Militaryשרון אלטיט

Sharon Altit

Sharon Altit is an Israeli army officer with the rank of brigadier general who commands the 38th Division and the Basic Training Center.

born 1978Commanding the Kfir BrigadeCommanding the 38th DivisionCommanding the Duchifat Battalion

Born: 12 November 1978
Occupation: military officer
Rank: aluf mishne
Wars: Second Intifada

Sharon Altit was born in 1978

Altit was born in 1978 and grew up in Ashdod, where he attended Makif Heh High School. He lives in Ashdod, is married to Sagit and has 4 children.

He holds a bachelor's degree in security and government from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. He also holds a master's degree in politics and public policy from Bar-Ilan University.

He joined the IDF in 1997 and served in the Duchifat Battalion as a soldier, platoon commander and company commander, fighting in the Second Intifada. He later commanded the battalion, the Kfir training base and the Menashe Brigade. In 2021 he became commander of the Kfir Brigade, the first commander to have served his full career path in the brigade.

In the Swords of Iron War he left the National Security College to help prepare and train ground forces. In 2024 he was promoted to brigadier general and led the Basic Training Center. In 2026 he was named commander of the 38th Training Division.

Sharon Altit's life in 9 milestones

1997
Enlisted in the IDF and joined the Duchifat Battalion.
2011
Promoted to lieutenant colonel and named deputy commander of the Menashe Brigade.
2013
Became commander of the Duchifat Battalion.
2015
Became commander of the Kfir training base.
2017
Promoted to colonel and named commander of the Menashe Brigade.
2019
Became head of infantry and paratroopers doctrine.
2021
Became commander of the Kfir Brigade.
2024
Promoted to brigadier general.
2026
Named commander of the 38th Training Division.

Sharon Altit served in Kfir Brigade

Altit has served in the IDF since 1997, commanding the Duchifat Battalion, the Menashe Brigade and, from 2021 to 2023, the Kfir Brigade. He fought in the Second Intifada and reached the rank of brigadier general in 2024.

Kfir Brigade