Heavy engineering equipment operator programמיזם מפעיל צמ"ה
What the Heavy engineering equipment operator program role asks for, and what it holds
A program in which soldiers train and serve as operators of the IDF's heavy engineering equipment.
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The role asks for a Hebrew score of 7 and up.
The Hebrew score runs from 1 to 9.
- Kind of role
- Combat support
- Branch
- Technology and Maintenance
- Open to
- Men and women
- Hebrew score
- 7 and up
- Try-out
- Not needed
- Training place
- the Transport Center base
This is what the work of the role holds.
After training, soldiers in the role operate and use the IDF's heavy engineering equipment. They go out on the unit's missions at work sites.
Soldiers in the program get to know the unit early. They receive guidance from the moment they are identified, through placement and during regular service.
This is how the training for the role runs.
Enlistment and basic training take place at Mishmar HaNegev, with the same group of soldiers staying together into regular service. Soldiers then join the heavy engineering equipment unit and start courses, including the heavy engineering equipment course of the Combat Engineering School.
Where it trainsthe Transport Center base
This is what service in the role looks like.
Placement is at the Gur base, with arrival every Sunday and return home every Thursday. After training, soldiers serve as heavy engineering equipment operators at the Transport Center bases and in the heavy engineering equipment unit, at bases across the country.
After the role, the IDF's page names these paths.
- A professional certificate as a heavy engineering equipment operator.
- A tractor license.
- Release to civilian life with the permits, licenses and experience gained in service.
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Frequently asked questions
What does the Heavy engineering equipment operator program role ask for?
The role asks for a Hebrew score of 7 and up.
Who can serve as Heavy engineering equipment operator program?
The role is open to men and women.
Is there a try-out for Heavy engineering equipment operator program?
The IDF names no try-out for the role.
What does the training for Heavy engineering equipment operator program hold?
Enlistment and basic training take place at Mishmar HaNegev, with the same group of soldiers staying together into regular service. Soldiers then join the heavy engineering equipment unit and start courses, including the heavy engineering equipment course of the Combat Engineering School.
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: Heavy engineering equipment operator program
The requirements and screenings change from time to time, and the IDF's page for each role is the one that counts.