Dedicated officer track, Technology and Maintenance Corpsקצונה ייעודית בחיל הטכנולוגיה והאחזקה
What the Dedicated officer track, Technology and Maintenance Corps role asks for, and what it holds
The dedicated officer track in the Technology and Maintenance Corps trains soldiers to become officers who handle technology and its maintenance in IDF units.
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The role asks for a medical profile of 64 and up.
The medical profile runs from 21 to 97.
- Kind of role
- Combat support
- Branch
- Technology and Maintenance
- Open to
- Men and women
- Medical profile
- 64 and up
- Try-out
- For men and women
This is what the work of the role holds.
The track combines basic training, a course, a period of professional experience in units around the country, officer training and a soldiering completion stage. It ends with receiving officer rank.
During the track, soldiers study advanced technology and how to introduce and maintain it in IDF units. Officers in the corps work in many fields, from advanced vehicles through weapons, optics and missiles to the Merkava Mark 4 tank.
This is how the IDF's page sets out the way into the role.
- 1An opening lecture, on a single selection day.
- 2A group assessment that tests thinking skills, interpersonal communication, teamwork, command ability and more.
- 3A personal interview that tests the candidate's fit for the role and motivation.
This is how the training for the role runs.
After basic training, there is a professional course of about 2 months and 4 months of attachment to operational units. Then come a 10-week officers' course and a soldiering completion stage of 3 months.
This is what service in the role looks like.
Officers serve in IDF field units as commanders of the technology and maintenance department in battalions, at bases around the country. The role requires signing on for 1 additional year of career service.
The role also asks for a few more things.
- Both men and women must pass the selection.
After the role, the IDF's page names these paths.
- The track ends with officer rank and command of a technology and maintenance department in a battalion.
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Frequently asked questions
What does the Dedicated officer track, Technology and Maintenance Corps role ask for?
The role asks for a medical profile of 64 and up.
Who can serve as Dedicated officer track, Technology and Maintenance Corps?
The role is open to men and women.
Is there a try-out for Dedicated officer track, Technology and Maintenance Corps?
Yes, for men and women. The IDF's page sets out the selection this way. An opening lecture, on a single selection day. A group assessment that tests thinking skills, interpersonal communication, teamwork, command ability and more. A personal interview that tests the candidate's fit for the role and motivation.
What does the training for Dedicated officer track, Technology and Maintenance Corps hold?
After basic training, there is a professional course of about 2 months and 4 months of attachment to operational units. Then come a 10-week officers' course and a soldiering completion stage of 3 months.
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: Dedicated officer track, Technology and Maintenance Corps
The requirements and screenings change from time to time, and the IDF's page for each role is the one that counts.