Marksmanship instructorמדריכת ירי
What the Marksmanship instructor role asks for, and what it holds
A marksmanship instructor trains ground forces soldiers to fire their weapons and keeps up their firing skills.
Combat supportProfile 72+Men and womenRed
The role asks for a medical profile of 72 and up.
The medical profile runs from 21 to 97.
- Kind of role
- Combat support
- Open to
- Men and women
- Medical profile
- 72 and up
- Try-out
- Not needed
- Training place
- the Mitkan Adam base
This is what the work of the role holds.
Marksmanship has 3 fields: personal weapons, sharpshooter weapons and machine guns. All instructors learn personal weapons, and during the course they divide between the 2 other fields.
The role shapes the professional level of combat forces, from the end of their training until their release from reserve duty. Instructors are placed in many posts across all the ground corps.
This is how the training for the role runs.
Basic training 02, then a marksmanship instruction course in personal weapons, sharpshooter weapons or machine guns. The course takes place at the Mitkan Adam base and lasts 15 weeks.
Where it trainsthe Mitkan Adam base
This is what service in the role looks like.
The role serves in the marksmanship departments of all ground forces training bases. Instructors train recruits, soldiers in advanced training, commanders and reservists.
The role also asks for a few more things.
- Ability to learn, since training takes place in the field with fairly large groups.
- Motor skills.
- Charisma.
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Frequently asked questions
What does the Marksmanship instructor role ask for?
The role asks for a medical profile of 72 and up.
Who can serve as Marksmanship instructor?
The role is open to men and women.
Is there a try-out for Marksmanship instructor?
The IDF names no try-out for the role.
What does the training for Marksmanship instructor hold?
Basic training 02, then a marksmanship instruction course in personal weapons, sharpshooter weapons or machine guns. The course takes place at the Mitkan Adam base and lasts 15 weeks.
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: Marksmanship instructor
The requirements and screenings change from time to time, and the IDF's page for each role is the one that counts.