Israel’s elite 2.5-year Naval Officers Course pushes recruits through grueling physical, mental, and academic challenges—where only 3% succeed in enduring the intense sea drills, live-fire exercises, and real-world operations to become combat officers.
WATCH: Inside Israel’s elite naval officers course and the 3% who make it


Israeli Navy Force soldiers operate on Navy vessels off the coast of of the southern Israeli city of Ashdod, August 6, 2024. (Photo by Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)