hiː dʒˈɔɪnd ðɪ ˌaɪdˌiːˈɛf ˈɑːɹmɚ kˈɔːɹ ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti fˈaɪv æz ɐn ɛnlˈɪstᵻd sˈoʊldʒɚ, bˌʌt ðə fˈɑːloʊɪŋ jˈɪɹ hiː ɐtˈɛndᵻd ˈɑːfɪsɚz skˈuːl tə bɪkˌʌm ɐn ˈɑːfɪsɚ.
He joined the IDF Armor Corps in 1975 as an enlisted soldier, but the following year he attended Officers School to become an officer.