Some keep repeating the mantra that “the IDF does not need more personnel”. Well, that is contrary to what the IDF itself has said repeatedly with respect long-term staffing needs. The need for increased numbers in border security alone in both Gaza and the North will increase exponentially, even after whatever “cease-fire” is negotiated and the burden on reservists and their has increased to a breaking point in many cases.
Individual IDF leaders have stated that it would be difficult to make the significant cultural and operational changes needed to accommodate Charedi recruits during the war but all the senior IDF leadership and former leaders have consistently said it is essential to immediately begin the process of integrating the fastest growing segment of the population into the national security program in some capacity.
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