Mobile digital platforms operatorמפעיל/ת פלטפורמות דיגיטל ניידות
What the Mobile digital platforms operator role asks for, and what it holds
Mobile digital platforms operators set up, maintain, troubleshoot and operate advanced communications platforms, from battalion level up to the regional command's communications battalion.
Combat supportC4I and Cyber DefenceMen and womenDark turquoise
The role asks for a Dapar of 50 and up and a Hebrew score of 7 and up.
The Dapar, the reasoning test of the first call-up, is scored from 10 to 90.
The Hebrew score runs from 1 to 9.
- Kind of role
- Combat support
- Branch
- C4I and Cyber Defence
- Open to
- Men and women
- Dapar
- 50 and up
- Hebrew score
- 7 and up
- Try-out
- Not needed
- Training place
- Bahad 7
This is what the work of the role holds.
Soldiers in the role provide advanced communications to field commanders in areas without set infrastructure. They rely on the systems installed in the platforms under their care.
The role includes deploying platform-based systems and giving fast, reliable communications in all operating scenarios. Soldiers operate command and control systems, advanced computing systems of the Digital Ground Army project and classified equipment.
The work covers a range of computing and radio systems. Soldiers solve faults of varying difficulty.
This is how the training for the role runs.
The training lasts about 7 weeks at Bahad 7, the national school for communications and cyber defense, at Camp Ariel Sharon. Trainees learn to set up and run the platform systems, including tactical communications, radio, command and control, satellite communications and encryption equipment, and to keep them in working order.
Where it trainsBahad 7
This is what service in the role looks like.
Soldiers in the role serve at bases across the country.
The role also asks for a few more things.
- The course is open to men and women.
- A security clearance is required.
- No earlier professional knowledge is needed.
After the role, the IDF's page names these paths.
- Commanding the course, with candidates spotted during the training.
- Commanding advanced courses and follow-on training at the directorate's academic center.
- Commanding pre-army candidates.
- Advancement within field units, such as team head, team commander or shift supervisor.
- Officers' course in the Communications and IT Corps, then posts as operational officers.
- Skills for civilian life: operating and upgrading digital systems, work with systems developed by the defense industries, teamwork, and work under pressure.
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Frequently asked questions
What does the Mobile digital platforms operator role ask for?
The role asks for a Dapar of 50 and up and a Hebrew score of 7 and up.
Who can serve as Mobile digital platforms operator?
The role is open to men and women.
Is there a try-out for Mobile digital platforms operator?
The IDF names no try-out for the role.
What does the training for Mobile digital platforms operator hold?
The training lasts about 7 weeks at Bahad 7, the national school for communications and cyber defense, at Camp Ariel Sharon. Trainees learn to set up and run the platform systems, including tactical communications, radio, command and control, satellite communications and encryption equipment, and to keep them in working order.
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: Mobile digital platforms operator
The requirements and screenings change from time to time, and the IDF's page for each role is the one that counts.