Aerial control NCOמש"ק/ית בקרה אווירית
What the Aerial control NCO role asks for, and what it holds
An aerial control NCO is part of the Israeli Air Force control team that manages Israel's airspace.
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The role asks for a Dapar of 50 and up.
The Dapar, the reasoning test of the first call-up, is scored from 10 to 90.
- Kind of role
- Combat support
- Branch
- Air Force
- Open to
- Men and women
- Dapar
- 50 and up
- Try-out
- Not needed
- Training place
- Ovda base
The IDF's page also names a lowest score in 6 traits.
The IDF's page lists these traits among the role's requirements, each with the minimum score the role asks for.
- Effort and persistence3
- Handling information3
- Spatial perception3
- Sustained attention3
- Teamwork3
- Organisation2
This is what the work of the role holds.
Soldiers in the role monitor aircraft and identify threats. They manage and coordinate Air Force activity and civilian aviation in complex airspace in real time.
The work takes place in a technological setting and in shifts. It involves high alert for scrambling aircraft and for real time events.
This is how the IDF's page sets out the way into the role.
- 1Ranking a preference questionnaire
- 2Online initial screening with a preference questionnaire, a biographical questionnaire, a personality questionnaire and thinking tests
- 3Placement subject to security clearance
- 4Security clearance
- 5Enlistment
- 6Basic training at level 02
- 7A 10 week course at the School of Control and Supervision at Ovda base
- 8Service in the Air Force control units as a closed base
This is how the training for the role runs.
Training starts with basic training at level 02. It continues with a 10 week course at the School of Control and Supervision at Ovda base.
Where it trainsOvda base
This is what service in the role looks like.
Soldiers in the role serve in the Air Force control units, on bases around the country, as a closed base.
The role also asks for a few more things.
- A security clearance.
- Men need a medical profile no higher than 64.
After the role, the IDF's page names these paths.
- Advanced training courses.
- Command roles, officers' course and career service.
- Skills for civilian life: time management, work under pressure, coping in extreme situations, command and instruction, decision making, management and organization, creativity, teamwork and project leadership.
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Frequently asked questions
What does the Aerial control NCO role ask for?
The role asks for a Dapar of 50 and up.
Who can serve as Aerial control NCO?
The role is open to men and women.
Is there a try-out for Aerial control NCO?
The IDF's page sets out the selection this way. Ranking a preference questionnaire. Online initial screening with a preference questionnaire, a biographical questionnaire, a personality questionnaire and thinking tests. Placement subject to security clearance. Security clearance. Enlistment. Basic training at level 02. A 10 week course at the School of Control and Supervision at Ovda base. Service in the Air Force control units as a closed base.
What does the training for Aerial control NCO hold?
Training starts with basic training at level 02. It continues with a 10 week course at the School of Control and Supervision at Ovda base.
This page was written from the IDF's pages for future soldiers, read on 6 November 2026.
- The role's page on the IDF's site: Aerial control NCO
The requirements and screenings change from time to time, and the IDF's page for each role is the one that counts.