during the yom kippur war nativ served as the assistant chief armored corps officer. after the war, native was transferred to the manpower division of the idf. he served as the head of the division and later as the deputy chief of staff for personnel from 1975 to 1978. in 1978 he was appointed the head of the manpower directorate, a position he held until 1983. during his service, he completed his studies at the national security college. he received his bachelor's degree from tel aviv university.