Police defenderמגן שוטר
What the Police defender role asks for, and what it holds
Police defender is a role in a first and immediate response force with military police powers that helps secure IDF bases and facilities.
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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
- Combat support
- Open to
- Men and women
- Medical profile
- 64 and up
- Try-out
- Not needed
- Training place
- Bahad 13
This is what the work of the role holds.
Soldiers in the role serve as a security force with military police powers. They help protect IDF bases and facilities against changing threats, in routine times and in emergencies.
The work includes ongoing policing and security tasks, handling unusual incidents, stopping threats and keeping order on IDF bases. The force also deters criminals from outside and inside the bases and responds quickly within its area.
The role calls for alertness, creative thinking, teamwork, quick reaction, sound judgment and the ability to act under pressure.
This is how the training for the role runs.
Training includes basic training and then a course at Bahad 13, during which soldiers are trained as Rifleman 03.
Where it trainsBahad 13
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Frequently asked questions
What does the Police defender role ask for?
The role asks for a medical profile of 64 and up.
Who can serve as Police defender?
The role is open to men and women.
Is there a try-out for Police defender?
The IDF names no try-out for the role.
What does the training for Police defender hold?
Training includes basic training and then a course at Bahad 13, during which soldiers are trained as Rifleman 03.
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: Police defender
The requirements and screenings change from time to time, and the IDF's page for each role is the one that counts.