A Lone Soldier is a soldier who does not have local support from family. The presumption in the Israeli army is that soldiers have family at home who can support them with erends, housing, and meals when they’re on leave – and those who lack that are given certain benefits to account for that. These benefits include extra time off (to run errands) and extra pay (since they need to pay for housing and food when not on base).
Lone soldiers are not only those who come from Chutz l’Aretz – the category includes those who, for whatever reason, are not supported by family. This can be due to a dysfunctional family at home,. not all that uncommonly, someone from a Chareidi family who has been cut off to one extent or another for having joined the army. Someone from Chu’l also needs the extra time, and has costs that parents may have difficulty paying – so they’re absolutely entitled to the benefits of being a Chayal Boded.
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