The Military Rabbinate Corps adopts mixed reality (MR) for disaster training

The training system simulates complex combat arenas and translates the lessons from the field into structured training that strengthens resilience and functioning under pressure, while maintaining halachic-professional accuracy. The dedicated simulator was developed based on In3D’s extensive experience in building realistic training environments.

These days, the Military Rabbinical Corps is in the midst of the process of fully assimilating the simulator into its training programs, and at the same time is formulating detailed plans that place the simulator as an integral component in the course of training the regimental rabbis. In the next step, the expansion of the solution is planned through additional scenarios and the deepening of dilemmas that will require dealing with as part of the training.

The solution was born directly from the needs of the field that arose following the events of October 7, when many units in the IDF recognized the need to learn, improve emotional-mental readiness and practice critical procedures in extreme conditions.

The gap between what they learned in the classroom and what they encountered on the battlefield was unbearable, and there was a clear need for a full simulation practice that more reliably simulates the course of work that the trainees are expected to encounter in the field.

Among these units was the Military Rabbinical Corps, which trains regimental rabbis, including in combat units, to strengthen the fighting spirit and to identify and treat casualties when necessary.

In the first days of the war, the rabbinical corps faced enormous challenges in identifying, sorting and purifying the murdered, and later it was required to carry out similar processes under fire in all sectors.

From the accumulated experience, one conclusion has been sharpened: the existing training does not sufficiently reflect the difficult situations in which the rabbis are required to act and function, and an element of emotional resilience must be developed as a mental preparation for challenges in a complex reality under fire.

After a long and in-depth characterization, it was decided to focus the solution on the emotional experience of the trainees. In3D has developed a simulator with high-resolution visualization that simulates a difficult battle scene, where the role of the battalion rabbi is to make a sure identification and evacuate the spaces according to the procedures.

The difficult condition of the spaces, combined with the sounds of gunfire, challenging contact reports and explosions in the background, place the trainee emotionally in an environment that accurately simulates the harsh reality, within which he must function in an optimal, professional manner and with sensitivity and holy anxiety in bringing him to the grave of Israel.

The mixed reality adds an emotional-mental dimension to the practice, in the ability to simulate extreme conditions in a controlled manner, in strengthening personal resilience and functioning under pressure, all while maintaining halachic-professional accuracy in all stages of identification and evacuation.”