ʃˈæni mˈuːvd tə fˈɔːɹt mˈɔnɹoʊ, vɜːdʒˈɪniə ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti wˈʌn æz ɐn ɪzɹˈeɪli liːˈeɪzɑːn ˈɑːfɪsɚ, bˌʌt ɹᵻtˈɜːnd tʊ ˈɪzɹiːəl ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti fˈoːɹ tə bɪkˌʌm ðə kəmˈændɚɹ əvə tˈæŋk bɹɪɡˈeɪd.
Shani moved to Fort Monroe, Virginia in 1991 as an Israeli Liaison officer, but returned to Israel in 1994 to become the commander of a tank brigade.