Visual-Intelligence Analyst (Air Force, Tza"a)
אוגדן תצ"א חוקר/ת מודיעין חזותי (תצ"א)
- Profile
- 45-64 for men; 45 and above for women
- Beret
- Dark grey
- Combat support
- Men and women
What you would be doing
You decode aerial and satellite photos and turn them into intelligence about what's happening on the ground. Your work directly helps locate enemy targets and support special operations. You serve either at Air Force headquarters on an open base or on a closed Air Force base, and the skills you build here are valued in the defense industry afterward.
What it takes to get in
Men: profile 45-64. Women: profile 45 and above. Dapar 60 and above. Yom Ha-MEA: Information processing 3+, Diligence and persistence 3+, Spatial perception 3+, Sustained attention 3+. Security clearance and a vision test required, plus a commitment to serve under the 'equal service' rule.
Training
Tironut 02 plus 14 weeks of training at the Mifrasit base (Bahad 15).
Where you serve
Air Force headquarters at the Kirya (open base), or one of the Air Force bases (closed base).
What it is worth afterwards
You gain analytical skills, exposure to advanced technology, and experience valued by the defense industry — a distinctive, in-demand profession outside the army too.
- Analysis and thinking
- Security clearance
- Computers and coding