Tactical intelligence officerקצין מודיעין טקטי
What the Tactical intelligence officer role asks for, and what it holds
The tactical intelligence officer is the officer and commander in charge of intelligence in a battalion.
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The role asks for a medical profile of 72 and up.
The medical profile runs from 21 to 97.
- Kind of role
- Combat
- Branch
- Intelligence
- Open to
- Men
- Medical profile
- 72 and up
- Try-out
- For men
- Training place
- Bahad 1
This is what the work of the role holds.
The role combines command, technology and combat. The battalion intelligence officer shapes the battalion's operations in routine times, during operational deployments and in combat.
The officer takes part in planning operations, analyzes information and works out courses of action. Working with the whole intelligence system, the officer builds the intelligence picture that operational planning is based on.
The work involves management, regular contact with senior officers and exposure to classified material and to the activity of operational and intelligence bodies.
This is how the IDF's page sets out the way into the role.
- 1General screening for the Intelligence Corps.
- 2Dedicated field intelligence screening with group simulations, personality questionnaires and cognitive tests.
- 3Passing an acceptance interview.
This is how the training for the role runs.
Training lasts 19 months from enlistment to receiving officer rank and includes basic training (level 05), the field intelligence professional course, professional courses at a civilian technological college, the officers' course at Bahad 1 and a corps completion course in the Intelligence Directorate. A senior Intelligence Directorate officer heads the program and serves as a personal mentor to each trainee.
Where it trainsBahad 1
This is what service in the role looks like.
After training, the officers serve in a staff role in the battalion command group, alongside the commander, in one of the regular battalions of the field corps. These battalions are at bases across the country.
The role also asks for a few more things.
- An affinity for the digital environment.
- Suitability for becoming an officer.
- Men must go through selection.
After the role, the IDF's page names these paths.
- After serving as battalion intelligence officer, graduates can join various units of the Intelligence Directorate, including its intelligence and technological centers.
- Suitable officers can advance to further roles in the intelligence system.
- For civilian life, the role gives command, operational and technological skills, experience in information and data analysis, management and organization, and an entry point to the technology fields used in high tech.
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Frequently asked questions
What does the Tactical intelligence officer role ask for?
The role asks for a medical profile of 72 and up.
Who can serve as Tactical intelligence officer?
The role is open to men.
Is there a try-out for Tactical intelligence officer?
Yes, for men. The IDF's page sets out the selection this way. General screening for the Intelligence Corps. Dedicated field intelligence screening with group simulations, personality questionnaires and cognitive tests. Passing an acceptance interview.
What does the training for Tactical intelligence officer hold?
Training lasts 19 months from enlistment to receiving officer rank and includes basic training (level 05), the field intelligence professional course, professional courses at a civilian technological college, the officers' course at Bahad 1 and a corps completion course in the Intelligence Directorate. A senior Intelligence Directorate officer heads the program and serves as a personal mentor to each trainee.
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: Tactical intelligence officer
The requirements and screenings change from time to time, and the IDF's page for each role is the one that counts.