Yair served as a squad commander and sniper in the IDF's "Agoz" special forces unit, and currently serves in the reserve commando brigade.

Yair fought in the Gaza Strip in 2014, and then participated in special forces operations in Lebanon against Hezbollah. Yair is currently serving with his team as part of the war, they started the war in Kibbutz Bari by evacuating civilians and fighting Hamas terrorists, and now they are fighting on the northern border.