Overview
- At the division’s inauguration, Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir framed the reforms as lessons from the Oct. 7 war that require a significantly larger regular combat force.
- Division 38 has been reestablished by unifying Ground Forces training units that will activate as a single combat formation in wartime.
- Zamir announced the disbanding of the General Staff Corps after roughly five decades in a bid to streamline command and tie training directly to operations.
- Planned force additions include the 500th Armored Brigade and a new reserve infantry brigade alongside efforts to bolster ground defense formations.
- Zamir emphasized that maneuvering divisions are essential for decisive victory and said expanding the standing army would ease the burden on reservists as regional tensions continue.