On the questionnaire you will receive a list of a variety of roles that are offered to you in accordance with your personal statistics and the needs of the military, you are then asked to rank them according to your own personal preferences.

Each candidate receives a personal questionnaire that is also fitted with their medical profile that was determined for them at their Tzav Rishon (First Order), in accordance with their statistics from their Tzav Rishon (First Order) and Yom Hame’a.

For recruiters that are supposed to go to the Hebrew course (Michve Alon), you will not receive a preference questionnaire before your recruitment and you will fill it out during your time in the Hebrew course.

There are 3 types of Preference Questionnaires

1. Candidates (men) with a medical profile that is fit for combat service, will receive a field unit questionnaire, which includes combat roles.
2. Candidates (men) with a medical profile not suitable for combat service, will receive a preference questionnaire with backend roles.
3. Candidates (women), will receive a preference questionnaire with backend roles with an option to choose combat service if they are fit for it.

The questionnaires are opened to all the candidates who completed the initial steps of their Tzav Rishon (First Order) and the Yom Hame’a day during the month of August between 11th and 12th grade.

For candidates with a medical profile that is not combat service suitable, the questionnaire will close at the beginning of the month of October, two months after it is opened.

For candidates with a combat suitable medical profile, the questionnaire will close 3 months after it is opened.

Candidates who complete a Shnat Sherut/Mechina, are eligible to receive a new preference questionnaire with a specific opening time, if they have not been placed in a role by then.

If you have not finished the initial steps of the Tzav Rishon (First Order) and Yom Hame’a before the specific opening of the preference questionnaire, The questionnaire will open within two weeks after finishing the initial steps.

If the questionnaire has not been opened within 2 weeks of finishing the first initial steps, you must contact the Meitav helpline in order for them to examine if the preference questionnaire can be opened for you.

There lies a great importance in showing up to the Yom Hame’a, due to the fact that candidates who have not completed it will not receive a preference questionnaire.

Some important things to know before filling out the Questionnaire:

1. On this website you can find explanations and articles about diverse roles in the IDF. It is recommended to read as much information as you can about the roles offered to you in the questionnaire.
2. On the preference questionnaire you will be presented with two types of roles:

• Placement Process Roles - roles that do require tests beforehand.
• Determined Roles - roles that do not require tests beforehand.

It is important to differentiate between the two types of roles and it is recommended to rank highly from both of the types of roles.

3. In each role compound, you will be asked to choose the cluster in which you would like to be placed. A cluster is actually a group of roles with similar characteristics.

4. After choosing each cluster, it is required to rank each target in the cluster on a scale from 1-5 (5 being the highest and 1 being the lowest).

5. The more targets you rank highly (3 and above), your chances of receiving a role with a placement process or the assignment you wish to receive.

6. Pay attention, if you rank a role highly (3 and above) in the cluster that is ranked lowly, there is a possibility that you receive a placement process/assigned to that role.

7. The preference questionnaires are divided into several parts and it is not always possible to switch between them in order to check your answers or go back to the parts you have already filled out and sent. That is why it is highly recommended to proceed to the next steps in the questionnaire only when you are confident in your choices.

If you want to send in a request for a specific role that does not appear in your preference questionnaire you may do so, but keep in mind that there is a reason that the role was not open for you in the questionnaire.

All the roles that appear on the questionnaire are the roles that fit you according to your personal statistics, if a role does not appear for you on the questionnaire, there are 3 reasons for that:

1. You are on route for combat service, and the role is a backend role.
2. You are not fit for the role (according to Tzav Rishon (First Order) and Yom Hame’a statistics).
3. Individual roles that are not on the preference questionnaire.

Remember that your role in the IDF is based on 3 main criterias:

• The needs of the military.
• Your personal statistics in accordance with the abilities you demonstrated at the Tzav Rishon (First Order) and the Yom Hame’a.
• Your ranking on the preference questionnaire.

Know that if there is a change in your personal statistics, you will be entitled, if possible, to a new questionnaire according to the new statistics and your new recruitment date.

The preference questionnaire is the main way for you to affect your placement process and your assignment in the IDF, put in great thought in your ranking of roles on the questionnaire and pay attention that the questionnaire is properly ranked.

If there are not enough roles ranked highly, it will not be possible to take your preference questionnaire into account, and you will be placed according to your personal statistics and the needs of the army.

Good luck!

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