can continue to improve their abilities and career during military service. Draft process The military draft process occurs in the following steps: The Army calls upon a potential soldier in a letter and this is called the "First Calling" or Tzav Rishon. This letter states that the teenager must report to a certain place at a certain time for a day-long examination and interviewing. After careful looking over of the Tzav Rishon's results the army will call the people to enlist when they turn a certain age to begin the army process and basic training. Deferment There are various routes which allow the draftees to postpone the date of recruitment. An automatic postponement is granted for student to graduate from high school. Additional routes which lead to the postponing of the recruitment: Volunteering for a one-year service in a youth organization. Postponement of conscription due to the IDF needs, usually due to a course beginning in a date which occurs later than the original drafting date given to the draftee. Postponement of conscription due to various personal reasons. One can postpone the draft in a year in order to go to Torah studies. One can postpone the draft as part of the Hesder agreement. Academic programs Academic Reserve - a program designed to enlist and train soldiers which have an academic background in fields vital to the military's needs. Talpiot program - an elite training program for young people who have demonstrated outstanding academic ability in the sciences, physics and mathematics. Graduates of the Talpiot program pursue higher education while serving in the army, and then utilize their expertise to further IDF research and development. The pilot course also offers a Tal college degree. The Israeli Naval Academy (קורס חובלים), whose candidates study for a degree from the Haifa University during the course. Incompatibility and adjustment difficulties During the drafting process sometimes draftees get exempted from the draft because of incompatibility. Sometimes the incompatibility of an individual is determined later on during his or her military service, and leads to dismissal from the army. The incompatibility may stem from various reasons: Criminal record or history of using drugs. Low motivation to serve. When there is a surplus of recruits, the military often raises the threshold required of recruits, and grants an exemption due to incompatibility to a much larger number of recruits. In addition, there is a widespread phenomenon of