Gilad Shalit will be officially released from the IDF at the end of the month. Shalit was in service for seven years; most of the time was spent in captivity in Gaza.
After his release from captivity in late 2011, in a prisoner swap that saw over 1,000 terrorists released, Shalit returned home to recuperate. IDF officials decided to question Shalit regarding his captivity before releasing him from service, and waited for him to regain his strength before questioning him.