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In the IDF, different armored fighting vehicles handle different battlefield jobs. You get certified on two platforms: Puma, the combat engineering corps' vehicle for breaching obstacles and minefields, and Achzarit, an armored vehicle…
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This course certifies you on three powerful IDF vehicles: Puma (the combat engineering breaching vehicle), Nagmachon (a belly-protected APC) and Achzarit. You learn to work with their electrical systems, find faults and restore the…
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You locate and fix faults in armored fighting vehicles, with special focus on keeping them ready for emergencies. There's a path into command and officer roles alongside meaningful service, and you're supported from the moment you're…
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Nagmash, the armored personnel carrier, moves fighters, medics, spare parts and supplies across the battlefield — it's the vehicle most infantry battalions and other brigades use to get fighters where they need to go. You come out of this…
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Achzarit is a heavy, protected APC designed by Technology and Maintenance Corps engineers, upgraded over the years — the latest version runs a modern electrical system, automotive improvements and a command-and-control system. As a…
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Achzarit is an armored fighting vehicle carrying ammunition, a remote-controlled weapon station and machine guns, developed in Israel and built at the Masha rehabilitation and maintenance center. Beyond its firepower, it carries fighters,…
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Infantry battalions field drones, anti-tank missiles, remote-controlled weapon stations (Katlanit), optics, and self-propelled mortars (Keshet) — all built on advanced electronics and optics for maximum accuracy and firepower. You're…
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Infantry, armor and engineering battalions field drones, anti-tank missiles, remote-controlled weapon stations (Katlanit, Drakonit), optics and self-propelled mortar systems (Keshet, Chanit) — all built on advanced electronics and optics…
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You install air conditioners and their infrastructure and do the electrical work on air-conditioning systems, at bases across the IDF. You're picked for this track already while still a draft candidate in high school, based on a…
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Puma, the combat engineering corps' obstacle-clearing vehicle, breaches obstacles and minefields. Achzarit carries fighters and handles a range of battlefield tasks, armed with a remote-controlled weapon station and machine guns. The APC…
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Love engines, mechanics, fixing faults and using proper tools? The IDF runs a huge fleet of vehicles for routine security work, and you keep them roadworthy in combat units, ready for any scenario. Today's vehicles run advanced drive and…
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You get training and tools in construction work — mainly plumbing, carpentry and painting — and you're the one who fixes construction-related faults across IDF bases and units.
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Also known as the 'Komets technician,' you diagnose and fix faults across every detection and alert system installed along the country's fenced border — sensor poles, electronics, observation systems, even firing systems run from a smart,…
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You maintain equipment while serving right alongside combat troops, working close to where the fighting happens.
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Tomat, the self-propelled gun, is one of the most important tools in the artillery corps — a mobile cannon, as its name says. You're trained to repair, maintain and keep ready its electronic and optical systems, and also to check and fix…
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You train at the Military Medicine School in pre-analytical lab work, then gain hands-on familiarity with clinical work, running medical tests using both analytical and automated methods.
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You work on the observation systems deployed along Israel's borders, plus a few classified systems the army won't name here. Day to day you handle routine maintenance, testing and troubleshooting on this equipment and on computing and…
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You design and build structures up to four stories tall, serving in one of the IDF's construction units — leading projects, drafting building plans, and writing work plans. You train as a construction or architecture technician before you…
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You're responsible for the servers and every other piece of equipment in the data center farm, end to end. That means keeping it running with a professional, reliable standard of service.
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This is the fastest route to becoming an officer: basic training, a professional course, a stint of hands-on experience in units around the country, officer training, soldier-completion training, and finally your rank. As an officer in the…
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You make dental prosthetics and restorations — porcelain crowns, night guards, implants, partial and full dentures, temporary crowns, and orthodontic plates. You're placed in a department based on lab needs, where you continue the…
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You're certified to store the IDF's combat equipment for operational use. In routine times it sits in secure facilities and needs periodic inspection, regular servicing and ongoing monitoring. The role is for soldiers with a strong sense…
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Eitan is a wheeled armored personnel carrier developed in Israel, built for high off-road mobility, carrying fighters into action while equipped with automatic weapon systems and advanced technology. You become the expert who diagnoses,…
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You keep the electronic systems of the Eitan — Israel's wheeled armored fighting vehicle — running: cameras, operating displays, the firing system and other advanced tech. You diagnose, locate and repair faults, and you can run a full…
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The Eitan is Israel's wheeled armored personnel carrier, built for high off-road mobility and fitted with automatic weapon systems and advanced tech. You become the one who diagnoses, monitors and fixes faults in its propulsion systems,…
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You design and build high-voltage electrical projects, serving in one of the IDF's construction units. You study at a college — an extension of 13th and 14th grade — that earns you an electrical technician diploma, then sit a professional…
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You work with the IDF's electro-optical, electro-mechanical, opto-mechanical, command-and-control, navigation, optics, thermal, laser and digital electronic systems. You're qualified to solder, inspect and repair electro-optical devices…
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You get certified on systems that are both electronic and optical — the IDF's navigation systems, thermal gear like night-vision devices, laser systems and other complex kit maintained by the Technology and Maintenance Corps'…
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You specialize in operating and repairing electronic warfare (EW) systems in the air, on land and at sea — the army's operational tools for disrupting enemy communications. Some course graduates go on to a parachuting course so they can…
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You do staff-level electronics work — the exact focus depends on the unit you land in. Training gives you a working knowledge of missile and weapon systems. On the job you service electronic systems on air force planes and helicopters,…
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You repair and maintain complex electronics across the IDF — optical sights, border-defense systems, radar, drones and robotics, or electronics on self-propelled guns (Tomat). Which one you specialize in is decided during the course, and…
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You control foot entry into the Kirya base compound — checking entry permits and logging everyone who comes through. Training focuses on spotting forged documents, questioning anyone who looks suspicious, and running anti-sabotage scans.…
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Like action? This course is for you. Firing systems technicians are responsible for the IDF's weapons — assault rifles, sniper rifles, machine guns, ammunition-firing devices, electro-optical sights and more. You operate and maintain light…
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As a metalworker, you make, restore and maintain parts for vehicles, armored fighting vehicles and specialized equipment. The course certifies you on the professional metalworking tools of the trade.
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As a metalworker, you make, restore and maintain parts for vehicles, armored fighting vehicles and other specialized equipment. The role combines theoretical knowledge of metals (metallurgy) with hands-on skill using tools and machinery.
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Every remote outpost and position has a generator. You learn everything about the electrical and drive systems of IDF generators, up to 150 KVA output, so critical systems never lose power in routine and in war. There's a posting for this…
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You become the top technical authority for classified systems and networks from brigade level up to the General Staff, linking your unit's needs to the technical and operational bodies above it. You build and run data-communication…
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Tzmeh is heavy engineering equipment — graders, backhoes, loaders, D9 bulldozers and other powerful machines the combat engineering corps can't do without. Ahead of every tank or AFV, Tzmeh always leads the way. You learn everything about…
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If you like order and organization, this is for you. You manage the army's computerized inventory, spare parts and digital workflows through its ERP system, which tracks maintenance orders, work logs and more. You run the system, organize…
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You repair and inspect a wide range of weapons — M-16s, machine guns, pistols, mortars. You prep light weapons for firing, fix faults that come up during range exercises, help with weapons storage, and carry out routine maintenance and…
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Menatetz is a heavy multiple rocket launcher used by the artillery corps for precise fire with different munition types across a range of distances. You keep its propulsion and electrical systems running and ready for action.
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Menatetz is a heavy multiple rocket launcher used by the artillery corps for precise fire with different munition types across a range of distances. You maintain its electronic and mechanical systems.
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You maintain the electrical systems of the Merkava Mark 3 tank — starter systems, electronics and turret systems — as part of the Armored Corps' fighting force, in both regular service and reserves. As a technological soldier in a combat…
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The Merkava Mk3 tank is part of the armor corps' combat power, in mandatory and reserve service alike, upgraded over the years for better mobility and firepower. As a technological fighter, you're entitled to a combat certificate. You keep…
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Merkava is developed and built in Israel by the Technology and Maintenance Corps, with an advanced fire-control system that lets the crew observe and fire on stationary and moving targets, day or night. As a technological fighter, you're…
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Merkava is developed and built in Israel by the Technology and Maintenance Corps with civilian industry. Merkava Mk4 is the most advanced version, with an upgraded engine, modern electronics and missile-defense systems. As a technological…
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The Technology and Maintenance Corps is the largest technological corps in the ground forces, responsible for developing, manufacturing, testing and maintaining the advanced combat equipment that gives the IDF its technological edge. Mizam…
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You work on mechanics in an advanced research environment, in some of the country's — and the world's — most sophisticated labs, tackling technological challenges alongside high-school graduates, technicians and engineers, in a style close…
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Namer carries 3 crew members and 8 fighters, armed with a remote-controlled weapon station and a heavy machine gun. As a technological fighter, you're entitled to a combat certificate, and you keep Namer operationally ready — routine…
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Namer was developed in 2008 to replace the APC with a protected vehicle carrying some of the IDF's most advanced electronics, optics, attack and defense systems. It carries a crew of 11 and escorts infantry through battle, protecting them…
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Namer is a heavy, protected APC built on Merkava technology, carrying 3 crew members and 8 fighters, armed with a remote-controlled weapon station and a heavy machine gun. As a technological fighter, you're entitled to a combat…
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You're responsible, at levels A through C, for a wide range of communication systems, fixing faults in the field in routine and emergency so communication between field sites and the core stays safe, reliable and efficient — escalating…
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Every fighter today depends on optics — weapon sights, day and night vision devices, and other gear built to help them hit their mark. You become the expert who finds and fixes faults in all these optical devices, supporting combat units…
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This track prepares graduates of the industry and management technological reserve for planning, development and production (Tafai) roles in the IDF's technology corps. Exact day-to-day work depends on where you're placed.
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The power pack — engine and transmission — is the beating heart of the army's armored vehicles: Merkava Mk4, Namer, Eitan and more. You learn how the engine and transmission work, how their assemblies operate, and get certified to maintain…
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Puma is the combat engineering corps' vehicle for storming and breaching terrain. Through theory classes and hands-on workshops, you learn everything needed to repair this powerful machine. The Puma mechanic is the fighter's right hand —…
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Makam (radar) uses radio waves, communications, signal processing and computing to detect enemy forces and track their movement. You become the technician who keeps it running — operating the system, configuring its software, and finding…
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Before you enlist, you get the chance to study for a practical engineer diploma — electrical, electronics or mechanical engineering — while your IDF service is deferred, at one of three colleges (Haifa, Tel Aviv or Ashkelon). The IDF pays…
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Technology moves fast, and the army needs specialists who can operate, maintain and integrate the systems of the future. You learn to operate a wide range of civilian, military and strike drones, get hands-on with micro-robotics, and…
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The IDF's artillery corps runs on self-propelled guns (Tomat) — they fire various ammunition types over long range with high precision. You keep the Tomat's electrical systems running and ready for action.
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Tomat, the self-propelled gun, is one of the artillery corps' most important tools — a mobile cannon, as its name says. You're trained to repair, maintain and keep ready its propulsion systems. Graduates go to artillery battalions, open…
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Tomat, the self-propelled gun, is one of the artillery corps' most important tools. You're trained to repair, maintain and keep ready its weapon and turret systems. Graduates go to artillery battalions, open bases and workshops — there's…
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Want training for work at heights, specializing in the critical water and fuel supply systems every IDF unit depends on? This course trains you on systems used across the entire army in routine and in war. Once you graduate, there's almost…
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You maintain a wide range of advanced combat materiel, working across electricity, electronics, instrumentation and mechanics. In the field you handle equipment directly; back in the lab you swap out and repair parts. You're also trained…
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Pick your specialty. In cellular, you manage, operate and maintain the military cell network — from area coverage to servers — including apps and IoT devices for the army, security forces and government, working directly with hi-tech…
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If teaching and leading people is what you're drawn to, and being a soldier who teaches sounds right for you, this course is built for that. You mentor high-school students in the Tov program — a joint Ministry of Education, IDF and…
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You're responsible for every vehicle at your base. Training covers a range of vehicle types — Rio, Abir, Sufa and Hummer — and the job means weekly servicing, routine maintenance, fault repair, and keeping an eye on every vehicle's systems.
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