Submarine Flotillaשייטת הצוללות
How to get into the Submarine Flotilla, and what its training looks like
The Navy's submarine flotilla, Shayetet 7, based in Haifa. Its crews train for about 14 months.
Profile 82+about 14 monthsMenDark blue
The Submarine Flotilla asks for a medical profile of 82 and up, a Dapar of 60 and up and a Hebrew score of 8.
The medical profile runs from 21 to 97.
The Dapar, the reasoning test of the first call-up, is scored from 10 to 90.
The Hebrew score runs from 1 to 9.
- Open to
- Men
- Medical profile
- 82 and up
- Dapar
- 60 and up
- Hebrew score
- 8
- Training
- about 14 months
- Where it serves
- The Haifa naval base.
Submarine crews operate under the water to strike enemy vessels, watch the approaches to ports and gather intelligence covertly. The course runs about 14 months in three stages.
The way in runs through Yom Sayarot with the naval officers and submarines result and a five-day try-out at the Navy's training base.
The way into the Submarine Flotilla runs through 4 steps.
- 1Yom Sayarot, with the naval officers and submarines result.
- 2An online screening.
- 3A five-day try-out at the Navy's training base.
- 4A security check and naval medical checks.
Training at the Submarine Flotilla lasts about 14 months.
- The submarine course, in three stages
The IDF's guides say what to train for before the screening.
The naval fighters' try-out lasts two days at the Navy's training base in Haifa. The IDF's fitness guide builds the running and strength it asks for over weeks, with 3 to 5 aerobic and 2 to 3 strength sessions a week.
- AerobicSun
- StrengthMon
- AerobicTue
- StrengthWed
- AerobicThu
- RestFri
- RestSat
An example week at the lowest the IDF's guide suggests: 3 aerobic sessions and 2 of strength, the kind changing from day to day.
The full guide to preparing: profile, Dapar, Yom Sayarot and a training routine
The role has its own page on the IDF's site for future soldiers.
- Submarine crew member (Navy)Navy
Units to read about alongside the Submarine Flotilla.
- Naval Officers Courseקורס חובליםThe Navy's officers' course: two and a half years that end with the rank of lieutenant, a first degree and the naval officer's pin.Profile 82+about 30 monthsMen and womenDark blue
Shayetet 13שייטת 13The Navy's commando. Its fighters carry out strategic operations behind enemy lines, in enemy ports and against enemy facilities, and gather intelligence.Profile 82+about 20 monthsMenDark blue
Navy Missile Boat Fightersלוחמי ספינות הטילים (סטי״ל)The crews that fight aboard the Navy's missile ships and corvettes, the Sa'ar 6, Sa'ar 5 and Sa'ar 4.5.Profile 72+Men and womenDark blue
Frequently asked questions
What does the Submarine Flotilla ask for?
The IDF's page asks for a profile of 82 and up, a Dapar of 60 and up and a Hebrew score of 8.
How do you get into the Submarine Flotilla?
Yom Sayarot, with the naval officers and submarines result. An online screening. A five-day try-out at the Navy's training base. A security check and naval medical checks.
How long is training at the Submarine Flotilla?
About 14 months: The submarine course, in three stages.
Can women serve in the Submarine Flotilla?
The IDF's page names men only. Women fighters can choose other units, and the IDF commits to give a woman fighter one of her first three choices.
This page was written from the IDF's pages for future soldiers, read on 6 November 2026.
- The IDF's page for the role: Submarine crew member (Navy)
- The IDF's full guide to Yom Sayarot
- Preparing the body for Yom Sayarot
- Try-outs
- The medical profile
The requirements and screenings change from time to time, and the IDF's page for each role is the one that counts.
Photo credits
- Photographers of the Israeli Navy and IDF Spokesman: Shay Wagner, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- IDF Spokesperson's Unit photographer, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Israel Defense Forces, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons