Yaltam combat soldier (Navy)ילת"ם
What the Yaltam combat soldier (Navy) role asks for, and what it holds
Yaltam is the Navy's underwater missions unit, and its combat soldiers specialize in operational diving and underwater demolition.
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The role asks for a Dapar of 50 and up and a Hebrew score of 7 and up.
The Dapar, the reasoning test of the first call-up, is scored from 10 to 90.
The Hebrew score runs from 1 to 9.
- Kind of role
- Combat
- Branch
- Navy
- Open to
- Men and women
- Dapar
- 50 and up
- Hebrew score
- 7 and up
- Try-out
- Not needed
This is what the work of the role holds.
Soldiers in the role carry out special missions below the surface, operate dedicated vessels and use a range of underwater systems. Their missions include underwater demolition, installing underwater devices, diving rescue, countering naval and underwater threats, countering the mining of vessels and maintaining Navy vessels.
The soldiers also operate robots and unmanned diving systems, and take part in operations, classified trials and the development of new underwater capabilities. They work at significant depths and can operate in almost any body of water, in Israel and abroad, as operations require.
This is how the IDF's page sets out the way into the role.
- 1Men: pass the naval spearhead combat selection. Women: pass the online screening for naval combat soldiers with a result suited to Snapir or Yaltam.
- 2Pass the Snapir and Yaltam selection.
- 3Medical tests at the Naval Medicine Center.
- 4Pass a security background check.
This is how the training for the role runs.
The training lasts about a year and combines intensive physical and mental training with operational diving, sea and underwater navigation, underwater work, rescue, operating dedicated vessels and using underwater systems.
This is what service in the role looks like.
The unit's home base is in Haifa, and it operates in all sectors at any time, in constant readiness for missions above and below the sea.
The role also asks for a few more things.
- Open to men and women.
- No disqualifying medical clauses.
- A ranking of 5 for combat and 5 for naval combat soldier in the preferences questionnaire.
- A security clearance.
After the role, the IDF's page names these paths.
- Professional training in operational diving, with a diving license and a diving instructor license.
- Possible advancement to instruction, command and officer tracks.
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Frequently asked questions
What does the Yaltam combat soldier (Navy) role ask for?
The role asks for a Dapar of 50 and up and a Hebrew score of 7 and up.
Who can serve as Yaltam combat soldier (Navy)?
The role is open to men and women.
Is there a try-out for Yaltam combat soldier (Navy)?
The IDF's page sets out the selection this way. Men: pass the naval spearhead combat selection. Women: pass the online screening for naval combat soldiers with a result suited to Snapir or Yaltam. Pass the Snapir and Yaltam selection. Medical tests at the Naval Medicine Center. Pass a security background check.
What does the training for Yaltam combat soldier (Navy) hold?
The training lasts about a year and combines intensive physical and mental training with operational diving, sea and underwater navigation, underwater work, rescue, operating dedicated vessels and using underwater systems.
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: Yaltam combat soldier (Navy)
The requirements and screenings change from time to time, and the IDF's page for each role is the one that counts.