Interesting to see how so many comment on issues that they know so little about. Having “served” in the Israeli army myself (about 30 years ago when the animosity wasn’t anywhere near as bad as today) I can confidently say that they have little interest in accommodating religious interests. Have we all forgotten the recent issues with forcing men to listen to women singing? Shmiras Shabbos often involves many b’dieved situations (and NOT during wartime when almost all is permissible)?
There is very little time for any quality learning
There was a recent article about the military’s concern with rising number of religious officers.
Lastly, have we lost all of out emunas chachomim? One may not fully understand their rational (aka Da’as torah) but to question it on a blog?? If we really want to understand (and not just complain) Go to the Gedolim and ask “Yelamdeinu Rabbeinu”.
p.s. Nobody’s questioning Lapids “service” as a correspondent…