Units in the IDF
Combat Positions
Infantry Corps
Color of Kumta: Light Green
Basic Training Base: Negev
Description: Infantry unit mainly in the south of Israel that defends Israel’s borders and conducts operations when needed. Minimum Required Profile: 82
Infantry Corps
Color of Kumta: Brown
Basic Training Base: Golan (Northern Israel)
Description: Infantry unit mainly in the north that defends Israel’s borders and conducts operations when needed. Minimum Required Profile: 82
Infantry Corps
Color of Kumta: Purple
Basic Training Base: Negev
Description: Infantry unit mainly in central Israel that defend Israel’s borders and conducts operations when needed. Minimum Required Profile: 82
Infantry Corps
Color of Kumta: Camouflage
Basic Training Base: Jordan Valley
Description: Infantry unit mainly in Judea and Samaria that defend Israel’s borders and conducts operations when needed. Minimum Required Profile: 82
Infantry Corps
Color of Kumta: Red
Basic Training Base: Negev
Description: Paratroopers defend Israel’s borders and conduct operations when needed. (Gibbush Necessary) Minimum Required Profile: 82
The Armored Tank Corps
Color of Kumta: Black
Basic Training Base: Negev
Description: Armored (Tanks) Unit defends Israel’s borders and conducts operations when needed. (Co-ed unit) Minimum Required Profile: 72
Artillery Corps
Color of Kumta: Turquoise
Basic Training Base: Central Negev
Description: Artillery unit that defends Israel’s borders and conducts operations when needed. It includes elite missile and advanced drone forces. (Co-ed unit) Minimum Required Profile: 72
Combat Engineering Corps
Color of Kumta: Silver
Basic Training Base: Arava (Negev)
Description: Combat engineering unit specializing in explosives, road breaching, defense and fortifications, breaching minefields. Minimum Required Profile: 82
Infantry Corps
Color of Kumta: Yellow Camouflage
Basic Training Base: Negev
Description: Infantry unit that defends Israel’s borders and conducts operations when needed. (Co-ed unit) Minimum Required Profile: 82
Infantry Corps
Color of Kumta: Yellow Camouflage
Basic Training Base: Northern Israel
Description: Infantry unit that defends Israel’s borders and conducts operations when needed. (Co-ed unit) Minimum Required Profile: 82
Infantry Corps
Color of Kumta: Yellow Camouflage
Basic Training Base: Negev
Description: Infantry unit that defends Israel’s borders and conducts operations when needed. (Co-ed unit) Minimum Required Profile: 82
Intelligence Corps
Color of Kumta: Yellow
Basic Training Base: Negev
Description: Field intelligence and reconnaissance unit that gathers information close to and behind enemy lines. (Co-ed training, but separate brigades) Minimum Required Profile: 72
Search and Rescue, Home-Front Command
Color of Kumta: Orange
Basic Training Base: Southern Israel
Description: Protect civilians during operations, wars and natural disasters. In times of peace, they guard Israel’s borders, in addition to having other responsibilities, including search and rescue. (Co-ed unit) Minimum Required Profile: 72
Border Police
Color of Kumta: Dark Green
Basic Training Base: Outside Jerusalem
Description: Border police unit serving within Israel, the West Bank and Jerusalem. Deal with counter-terrorism, law enforcement, and riot control. (Co-ed unit) Minimum Required Profile: 82Border
Air Force
Color of Kumta: Grey
Description: Protect Israel from aerial attacks, conduct aerial missions and defend Israel’s borders. Types: Pilots, UAV Operators, Missile Defense.
Minimum Required Profile: ranges from 72 – 97
Naval Forces
Color of Kumta: Navy Blue
Description: The Navy’s primary objectives are to defend and protect Israel from threats emanating from the sea, to ward off impending warfare and to achieve the goals set by the IDF during wartime. There are many positions for combat soldiers on ships.
Minimum Required Profile: 82
Special Forces
These are some of the most elite units in the world. Their training is long and very intense. They are only for the best of the best! Keep in mind, Lone Soldiers don’t always pass the requirements to join these units and complete the training. Additionally, a very high level of Hebrew and a 97 profile are required for these positions. (see How to Draft, Step 2 for an explanation)
Top combat unit of the IDF is formally part of the Israeli Navy. They specialize in sea-to-land incursions, counter-terrorism operations, sabotage, intelligence-gathering behind enemy lines and rescue, and vessel boarding.
An elite unit which specializes in operating behind enemy lines and deep within enemy territory using advanced technologies and weaponry.
Specializes in commando and counter-terrorism missions, demolitions, defusing bombs, landmines, unexploded ordnance, maritime sabotage, obstacle breaching, and searching for and destroying smuggling tunnels.
The IDF’s primary combat rescue unit. Tasked with airborne rescue and extraction of soldiers and civilians. Provides support for elite units in real-time.
Each Gadsar is made up of three specialized Plugot (companies), all with expertise in navigation and counter-terror operations. They then specialize in: Demolitions and combat engineering (Plugat Habalah Handasit, or Palhan), Reconnaissance (Plugat Siyur, Palsar) and Anti-Tank Missles (Orev).
Each Gadsar is made up of three specialized Plugot (companies), all with expertise in navigation and counter-terror operations. They then specialize in: Demolitions and combat engineering (Plugat Habalah Handasit, or Palhan), Reconnaissance (Plugat Siyur, Palsar) and Anti-Tank Missles (Orev).
Each Gadsar is made up of three specialized Plugot (companies), all with expertise in navigation and counter-terror operations. They then specialize in: Demolitions and combat engineering (Plugat Habalah Handasit, or Palhan), Reconnaissance (Plugat Siyur, Palsar) and Anti-Tank Missles (Orev).
Each Gadsar is made up of three specialized Plugot (companies), all with expertise in navigation and counter-terror operations. They then specialize in: Demolitions and combat engineering (Plugat Habalah Handasit, or Palhan), Reconnaissance (Plugat Siyur, Palsar) and Anti-Tank Missles (Orev).
Shaldag’s mission is to deploy undetected on behalf of the Israeli Air Force into hostile environments to conduct reconnaissance and establish assault zones, airfields, and enable air actions.
A unit whose primary mission is to fend off and prevent terrorist activities in the south of Israel, both in urban Gazan settings and in the open desert.
An elite unit which specializes in both guerrilla and anti-guerrilla warfare, and more advanced ground-forces activity.
An elite recon and anti-terror unit for the Armored Tanks Corps.
An elite Artillery unit which protects all across Israel and prepares for future conflicts in artillery close to the borders.
An Elite Intelligence unit tasked with the gathering of field intelligence, reconnaissance and sensitive information.
An elite unit which operates throughout the country and with other IDF units. Combat soldiers are paired with specially trained dogs, used to find terrorists, drugs, explosives and others.
An elite unit that works in the shtachim carrying out counter-terrorist operations and specializes in operations within urban areas.
Non Combat Positions
The education corps is unique to the IDF and the first of its kind in the world. They are responsible for many different areas of education in and outside of the IDF. They run many courses in the IDF (including the Hebrew course for Olim).
Human Resources Unit, that deals with everything from helping soldiers with their draft to day-to-day administrative tasks all the way until processing you on your release day.
Coordinator of Government Affairs with Arabs in the shtachim. They provide communication with people in Yehuda, Shomron, and Gaza. Involved in humanitarian aid and communication with the Palestinian Authority. They are also tasked with approving and denying permissions to those residents such as work visas and other sorts.
The IDF Liaison Unit maintains contact between the IDF, UN and other foreign forces operating under various security arrangements in the region.
Logistical corps in the army, in charge of all equipment needed in any base across the army and all its bases.
Deals with engineering, repair and ordinates for all units. They help with maintaining, testing and constructing weapons and machinery within the IDF. They also have many maintenance bases around the country and are spread throughout combat units.
Technology and telecommunications corps in the army, in charge of all communications and technical equipment used on every base in the army.
The IDF medical corps operate many medical clinics around the country and on every base. They are also responsible for training combat medics in every unit.
A unit responsible for collecting intelligence information for the IDF. They also engage in counterintelligence and information security work and presents general assessments.
The official army unit responsible for Jewish affairs and all happenings regarding Judaism on army bases throughout all units.
They are responsible for various law enforcement duties, including aiding IDF commanders in enforcing discipline, guarding the military prisons, locating deserters, investigating crimes committed by soldiers, and helping man the Israeli checkpoints.
The unit that handles media relations and information policy. They work with domestic and foreign press, managing public relations, disseminating information, publishing social media, and speaking on behalf of the IDF in public forums.
