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IDF Inductees Prefer Combat Units
Attn. Trailing Wife(IsraelNN.com) Despite the difficulties faced by combat troops in Lebanon during last summer's war against Hizbullah terrorists, more IDF inductees signed up for spots in Golani combat units than for positions in other units. IDF statistics for the newest round of inductees, which begins this week, shows that there were 2.7 applicants for each open spot in Golani brigades. In second place was the Nachal brigades, with 2.3 applicants for each open spot. A senior IDF official said that while many in the media expected the motivation of youth for enlisting in combat units to go down after last summer's war, it had actually gone up. "The war united the country. It's clear to the youth that their role in the army is important, and there have been no reports of draft resistance," the official said. Posted by: gromgoru 2007-03-11 |
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