Operations sergeant (Hashelef Unit)סמב"צ ביחידת השלף
What the Operations sergeant (Hashelef Unit) role asks for, and what it holds
An operations sergeant in the Hashelef Unit plans operational flights and handles the products they bring back.
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The role asks for a medical profile of 45 and up.
The medical profile runs from 21 to 97.
- Kind of role
- Combat support
- Open to
- Men and women
- Medical profile
- 45 and up
- Try-out
- Not needed
This is what the work of the role holds.
Soldiers in the role build operational flights in the Hashelef Unit. They gather requirements from different consumers and prepare flight material and aids for the rear cockpit on stills flights and special photography missions.
After the flights, they unload the products and pass them on to the consumers or to archives. Soldiers are placed in the operations room or in the debriefing and production section.
This is how the IDF's page sets out the way into the role.
- 1Passing the full Intelligence Corps screening
- 2Passing an interview with the unit commander and the operations room commander
This is how the training for the role runs.
Training starts with the intelligence operations sergeant course. At the unit, about 3 months of on-the-job training cover all areas of the work, including Military Intelligence systems, flight sectors and the various consumers, with internal tests and a final examining panel.
This is what service in the role looks like.
Service is at an Air Force base in central Israel, as a closed base. The work is office work, much of it at a computer.
The role also asks for a few more things.
- A full matriculation certificate
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Frequently asked questions
What does the Operations sergeant (Hashelef Unit) role ask for?
The role asks for a medical profile of 45 and up.
Who can serve as Operations sergeant (Hashelef Unit)?
The role is open to men and women.
Is there a try-out for Operations sergeant (Hashelef Unit)?
The IDF's page sets out the selection this way. Passing the full Intelligence Corps screening. Passing an interview with the unit commander and the operations room commander.
What does the training for Operations sergeant (Hashelef Unit) hold?
Training starts with the intelligence operations sergeant course. At the unit, about 3 months of on-the-job training cover all areas of the work, including Military Intelligence systems, flight sectors and the various consumers, with internal tests and a final examining panel.
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: Operations sergeant (Hashelef Unit)
The requirements and screenings change from time to time, and the IDF's page for each role is the one that counts.