Haapalah / Aliyah Bet

In 1937, Yehoshua Ravid's parents sent him to Palestine via Aliyat haNoar עלית הנוער.
He enrolled in a Aliyat haNoar עלית הנוער short course in farming in Poland.
In February, 1938, he arrived at kibbutz Kfar Giladi under the framework of Aliyat haNoar עלית הנוער.

in 1942, Yehoshua Ravid joined A Company of the Palmach פלמ"ח.

While serving in the Palmach פלמ"ח, Yehoshua Ravid served in Dafna, Kfar Menachem, Afikim, Ashdot Yaakov and Ramat Yochanan, and attended a course in sabotage given by Chaim Zinger, and a course
for squad leaders and platoon leaders at Juara.

In October, 1943, Yehoshua Ravid was transferred to the Naval Company of the Palmach and attended several of courses in Caesarea, plus the Naval Officers’ course in Haifa.
He was assigned to the “Link”, the naval sabotage section under command of Yochai Bin-Nun, and the headquarters at the Carmelia Hotel in Haifa.