Navy tugboat arrayמערך גוררות בחיל הים
What the Navy tugboat array role asks for, and what it holds
The Navy tugboat array crews tugboats that guide vessels in ports and carry out towing, rescue and technical support for Navy vessels.
Combat supportNavyProfile 72+WomenDark blue
The role asks for a medical profile of 72 and up and a Hebrew score of 6 and up.
The medical profile runs from 21 to 97.
The Hebrew score runs from 1 to 9.
- Kind of role
- Combat support
- Branch
- Navy
- Open to
- Women
- Medical profile
- 72 and up
- Hebrew score
- 6 and up
- Try-out
- Not needed
- Training place
- the Navy training base
The IDF's page also names a lowest score in 4 traits.
The IDF's page lists these traits among the role's requirements, each with the minimum score the role asks for.
- Operating systems3
- Effort and persistence2
- Maturity2
- Teamwork2
This is what the work of the role holds.
Soldiers in the role serve as combat support crew on tugboats, small vessels that tow, rescue and give technical help to Navy vessels. They work in routine times and in emergencies, in Navy ports, near the coast and sometimes in deep water.
The crews help bring vessels into port, maneuver large ships and respond to mechanical faults, complex operational events and rough seas. The work calls for technical skill, seamanship, quick response and precise coordination under pressure.
The array also supports training, sea trials and foreign vessels arriving at Israeli ports. Soldiers in the role operate advanced systems and take part in exercises and in the Navy's operational activity.
This is how the IDF's page sets out the way into the role.
- 1Men: passing the naval spearhead combat selection day.
- 2Men: enlisting in the Navy and receiving the role during basic training.
- 3Women: passing the online screening for female naval combat soldiers with a naval combat result.
- 4Women: passing the naval spearhead combat selection day with a tugboat result.
- 5Women: enlisting in the Navy.
This is how the training for the role runs.
Professional training at the Navy training base covers learning and operating advanced systems, hands-on training aboard the vessels and intensive drills.
Where it trainsthe Navy training base
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 role is open to women and men.
- No disqualifying medical defect clauses.
- A security clearance.
- A high ranking of the role in the preference questionnaire.
After the role, the IDF's page names these paths.
- Outstanding soldiers can advance to command roles such as tugboat chief or skipper, with dedicated courses and training.
- Outstanding soldiers can also move on to senior roles and a command track.
- Instruction and command skills and experience for civilian life.
- A level 3 vessel operator license.
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Frequently asked questions
What does the Navy tugboat array role ask for?
The role asks for a medical profile of 72 and up and a Hebrew score of 6 and up.
Who can serve as Navy tugboat array?
The role is open to women.
Is there a try-out for Navy tugboat array?
The IDF's page sets out the selection this way. Men: passing the naval spearhead combat selection day. Men: enlisting in the Navy and receiving the role during basic training. Women: passing the online screening for female naval combat soldiers with a naval combat result. Women: passing the naval spearhead combat selection day with a tugboat result. Women: enlisting in the Navy.
What does the training for Navy tugboat array hold?
Professional training at the Navy training base covers learning and operating advanced systems, hands-on training aboard the vessels and intensive drills.
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 tugboat array
The requirements and screenings change from time to time, and the IDF's page for each role is the one that counts.