takahmamash –
Now you respond? I posted this days ago.
“I think it’s you who’s distorting the facts. Not every IDF combat soldier sleeps in a barracks at night. Many of them are up all night, and combat soldiers have some variation of an “8 hours on, 8 hours off” schedule. That means they are on duty 16 hours a day. Do many kollel guys learn that many hours in a day? Not everyone is “always going home for the weekends,” either. Many only get home every second or third weekend.”
Yes, let’s see who is distorting the facts. This is the Combat soldier. Most soldiers aren’t combat soldiers.
From “hello99”:
“Should we change our entire lifestyle to accommodate the 6% of secular Israelis who put their lives on the line, because they are ignorant regarding the value of our contribution? And what about the 94% of secular Israelis who either don’t serve at all or serve in non-combat roles?”
“If IDF army guys are hitching, they face a pretty hefty fine if caught by the MPs. It’s actually illegal for anyone in the IDF to tremp, in uniform or not.”
That’s nice. They must not have a lot of MPs, since they all hitch. One trick that they do is stand by the bus stops and rides pull over for them. Next thing you’ll tell me is this isn’t called hitchhiking. Or the guys in uniform aren’t going home for the weekends – they really are on undercover missions.