Armored Corps Soldier (Tank Crewman)
לוחם שריון
- Profile
- 72 and above
- Beret
- Black
- Combat
- Men only
What you would be doing
You fight in a tank as a crew member — loader, gunner or driver — learning to operate every system on the vehicle in training and in combat. You also complete rifleman training to level 04, used for arrests and other missions in Judea and Samaria.
What it takes to get in
Profile 72 and above.
Training
4 months of tironut, split into 2.5 months of rifleman training up to level 04 and 1.5 months learning your crew role, followed by 4 more months of advanced training. About half the soldiers are selected during a tironut assessment day to become tank commanders and go on to a tank commanders' course after 8 months.
Where you serve
In tank battalions.
- Physical effort
- Adrenaline and risk
- Hands-on and machinery
- Command and responsibility