Ofek Track — Languages (Arabic or Persian)
מסלול אופק
Role facts
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Combat supportMen and womenBeretDark green
What the role is like
What you would be doing
the full text, nothing cutYou learn Arabic or Persian to a very deep level, then filter and analyze intelligence reports in the original language using the unit's advanced systems. Training starts before enlistment with a nearly six-month closed course combining language study with intelligence content. Service is closed-base, with a leave of 3 days after every 11, and women serve longer than usual — 32 months.
Training
About 5.5 months of pre-military course on a closed base (Arabic or Persian), then basic training 02.
Where you serve
Intelligence Corps bases around the country, closed-base service.