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The medical profile (Hebrew: פרופיל רפואי) is a numerical system utilised by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) to indicate the medical fitness of individuals for different roles within the IDF. [1] The medical profile, denoted on a scale from 21 (indicating the lowest level of fitness and resulting in automatic disqualification from ...
To enter a combat unit, a cadet must meet the Medical profile demanded by that unit. The minimum medical profile required to enter a combat unit is 72, signifying a moderate medical impairment, and those with profile 72 are eligible for a variety of combat positions but considered unfit for infantry service.
The IDF determines a medical profile for each soldier; according to that profile, the army decides where to assign the draftees. The highest medical profile draftees serve in the five infantry Brigades, Field/Combat Intelligence units, and Combat engineers.
To be considered for service in the unit, a candidate must have a medical profile between 82-97. Candidates who pass the initial commando units day selection, undergo a five-day commando selection trial (which also tests candidates for Sayeret Matkal and Unit 669). Candidates who are accepted are enlisted in the November draft.
669 is the IDF's primary rescue unit. The mandate of the unit is to rescue downed pilots and execute airborne medical evacuation of critical casualties. Due to the unique specialties and high proficiency of 669, the unit may also accept various other special operations missions depending on the needs of the Air Force and IDF.
The BBC has apologized after a news anchor misreported a Reuters news story to suggest the Israeli army was “targeting” medical staff. The BBC newsreader, believed to be Monica Miller, a ...
The Israeli Medical Corps ... Medical Services Center, headed by a colonel, is the corps's main operational unit, consisting of four regional medical service centres.
Ukrainian hackers duped Russian soldiers into talking to them, the FT reported. The hackers set up fake social-media accounts and posed as attractive women, the FT said.