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Benny Hod

Benny Hod is a retired Israeli Navy colonel who headed the Sa'ar 5 project and commanded the Navy's training base.

born 1954Heading the Sa'ar 5 projectCommanding the Navy training basePaddleboarding along Israel's coasts

Born: 16 November 1954, Haifa
Occupation: military personnel
Rank: aluf mishne

Benny Hod was born in 1954 in Haifa

Benny Hod was born in Haifa in 1954 to Eva and Uzi Hod, both Holocaust survivors from Slovakia. His father fought in the Palmach and later commanded coast guard boats. Benny grew up in Kiryat Eliezer, near the sea.

At 13 he joined the Acre naval officers school and studied seamanship. He finished in 1972 and sailed as a cadet with the Zim company. He later earned a bachelor's degree in political science and geography at the University of Haifa.

Hod joined the IDF in 1973 and completed the naval officers course in 1974. He commanded several missile boats, a helicopter carrier ship, the Navy's control unit and two flotillas. He then headed the Sa'ar 5 project in the United States and commanded the Navy training base until 1997.

After leaving the IDF in 1998, he worked as an outside consultant for Elta Systems on coastal defense systems. Between 2021 and 2022 he rowed a paddleboard along all of Israel's coasts.

Benny Hod's life in 8 milestones

1954
Born in Haifa.
1972
Graduated from the Acre naval officers school.
1973
Enlisted in the IDF.
1974
Completed the naval officers course.
1986
Became commander of the Navy's control unit.
1993
Became head of the Sa'ar 5 project and was promoted to colonel.
1998
Was discharged from the IDF.
2021
Began a paddleboard journey along Israel's coasts.

Benny Hod served in Naval Officers Course

Hod served in the Israeli Navy from 1973 to 1998, commanding missile boats, including during the Peace for Galilee war and the Gulf War. He headed the Sa'ar 5 project and commanded the Navy training base, retiring as a colonel.

Naval Officers Course