanation about the rights you are entitled to upon discharge from MDA and the various options available to you.
In addition and no less important, we will calculate the number of hours and days during which you were absent from service (excluding vacations and sick leave days to which you are entitled under the law) and make a decision regarding the number of hours or days you have to complete. After setting the final date (including the days you have to complete) you will return to your posting place, where you will complete the missing days.
At the end of the year, a ceremony is held at the branch / region / department where you will receive a certificate indicating the completion of National Service in MDA and also a certification in the same subject from the Association where you are registered.
The second option is to continue in MDA for a second year of service:
If you choose this option, you can continue serving in your current posting place or move to another posting place, depending on the system's needs and taking your wishes into account. You don't need to go through the whole screening process again (as long as there are no changes in your personal information and bank account, in which case, you must inform the coordinator in the association where you are registered and the Human Resources Coordinator in MDA) and can continue with your work in MDA.
About the advantages of serving a second year in MDA you can learn from the coordinator in the association of which you are a member, from the Coordinator of National Service in MDA and also prom the Center for IDF Veteran Inquiries where you will receive an explanatory paper on the benefits granted to those who continue with their service for a second year.
Concerning girls on their second year of service:
Have you completed your second year of service in MDA? What's next? To put things in order we will gladly direct you to three addresses that surely will help you:
The first address:
Your supervising coordinator in the National Service. If you have questions about your rights and duties as someone who is completing the second year of National Service, she is the one you should apply to. She can tell you about the discharge benefits, the funds accumulated in your favor, preferred work and additional issues related to your discharge from National Service to civilian life.
The second address:
Human Resources Coordinator in MDA: if you need regarding your service period in MDA, if there are specific things you wish to know about continued volunteering in MDA or admission to more advanced courses, if you wish to apply for a position in MDA, the Human Resources Coordinator in MDA is the address for you. Here you will be able to obtain the information you need regarding the discharge from National Service.
The third address:
The Information Center for IDF Veterans on the phone and on the Web: in front of you are the phone number of the National Information Center and the Web address where you can get answers to general questions about the discharge grant and the soldiers' financial deposit available to you. In addition, you can receive the postal service a booklet for those who complete their National Service, where you will find broad and comprehensive information about preferred work, social benefits, tax exemption, bank account and signing up with an HMO.
We hope you have enjoyed your National Service in MDA and that you will continue to take part in MDA's volunteering activity, and of course...
We wish you all the best in your civilian life!!
