For their compulsory military service, mechinah participants are encouraged to enter one of two focal tracks: the girls to positions as command in the Education and Youth Corps, and the boys to the Givati Brigade.
brigade | Charge of the Light Brigade | Brigade | Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre | Boys' Brigade | Alpine Brigade Taurinense | Upright Citizens Brigade | Rifle Brigade (Prince Consort's Own) | Persian Cossack Brigade | Special Service Brigade | Provisional IRA Belfast Brigade | Golani Brigade | Brown Brigade | Alpine Brigade Tridentina | Girls' Brigade | Alpine Brigade Orobica | Alpine Brigade Cadore | 7th Canadian Infantry Brigade | Youth Brigade | New Zealand Mounted Rifles Brigade | Belfast Brigade | 3 Commando Brigade | Yiftach Brigade | Upright Citizen's Brigade | Paratroopers Brigade | Iron Brigade | Abraham Lincoln Brigade | 2nd Light Horse Brigade | 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team | 16 Air Assault Brigade |
On 15 February 2005, Maariv reported that a running Namer prototype based on the Merkava Mark I was fielded by the Givati Brigade for trials and evaluation.