gonna quote myself for a minute here:
Hm, I was actually trying to talk about equality in general, using the army only as an example.
(http://www.theyeshivaworld.com/coffeeroom/topic/tzahal-sweatshirts/page/2#post-433896)
We were talking about the concept of equality. The practicality of incorporation does not factor into the concept. And while the religious implications are definitely a sticky wicket in and of themselves, they are still irrelevant to what we were discussing.
(http://www.theyeshivaworld.com/coffeeroom/topic/tzahal-sweatshirts/page/2#post-433771)