Home Front Command officerקצין/ת פיקוד העורף

What the Home Front Command officer role asks for, and what it holds

Home Front Command officer is a designated officer track for recruits identified before enlistment as having officer potential, which leads to service as an officer in Home Front Command units.

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The role's page on the IDF's site

The role asks for a Dapar of 60 and up and a Hebrew score of 7 and up.

Dapar60+

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The Dapar, the reasoning test of the first call-up, is scored from 10 to 90.

Hebrew score7+

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The Hebrew score runs from 1 to 9.

Kind of role: Combat support
Branch: Home Front Command
Open to: Men and women
Dapar: 60 and up
Hebrew score: 7 and up
Try-out: For men and women
Training place: the Home Front Command school

The IDF's page also names a lowest score in 6 traits.

The IDF's page lists these traits among the role's requirements, each with the minimum score the role asks for.

Caring for people3
Flexible thinking3
Maturity3
Command2
Organisation2
Teaching2

This is what the work of the role holds.

During the track, soldiers first serve as instructors in Home Front Command units. After the officers' course they take up officer posts in these units, in fields such as command and instruction, operations, CBRN defense, search and rescue, and planning.

From enlistment, trainees take part in the Yahalom program, which provides professional mentors, in-depth lessons and hands-on experiences to prepare them for officer selection. The program runs through basic training and the attachment period along 4 tracks: professional skills, command and leadership, character and values, and mental resilience.

This is how the IDF's page sets out the way into the role.

1An opening lecture presenting all of the IDF's designated officer tracks.
2A group assessment testing thinking, interpersonal communication, teamwork and leadership.
3A personal interview on suitability for the role and motivation.
4Ranking preferences among the officer tracks, with the Home Front Command track ranked first.

This is how the training for the role runs.

Basic preparation lasts 4 months: 1 month of basic training at the Home Front Command school at Rehavam base in Ramla, then a 3 month instructor course in search and rescue or CBRN defense, followed by a 4 month attachment period instructing in units, with 3 screening gatherings and officer suitability tests. After 2 weeks of officer preparation, suitable candidates take a 4 month officers' stage: a 10 week course at Bahad 1, the officers' school, and a 13 week professional completion course at the training base in Ramla.

Where it trainsthe Home Front Command school

This is what service in the role looks like.

Officers serve at bases across the country.

The role also asks for a few more things.

Men must not be designated for combat roles.
Trainees must complete all officer selection steps and the officers' course and meet all threshold conditions like any other soldier.

After the role, the IDF's page names these paths.

Graduates receive officer rank and serve as officers in Home Front Command units in command and instruction, operations, CBRN defense, search and rescue, planning and other fields.

Frequently asked questions

What does the Home Front Command officer role ask for?

The role asks for a Dapar of 60 and up and a Hebrew score of 7 and up.

Who can serve as Home Front Command officer?

The role is open to men and women.

Is there a try-out for Home Front Command officer?

Yes, for men and women. The IDF's page sets out the selection this way. An opening lecture presenting all of the IDF's designated officer tracks. A group assessment testing thinking, interpersonal communication, teamwork and leadership. A personal interview on suitability for the role and motivation. Ranking preferences among the officer tracks, with the Home Front Command track ranked first.