Aviation physiology instructorמדריכת פיזיולוגיה תעופתית
What the Aviation physiology instructor role asks for, and what it holds
Aviation physiology instructors train air combatants to cope with the effects that operational flight has on the human body.
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The role asks for a medical profile of 64 and up, a Dapar of 50 and up and a Hebrew score of 8 and up.
The medical profile runs from 21 to 97.
The Dapar, the reasoning test of the first call-up, is scored from 10 to 90.
The Hebrew score runs from 1 to 9.
- Kind of role
- Combat support
- Branch
- Air Force
- Open to
- Women
- Medical profile
- 64 and up
- Dapar
- 50 and up
- Hebrew score
- 8 and up
- Try-out
- Not needed
- Training place
- Aeromedical Unit 112
The IDF's page also names a lowest score in 5 traits.
The IDF's page lists these traits among the role's requirements, each with the minimum score the role asks for.
- Command3
- Handling information3
- Sustained attention3
- Teaching3
- Teamwork3
This is what the work of the role holds.
Operational activity in the air is not a natural setting for the human body, and combatants need to keep up their personal medical fitness for their missions.
The instructor gives combatants lessons, drills and simulator training. These help them deal with effects such as lack of oxygen, acceleration and spatial disorientation.
This is how the IDF's page sets out the way into the role.
- 1Ranking of a preferences questionnaire.
- 2An online first screening with a preferences questionnaire, a biographical questionnaire, a personality questionnaire and thinking tests.
- 3Suitable candidates are called to a further screening with a personal interview, an instruction simulation and a flight simulation that reproduces in-flight pressure and oxygen levels.
- 4Placement, conditional on a security clearance and medical tests.
- 5Security clearance and medical tests.
- 6Enlistment.
- 7Basic training (type 02).
- 8Training in the unit at Aeromedical Unit 112.
- 9Service in the Aeromedical Unit (Unit 112).
This is how the training for the role runs.
Training starts with basic training (type 02), followed by training in the unit at Aeromedical Unit 112. It covers an introduction to the world of medicine and operating simulators.
Where it trainsAeromedical Unit 112
This is what service in the role looks like.
Service is at the Aeromedical Unit (Unit 112) in Ramat Gan, on an open base.
The role also asks for a few more things.
- Passing a security clearance.
- Medical tests.
- A commitment to serve under the rule that sets a woman's service the same as a man's.
After the role, the IDF's page names these paths.
- Training new instructors.
- Officers' course in a range of Air Force branches.
- Skills for civilian life: familiarity with physiology and medicine, instruction, speaking before an audience, lessons-learned processes, giving feedback, management and organization, and scientific knowledge.
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Frequently asked questions
What does the Aviation physiology instructor role ask for?
The role asks for a medical profile of 64 and up, a Dapar of 50 and up and a Hebrew score of 8 and up.
Who can serve as Aviation physiology instructor?
The role is open to women.
Is there a try-out for Aviation physiology instructor?
The IDF's page sets out the selection this way. Ranking of a preferences questionnaire. An online first screening with a preferences questionnaire, a biographical questionnaire, a personality questionnaire and thinking tests. Suitable candidates are called to a further screening with a personal interview, an instruction simulation and a flight simulation that reproduces in-flight pressure and oxygen levels. Placement, conditional on a security clearance and medical tests. Security clearance and medical tests. Enlistment. Basic training (type 02). Training in the unit at Aeromedical Unit 112. Service in the Aeromedical Unit (Unit 112).
What does the training for Aviation physiology instructor hold?
Training starts with basic training (type 02), followed by training in the unit at Aeromedical Unit 112. It covers an introduction to the world of medicine and operating simulators.
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: Aviation physiology instructor
The requirements and screenings change from time to time, and the IDF's page for each role is the one that counts.