Each of the IDF's 643 roles, in 22 branches, has its own page here.

Each page holds the medical profile, Dapar and Hebrew score the role asks for, whether there is a try-out, the selection steps, the training and the service, as the IDF's page for the role sets them out.

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This is how the roles divide between the branches.

Infantry has 15 roles on the IDF's list.

Armoured Corps has 2 roles on the IDF's list.

Artillery Corps has 5 roles on the IDF's list.

Combat Engineering has 3 roles on the IDF's list.

Combat Intelligence Collection has 6 roles on the IDF's list.

Border Defence has 2 roles on the IDF's list.

Home Front Command has 9 roles on the IDF's list.

Ground Forces has 12 roles on the IDF's list.

Air Force has 56 roles on the IDF's list.

Navy has 19 roles on the IDF's list.

Intelligence has 94 roles on the IDF's list.

C4I and Cyber Defence has 44 roles on the IDF's list.

Technology and Maintenance has 59 roles on the IDF's list.

Logistics has 26 roles on the IDF's list.

Medical Corps has 15 roles on the IDF's list.

Military Police has 13 roles on the IDF's list.

Personnel has 13 roles on the IDF's list.

Education and Youth Corps has 6 roles on the IDF's list.

Spokesperson's Unit has 4 roles on the IDF's list.

Military Rabbinate has 2 roles on the IDF's list.

Border Police has 3 roles on the IDF's list.

General Staff units has 14 roles on the IDF's list.

221 roles on the IDF's list belong to other units.

The guide to the IDF's units, with the role finder

This page was written from the IDF's pages for future soldiers, read on 6 November 2026.

The list of roles on the IDF's site for future soldiers

The requirements and screenings change from time to time, and the IDF's page for each role is the one that counts.

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