I always love these types of questions. Obviously every בר בי רב לחד יומא understands that there’s a חיוב גמור על פי דין for every able-bodied Jew to fight in today’s war, “ben yeshiva” or otherwise. זו אין צריך לפנים. But it’s funny when people like the original poster sit back in their armchair with their leg on their knee asking what the “chareidim” should be doing. You’re just as מחוייב as they are. Even if you live in America. So stop being a hypocrite and asking how other people can be more meticulous in halachah and go join the army yourself. The חיוב stops at age 60. It drives me wild when people in America complain about the “chareidim” in Israel. Mind your own business and start keeping halacha yourself. Are you currently enlisted in the IDF? If not, keep quiet. The “chareidim” are obviously remiss in their halachic obligation, but they are at least contributing to some extent by learning Torah and becoming תלמידי חכמים instead of hanging out in the yeshiva world coffee room.
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