Military entrepreneursיזמים צבאיים
What the Military entrepreneurs role asks for, and what it holds
Military entrepreneurs identify which technologies, methods or solutions the IDF needs to develop to win wars, and drive the army to develop them.
Combat supportProfile 25+Men and womenOlive green
The role asks for a medical profile of 25 and up.
The medical profile runs from 21 to 97.
- Kind of role
- Combat support
- Open to
- Men and women
- Medical profile
- 25 and up
- Try-out
- Not needed
- Training place
- various IDF bases in Israel
This is what the work of the role holds.
The program was set up by the IDF Planning Directorate. The work starts with studying threats, current capabilities and their effectiveness, and the options for doing better, and then shaping a new solution.
The soldier builds a team of technology, intelligence and operations experts, persuades senior decision makers to allocate resources, and sees the project through to real use in the field. The solution can be a new system or a change in training, force structure or fighting method.
The track includes a 2 month foundation course on the military system, startup tools and project management, then practical work under a team head in a force building unit, and then independent entrepreneurship work.
This is how the IDF's page sets out the way into the role.
- 1Cognitive tests.
- 2A personality fit assessment and an interview with a psychologist.
- 3Professional and interpersonal simulations that test teamwork and the ability to guide others.
This is how the training for the role runs.
Basic training at level 02, then a dedicated course of about 6 weeks at the Planning Directorate. After it comes half a year of advanced professional training with personal mentoring, run by the program's headquarters.
Where it trainsvarious IDF bases in Israel
This is what service in the role looks like.
Soldiers in the role serve at bases around the country.
The role also asks for a few more things.
- No earlier technological knowledge or experience is needed.
- Candidates apply to the induction center to be screened for the track.
After the role, the IDF's page names these paths.
- Suitable soldiers can go to officers' course and, after a dedicated course, head an entrepreneurship team.
- Suitable soldiers can move to serve in or head another entrepreneurship team in a different branch or directorate.
- Graduates can move on to roles across the IDF in technology, strategy and planning.
- Graduates can command in the program's training and headquarters and take part in training future military entrepreneurs.
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Frequently asked questions
What does the Military entrepreneurs role ask for?
The role asks for a medical profile of 25 and up.
Who can serve as Military entrepreneurs?
The role is open to men and women.
Is there a try-out for Military entrepreneurs?
The IDF's page sets out the selection this way. Cognitive tests. A personality fit assessment and an interview with a psychologist. Professional and interpersonal simulations that test teamwork and the ability to guide others.
What does the training for Military entrepreneurs hold?
Basic training at level 02, then a dedicated course of about 6 weeks at the Planning Directorate. After it comes half a year of advanced professional training with personal mentoring, run by the program's headquarters.
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: Military entrepreneurs
The requirements and screenings change from time to time, and the IDF's page for each role is the one that counts.