Search and rescue combat soldier (Home Front Command)לוחם/ת חילוץ והצלה
What the Search and rescue combat soldier (Home Front Command) role asks for, and what it holds
A combat role in the Home Front Command focused on saving the lives of civilians in Israel and abroad during emergencies.
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The role asks for a medical profile of 72 and up and a Hebrew score of 5 and up.
The medical profile runs from 21 to 97.
The Hebrew score runs from 1 to 9.
- Kind of role
- Combat
- Branch
- Home Front Command
- Open to
- Men and women
- Medical profile
- 72 and up
- Hebrew score
- 5 and up
- Try-out
- For women
- Training place
- the Home Front training base at Zikim
The IDF's page also names a lowest score in 3 traits.
The IDF's page lists these traits among the role's requirements, each with the minimum score the role asks for.
- Effort and persistence2
- Maturity2
- Teamwork2
This is what the work of the role holds.
In routine times, soldiers in the role carry out operational duty in sectors of Judea and Samaria. This includes arrests and handling riots.
In emergencies, the soldiers are sent to sites of destruction and collapsed buildings to rescue trapped people. They work both on the home front and in rescue during ground maneuvers.
Rescue soldiers are the only soldiers in the IDF certified to handle rescue events.
This is how the IDF's page sets out the way into the role.
- 1Women must pass the women's combat selection.
This is how the training for the role runs.
Training starts with basic training at level 05 for 10 weeks at the Home Front training base (Nabi Musa or Zikim). It continues with 14 weeks of advanced training, after which soldiers are certified as rescuers at level 07.
Where it trainsthe Home Front training base at Zikim
This is what service in the role looks like.
Soldiers are placed in the brigade's search and rescue battalions, Shahar, Kedem, Tavor and Ram, which hold lines in Judea and Samaria. A fifth battalion is set to open, and service is at bases across the country.
The role also asks for a few more things.
- For men, the role is assigned without a selection.
- Women must commit to compulsory service equal in length to men's service and to active reserve duty.
After the role, the IDF's page names these paths.
- Suitable soldiers can go on to courses such as the commanders' course, the officers' course and the medics' course.
- Other courses include sharpshooter, grenade launcher and drone specializations, and a training instructors' course.
- The brigade also has a patrol unit with fitness and hand to hand combat roles, locator soldiers, operational drivers, and the Alon unit, a rescue force that responds to events across the country.
- After joining the brigade, soldiers can also try out for a classified combat unit called Department 4.
The Search and rescue combat soldier (Home Front Command) role belongs to these units in the guide.
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Frequently asked questions
What does the Search and rescue combat soldier (Home Front Command) role ask for?
The role asks for a medical profile of 72 and up and a Hebrew score of 5 and up.
Who can serve as Search and rescue combat soldier (Home Front Command)?
The role is open to men and women.
Is there a try-out for Search and rescue combat soldier (Home Front Command)?
Yes, for women. The IDF's page sets out the selection this way. Women must pass the women's combat selection.
What does the training for Search and rescue combat soldier (Home Front Command) hold?
Training starts with basic training at level 05 for 10 weeks at the Home Front training base (Nabi Musa or Zikim). It continues with 14 weeks of advanced training, after which soldiers are certified as rescuers at level 07.
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: Search and rescue combat soldier (Home Front Command)
The requirements and screenings change from time to time, and the IDF's page for each role is the one that counts.
Photo credits
- Israel Defense Forces, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons