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Armor, artillery, engineering, air defense

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Fighting from inside a machine — a tank, a gun, an engineering vehicle or an interceptor battery.

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A tank crewman in a black beret with a headset around his neck, a Merkava Mk4 tank behind him in the Negev desert at dusk.
A tank crewwoman in a black beret with arms crossed and a headset around her neck, a Merkava Mk4 tank behind her in the Negev desert at dusk.
Armor, artillery, engineering, air defenseillustration (AI)drawn after photos: Dmitri1999, CC BY 3.0; Sikat heil shiryon-2 (Wikimedia Commons), Attributiondrawn after photos: Dmitri1999, CC BY 3.0; Sikat heil shiryon-2 (Wikimedia Commons), Attribution
Combat
2
Combat support
5
Rear echelon
1
Total
8
Of these, useful after the army
1

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Armored Corps Instructor

Combat support · girls only

You give professional instruction to fighters in the tank trades — driver, loader and gunner. Your main job is training soldiers and commanders, in the classroom and inside the tank, using in-person instruction and the corps' simulators.

open to youneeds profile 72 or highergirls onlycheck the requirements

72 and above

Armored Corps Tank Fighter

Combat · boys only

The Armored Corps operates one of the IDF's most significant weapons — the tank. The Merkava Mark 4 combines heavy, precise firepower, mobility, armor and advanced technology; every tank in the fighting brigades now carries the Trophy…

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72 and above

Border Infantry Tank Crew (Women)

Combat

You get full training to operate a tank and serve in the Paran border-infantry brigade's tank crews — patrolling, preventing terror and criminal activity along the border, and guarding communities in the sector. The best candidates go on…

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Engineer, Merkava & Armored Vehicle Administration (Mantak)

Rear echelon

You develop advanced systems built into the IDF's ground-forces combat platforms — the Merkava tank, the Namer APC and the Eitan — working alongside Israel's and the world's top defense companies. Founded in 1970 to build Israel's own…

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25 and above

Merkava & Namer Electrical Systems Technician

Combat support

You maintain the electrical systems of the Merkava tank (marks 3 and 4) and the Namer APC — tracing and fixing faults in batteries and other electrical systems and keeping the vehicle ready to operate. The Namer also serves as an…

open to youneeds profile 64 or higher

64 and above

Merkava & Namer Propulsion Systems Technician

Combat support

You maintain the propulsion systems of the Merkava tank (marks 3 and 4) and the Namer APC — learning to spot and fix faults, swap out parts, and keep the vehicle combat-ready. Afterward you can be placed in armored battalions, the Armored…

open to youneeds profile 64 or higher

64 and above

Merkava Weapon & Turret Systems Technician

Combat support

You maintain the weapon and turret systems of the Merkava tank (marks 3 and 4) — learning to trace and fix faults and keep the vehicle combat-ready. Afterward you can be placed in armored battalions, the national armored-vehicle…

open to youneeds profile 64 or higher

64 and above

Munitions Inspector

Combat support

The army stores ammunition for light and heavy weapons, missiles, rockets and other means it won't go into detail about. You're the one certified to inspect these items, keep them safe, and make sure they're ready for combat forces when…

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64 and above

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