Logician: I thank you for your measured response. You are quite right, we cannot discuss this adequeately because I do believe that aggadata is not binding. So, if you withdraw, so be it.
You may have to show me where it says that it is binding.
As far as Rav Desslerzz’l goes you are welcome to follow his path. I am neither talmid nor follower, so we’ll part ways on that.
Lastly, Halacha absolutely has a great bearing on joining the IDF, but then the halochos everywhere are totally on my side. See Rambam hilchos melochim and mishne Sottah. I’d also be very eager to hear your halachic explanations how to justify not working but learning your whole life, which is contradicted by every Possek (and that includes the Rambam hilchos Shemitta about levi’im)