Popa, anything which is needed for the morale of the troops is part of pikuach nefesh. Obviously there was a reason why a distinction was made between ceremonies and entertainment.
Utter hogwash.
And factually inaccurate anyway, since the Chief of Staff said it was to make a point about feminism.
As for heterim, read Rabbi Bleich’s article on the subject in Contemporary Halachic Problems (offhand I do not remeber if it is in vol. 1 or 2 but you might benefit from both volumes).
oooh. The big talmid chochom has read a couple of English books. He’s read volumes 1 and 2.
You know, if you actually did a little bit of real learning, you’d know how ridiculous you sound, pulling heterim out of your tuches, that are completely inapplicable.