Combat intelligence officerקצין מודיעין לוחם
What the Combat intelligence officer role asks for, and what it holds
The combat intelligence officer is an officer and commander in charge of intelligence in a regular battalion.
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The IDF names no profile or score for the role.
- Kind of role
- Combat
- Open to
- Men
- Try-out
- Not needed
- Training place
- Bahad 1
This is what the work of the role holds.
The role combines command, technology and combat. The battalion intelligence officer shapes the battalion's operations in routine times, during operational deployments and in combat.
The officer takes part in planning operations and works with the whole intelligence system to build an intelligence picture that planning relies on. The work includes analyzing information, forming courses of action, management and regular contact with senior officers.
The officer is exposed to classified material and to the activity of operational and intelligence bodies.
This is how the IDF's page sets out the way into the role.
- 1General Intelligence Corps screening.
- 2Dedicated field intelligence screening with group simulations, personality questionnaires and cognitive tests.
- 3An admission interview.
This is how the training for the role runs.
Training lasts 19 months from enlistment to officer rank and includes basic training at level 05, the field intelligence course, courses at a civilian technological college, officers' course at Bahad 1 and a corps completion course in the Intelligence Directorate. A senior Intelligence Directorate officer heads the program and serves as a personal mentor to each trainee.
Where it trainsBahad 1
This is what service in the role looks like.
After training, the officers serve in a staff role in the battalion command group, next to the commander, in one of the regular battalions of the field corps. The battalions are at bases across the country.
The role also asks for a few more things.
- An affinity for digital environments.
- Suitability for becoming an officer.
After the role, the IDF's page names these paths.
- After the battalion intelligence officer role, graduates can move to various units of the Intelligence Directorate, including its intelligence and technology centers.
- Suitable officers can advance to further roles in the intelligence system.
- For civilian life, the role gives command, operational and technology skills, data analysis, management and organization, and work with senior managers, and serves as an entry point to technology and high-tech.
- The role also builds mental resilience and thinking and analysis skills.
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Frequently asked questions
What does the Combat intelligence officer role ask for?
The IDF names no profile or score for the role.
Who can serve as Combat intelligence officer?
The role is open to men.
Is there a try-out for Combat intelligence officer?
The IDF's page sets out the selection this way. General Intelligence Corps screening. Dedicated field intelligence screening with group simulations, personality questionnaires and cognitive tests. An admission interview.
What does the training for Combat intelligence officer hold?
Training lasts 19 months from enlistment to officer rank and includes basic training at level 05, the field intelligence course, courses at a civilian technological college, officers' course at Bahad 1 and a corps completion course in the Intelligence Directorate. A senior Intelligence Directorate officer heads the program and serves as a personal mentor to each trainee.
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: Combat intelligence officer
The requirements and screenings change from time to time, and the IDF's page for each role is the one that counts.