Kasher, I also served 30 years ago, and twenty, and ten, etc. I found the nonreligious anything but hostile. They were bewildered and afraid of sudden demands, incomprehensible to them, that aren’t covered by the General Staff rules. In fact, they made plenty of accommodations to my lifestyle that went beyond the rules. As for women’s singing, they can “force” sound waves to strike one’s eardrums but they can’t force one to listen.
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