

Shayetet 13 Operator
לוחם בשייטת 13
Role facts
from the official pageWhat the role is like
What you would be doing
the full text, nothing cutYou serve in the IDF's elite naval commando unit, running strategic operations deep behind enemy lines — strikes on enemy ports and key installations, and gathering high-quality intelligence. Training is long and demanding: infantry combat, counter-terror and guerrilla warfare, a parachuting course, and assaulting and boarding vessels from the sea.
What it takes to get in
Profile 82 with no disqualifying clauses, Dapar 50, Hebrew score 8.
Training
5 months of infantry tironut and advanced training (you're certified "rifleman 05"), followed by stages within the unit itself: combat diving, ship assault, vessel takeover. In total, a year and 8 months until you receive the unit's "bat wings."
Where you serve
In the Shayetet 13 unit.