Yogev was discharged from the IDF, and studied for one year in Mercaz HaRav Yeshiva. He then returned to the IDF, where he served as commander of the Sayeret Matkal training troop in and participated in Operation Movil. He later fought with the unit in the Lebanon War and was again discharged from the IDF. After being contacted by GOC Central Command Amnon Lipkin-Shahak, he returned to the IDF as deputy commander of the 890th Battalion. He later served as commander of the 202nd Paratroopers Battalion, which he headed during combat in South Lebanon. Between 1988 and 1989, during the First Intifada, Yogev commanded the Maglan Unit, and then, the Efraim Brigade. Between 1992 and 1994, he served as an instructor in the IDF course for company and battalion commanders, and served as Chief of Staff of the Gaza Division in reserve duty. Yogev completed his IDF service with the rank of colonel.