Navy technological academic reserve trackמסלול עתודה טכנולוגית בזרוע הים
What the Navy technological academic reserve track role asks for, and what it holds
A Navy track in which high school seniors study for a technician's diploma at a college, mostly funded by the Navy, before serving in technological roles.
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The role asks for a medical profile of 64 and up.
The medical profile runs from 21 to 97.
- Kind of role
- Rear
- Branch
- Navy
- Open to
- Men and women
- Medical profile
- 64 and up
- Try-out
- Not needed
- Training place
- the Navy training base in Haifa
This is what the work of the role holds.
After high school, students continue to technician studies in electronics, mechanical engineering, mechatronics or electrical engineering and receive a technician's diploma. The studies take place at colleges across the country, and the Navy funds 80% of the cost.
Men fit for combat serve in technological combat roles aboard Navy vessels as frontline naval combatants. Men not fit for combat and women join the shore technical system, which maintains, develops and supports the systems on the vessels.
Women who want to serve as naval technological combatants can reach this role if they pass the frontline naval combatant selection. The track gives certainty about military service, assignment to training before enlistment, a Navy representative at the college, and frontline combatant benefits for the technological combatants.
This is how the IDF's page sets out the way into the role.
- 1Registration for technician studies at a college that works with the Navy.
- 2The frontline naval combatant selection for men fit for combat only, or an admission interview for applicants not slated for combat.
- 3Signing the Navy funding contract.
- 4Start of studies.
This is how the training for the role runs.
After the studies, soldiers do basic training at level 02 or 03 at the Navy training base in Haifa. This is followed by professional training lasting 2 to 5 months.
Where it trainsthe Navy training base in Haifa
This is what service in the role looks like.
Combatants are assigned to one of the Navy vessels, and combat support soldiers serve at the various Navy bases. Students sign a Navy funding contract before their studies begin.
The role also asks for a few more things.
- The track is open to students in their final year of high school.
After the role, the IDF's page names these paths.
- Command and instruction roles in the various training courses.
- Further studies in engineering.
- Promotion to staff roles in the departments aboard the vessels.
- Officers' course.
- Work experience and a profession for civilian life.
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Frequently asked questions
What does the Navy technological academic reserve track role ask for?
The role asks for a medical profile of 64 and up.
Who can serve as Navy technological academic reserve track?
The role is open to men and women.
Is there a try-out for Navy technological academic reserve track?
The IDF's page sets out the selection this way. Registration for technician studies at a college that works with the Navy. The frontline naval combatant selection for men fit for combat only, or an admission interview for applicants not slated for combat. Signing the Navy funding contract. Start of studies.
What does the training for Navy technological academic reserve track hold?
After the studies, soldiers do basic training at level 02 or 03 at the Navy training base in Haifa. This is followed by professional training lasting 2 to 5 months.
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: Navy technological academic reserve track
The requirements and screenings change from time to time, and the IDF's page for each role is the one that counts.