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Teaching soldiers and commanders — standing in front of a class at nineteen.

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An instructor in an olive beret with a whistle and a folder, explaining to new recruits on a training field at dusk.
An instructor in an olive beret with a whistle and a folder, pointing at a briefing board as he explains to new recruits on a training field at dusk.
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Combat
2
Combat support
38
Rear echelon
3
Total
43
Of these, useful after the army
6

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Academic Mentor (Boarding School)

Combat support · girls only

You help boarding-school students with their studies — giving one-on-one lessons in subjects you choose and helping them manage their time with task lists and priorities. You need to know the classroom material well and stay in close…

open to youneeds profile 45 or highergirls onlycheck the requirements

45 and above

Artillery Instructor

Combat support · girls only

You give professional training to fighters across the Artillery Corps — teaching them advanced systems for combat management and fire, intelligence, and driving armored fighting vehicles. You give classroom lessons, command your own…

open to youneeds profile 72 or highergirls onlycheck the requirements

72 and above

Aviation Physiology Instructor

Combat support · girls only

Flying isn't a natural environment for the human body, so fighters need to stay medically fit for what the mission demands. You give them instruction, drills, and simulator training that help them cope with things like low-oxygen exposure,…

open to youneeds profile 64 or highergirls onlycheck the requirements

64 and above

Border Defense Corps Instructor

Combat support · girls only

You train combat-collection fighters, observation soldiers, and Bak"asiyot in shooting, simulators, machine guns and weapons, drones, and border-specific collection work. Some of it happens in the field, some on simulators, and some in the…

open to youneeds profile 72 or highergirls onlycheck the requirements

72 and above

Climbing, Rappelling and Rescue Instructor (TAGACH)

Combat support

TAGACH — climbing, rappelling, and rescue — is a unique instructional field under the High-Angle Rescue School, working with rope systems and height-access gear so units can reach, move through, and rescue from difficult terrain. Training…

open to youneeds profile 82 or higher

82 and above

Combat Engineering Instructor

Combat support · girls only

You train combat-engineering fighters in three main areas: operating armored fighting vehicles, running engineering machinery, and mine-laying and demolition. You build the lesson plans and materials yourself, run advanced courses, take…

open to youneeds profile 72 or highergirls onlycheck the requirements

72 and above

Combat Training Instructor

Combat support · girls only

You take part in the IDF's most advanced ground-forces training and help keep fighters combat-ready. There are two tracks here: operating the Combat Hammer, a two-sided training vehicle that simulates an armored fighting vehicle in day and…

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72 and above

Command System Instructor (Tzayad)

Combat support · girls only

You train soldiers and senior officers — standing, career, and reserve — on the IDF's system that helps field commanders make real combat decisions, from controlling force deployment to planning strategy. The work mixes classroom teaching…

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45 and above

ERP Instructor

Rear echelon

You train soldiers across the army on new logistics information systems — running online and in-person sessions, rolling out new applications army-wide, and troubleshooting when management systems break. You build up real professional…

open to you

25 and above

ERP and Digital Instructor (Human Resources Corps)

Combat support

You're part of the corps' system-rollout and training effort — giving hands-on instruction across every army unit and mentoring new officers as they step into their roles. You sit in on meetings with the teams developing these systems and…

open to youneeds profile 45 or higher

45 and above

ERP and Digital Instructor (Human Resources Corps)

Combat support · girls only

You're part of the corps' system-rollout and training effort — giving hands-on instruction across every army unit and mentoring new officers as they step into their roles. You sit in on meetings with the teams developing these systems and…

open to youneeds profile 45 or highergirls onlycheck the requirements

45 and above

Education Squad Commander (Mefak"tz)

Combat support · girls only

You command recruits from specific populations — new immigrants, minority-community soldiers, soldiers on the autism spectrum, and soldiers with complex personal or economic backgrounds — through their basic training at Education Corps…

open to youneeds profile 72 or highergirls onlycheck the requirements

72 and above

Education and Land-Studies Coordinator

Combat support

You're the values-and-education figure in your unit — planning, launching, and running its whole educational routine: study days, lectures, workshops, tours, hikes, unit events, ceremonies, and cultural programs. You support commanders in…

open to you

25 and above

Gadna Commander

Combat support

You command future recruits during the Gadna program, building the right mindset before they face real combat service. You run the daily schedule, safety, and discipline, and teach shooting, navigation, marches, battle heritage, and how…

open to youneeds profile 64 or higher

64 and above

Gadna Lochamtech (Drone Track)

Combat

This program is for outstanding 12th-graders from the periphery who are headed for combat service and love technology. You spend a week living on a closed military base with real combat commanders, learning the theory and practice of…

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Hand-to-Hand Combat Instructor

Combat support

You're in charge of hand-to-hand combat for the unit — training recruits during basic training, keeping fighters sharp with maintenance training, and teaching self-defense to support soldiers. You become the unit's go-to authority on the…

open to youneeds profile 72 or higher

72 and above

Home Front Command Rescue Instructor

Combat support · girls only

You're responsible for professional rescue training — for Home Front Command rescue fighters, reserve battalions, and civilian organizations. You teach rescue techniques and tools, and take part in drills that simulate a real…

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72 and above

Immigrant Absorption Teacher

Combat support · girls only

This role splits in two: half the time you help with immigrant absorption inside frameworks for new immigrants, and the other half you work within local community frameworks and authorities.

open to youneeds profile 45 or highergirls onlycheck the requirements

45 and above

Infantry Weapons Instructor

Combat support

You teach infantry fighters how to use every weapon system they'll actually fight with. The job demands toughness, the ability to work under pressure, handling the unexpected, and being comfortable spending long stretches in the field. No…

open to youneeds profile 72 or higher

72 and above

Logistics Corps Instructor

Combat support · girls only

You need a strong instructional streak, command experience, and the ability to run a warehouse well — this role is about developing and teaching logistics skills to others.

open to youneeds profile 45 or highergirls onlycheck the requirements

45 and above

MATPA"SH Officer

Combat support

This role calls for strong command, instructional, and management skills. You need to lead and motivate people, express yourself clearly in speech and writing, and stay physically fit — running and strength both matter. At its core, it's…

open to youneeds profile 45 or higher

45 and above

Math Teacher

Combat support · girls only

This track is for outstanding athletes who serve at schools, helping build a healthy lifestyle and raise awareness among students.

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45 and above

Mentor, Special Staff Track (Sagal"m)

Combat support

You help boarding-school students with their studies — giving one-on-one lessons in subjects you choose and helping them manage their time with task lists and priorities. You need to know the classroom material well and stay in close…

open to youneeds profile 45 or higher

45 and above

Mentor, Technology and Logistics Directorate

Combat support · girls only

You're placed in the Technology and Logistics Directorate, giving supplementary lessons to soldier-students in grades 9-14 at high schools and military boarding schools. The role means developing your own teaching materials and supporting…

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45 and above

Mentoring and Instruction Cluster

Combat support

You teach and mentor specific groups of soldiers, picking one of several tracks: helping soldiers finish their matriculation certificate, teaching Hebrew to new immigrants and minority soldiers, guiding candidates through the Netiv…

open to you

25 and above

Museum Guide (Ministry of Defense)

Combat support · girls only

You work at an open base in a civilian setting, guiding visitors at one of the Ministry of Defense's museums around the country.

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45 and above

NBC Warfare Instructor

Combat support · girls only

You train fighters from units across the IDF, the police, and other emergency organizations in unconventional (nuclear, biological, chemical) warfare — giving lessons, building drills, and mentoring exercises. It's a professional,…

open to youneeds profile 72 or highergirls onlycheck the requirements

72 and above

Nature-Trail Guide

Combat support · girls only

You serve with a 'green' body — a nature or parks authority — as a hiking guide, leading groups along trails.

open to youneeds profile 45 or highergirls onlycheck the requirements

45 and above

Operational Systems Rollout Instructor (Home Front Command)

Combat support

You drive changes in how Home Front Command reserve and standing personnel work with operational systems — rolling systems out unit by unit, mentoring people one-on-one, and giving instruction and application-level support. You raise how…

open to youneeds profile 45 or higher

45 and above

Parachute Instructor

Combat

You teach paratroopers how to jump — everything from dropping troops and freefalling to airlifting forces and dropping equipment on a range of missions. The work happens in field conditions and calls for fast decisions under extreme…

open to youneeds profile 82 or higher

82 and above

Physical Training Instructor

Combat support

You run sports and fitness for the unit — leading physical and combat-fitness workouts, organizing sports days, testing soldiers' fitness levels, and giving talks on topics like proper nutrition. During service you can earn a civilian…

open to youneeds profile 72 or higher

72 and above

Prisoner Commander and Instructor (Military Police)

Combat support

You command IDF soldiers serving out sentences at detention facilities around the country, including the Neve Tzedek military prison at Beit Lid — from the moment they're brought in until their release. You're a central figure in their…

open to youneeds profile 45 or higher

45 and above

Prisoner-Guard Commander

Combat support

You command IDF soldiers serving out their sentences at detention facilities around the country — from intake to release. For them, you're a central figure who's involved in every part of their time inside: education, discipline,…

open to youneeds profile 45 or higher

45 and above

Recruit Squad Commander (Military Police)

Rear echelon

The Military Police Corps trains its own commanders, and you'd be one of them, based at Bahad 13 in the Training City in the Negev — the first person new Military Police recruits meet. You handle command, instruction, discipline, and…

open to youneeds profile 64 or higher

64 and above

Sar-El Volunteer Coordinator

Combat support · girls only

You escort and guide volunteers who come from countries around the world for three-week stints with various IDF units, and take care of all their personal needs during that time.

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25 and above

Shooting Instructor

Combat support

You teach soldiers to shoot — personal weapons, sniper rifles, or machine guns. Your work directly shapes how sharp combat units are, since you train them and then keep them qualified all the way to their discharge from reserve duty.…

open to youneeds profile 72 or higher

72 and above

Simulator Instructor, Ground Forces (Armor and Artillery)

Combat support · girls only

You train fighters in special units of the Artillery Corps, either as a Moran instructor — teaching advanced systems for combat management, fire, intelligence, and driving armored fighting vehicles — or as a Rochev Shamayim / Dohar…

open to youneeds profile 72 or highergirls onlycheck the requirements

72 and above

Soldier-Teacher

Rear echelon

You teach — in uniform, but inside ordinary civilian schools and community programs — helping specific groups settle in: new immigrants, boarding-school students, religious communities. You pick a track: math, immigrant absorption,…

open to you

25 and above

Special Integration Mentor (Titkadmu)

Combat support

You accompany soldiers on the autism spectrum and help them get through a military system that's especially hard to navigate for them. You explain how things work and help solve whatever comes up, so their service goes as smoothly as…

open to youneeds profile 45 or higher

45 and above

Supplementary Education Teacher

Combat support · girls only

In the mornings you go into schools to give individual help, prepare students for the IDF, and be an extra presence in the building. In the evenings you go to evening programs, usually meeting the same students, and help them informally…

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45 and above

TAGACH Instructor (Climbing, Rappelling, Rescue)

Combat support · boys only

You're a skilled professional in rope-based warfare, specializing in climbing, rappelling, and rescue. You train soldiers from units across the army in rescuing from height and moving through difficult terrain. The training itself gives…

open to youneeds profile 82 or higherboys onlycheck the requirements

82 and above

Technological Instructor

Combat support · girls only

This is a training track for instruction and command roles in the Technology and Maintenance Corps. After tironut at the School for Technology and Maintenance Professions, you go through a foundation course covering the basics of…

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45 and above

Youth Instructor (Gadna)

Combat support

You serve on a small, almost family-sized Gadna base, preparing teenagers for their future enlistment. Commanding a squad of trainees during Gadna training means knowing your way around fieldcraft, weapons, first aid, and other course…

open to youneeds profile 64 or higher

64 and above

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