Drone instructorמדריכת רחפנים
What the Drone instructor role asks for, and what it holds
A drone instructor teaches soldiers to use drones and their attachments for military missions.
Combat supportProfile 64+WomenYellow camouflage
The role asks for a medical profile of 64 and up.
The medical profile runs from 21 to 97.
- Kind of role
- Combat support
- Open to
- Women
- Medical profile
- 64 and up
- Try-out
- Not needed
- Training place
- Bahalag
This is what the work of the role holds.
The soldier teaches the weapon system, meaning drones and their attachments, and how the military uses it.
The instruction covers every stage of a mission: planning, preparing the drone, connecting attachments and running safety and technical checks before launch. It goes on to navigating to the target, carrying out the mission, returning and holding a debrief afterward.
This is how the training for the role runs.
Training lasts 4 months in total. It starts with level 02 basic training at Bahalag for about a month, followed by 3 months of the Kamad course and drone instructor training, covering the basics of instruction, vertical collection, navigation and topography, and drone building.
Where it trainsBahalag
The role also asks for a few more things.
- Instruction skills: speaking in front of a group, passing on messages, understanding a trainee's difficulties and finding the right way to teach.
- Visual processing and spatial understanding: map reading, sense of direction, reading terrain, memory for visual detail and planning a flight path around obstacles.
- Attention and timing when locking onto a target, with focus despite visual and sound distractions in the field.
- An interest in technology and technical ability, to understand and operate the drone's functions.
- Fine motor skills and precise hand and eye coordination.
- Basic technical English, for learning and operating new systems.
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Frequently asked questions
What does the Drone instructor role ask for?
The role asks for a medical profile of 64 and up.
Who can serve as Drone instructor?
The role is open to women.
Is there a try-out for Drone instructor?
The IDF names no try-out for the role.
What does the training for Drone instructor hold?
Training lasts 4 months in total. It starts with level 02 basic training at Bahalag for about a month, followed by 3 months of the Kamad course and drone instructor training, covering the basics of instruction, vertical collection, navigation and topography, and drone building.
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: Drone instructor
The requirements and screenings change from time to time, and the IDF's page for each role is the one that counts.