IDF criticism over training accident investigations in the north: "The issue must not be overlapped"

Officers in the Northern Command and the inland arm criticized the way the investigations were conducted following the tank's overthrow and the IDF soldier's overthrow last week. Regular review

IDF criticism over training accident investigations in the north: "The issue must not be overlapped"

Following two training accidents last week, during which one of the IDF soldiers was severely injured, officers in the Northern Command and inland arm criticized the conduct of the security investigations at the command, calling on them to deepen: "Safety events at the end are a product of atmosphere."

Last week, at approximately 6:50 am, a Brigade 188 tank overturned during training near Nahal Sion in Northern Command, and the four soldiers were safely rescued. The details of the investigation that came to Walla! News shows that during a mountainous exercise company, a tank company was moving on a dirt track. The tank commander veered off the axis and continued until the tank slid, tilted in reverse until it fully reversed, collided with the tree and stopped. The miracle did not end in the disaster but caused damage to the tank. The investigation also reveals that this is an experienced team - which has been astonishing among commanders in the field. Apparently, the DCA did not recognize the axis and continued traveling. Later, Northern Command Champion Amir Baram ordered to halt training in the overall command until the initial investigation was completed, but for some unclear reason it was decided to cancel the instruction after a few hours. Officers in Northern Command training criticized On the decision that evening and argued that it was right to wait until the next morning to finish a thorough investigation, brief soldiers and refresh procedures - and not rush back to training.

The next day, around 5:00 pm, during an exercise between an engineering force and the same Armored Battalion from the 188th Brigade, a soldier was run over by a civilian vehicle near the waterfalls junction, in the Gamla area, under the Northern Command. The soldier was severely wounded, treated by 74th Battalion medical personnel and taken by helicopter to Rambam Hospital in Haifa while breathing and falling asleep. Shortly thereafter it was decided to stop all training in the division units.

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Turnovers of armored vehicles (Photo: Image processing)

A reserve officer in the Northern Command criticized the conduct of the Northern Command and conducted an investigation into the field in the tank's turn. "An army should not shrink from any safety incident, otherwise it will not be practicable, but the command that absorbed the Snail Creek incident, during which a paratroop soldier was killed, should show sensitivity and understanding when red light bulbs are lit," the officer claimed. "Commanders should take action to prevent the next incident. In the event of the tank overturning, it was right to stop, investigate, see who the security officers were and who signed the exercise file. Not satisfied with the answers given on the ground. Then provide briefings to all the soldiers training in the area, including the commanders themselves. , Sharpen procedures. Safety events at the end are a product of atmosphere. "

Another inland arm strongly criticized Walla! NEWS on the nature of investigations in general of safety events and told that there is a separation in investigations in the USSR (armored combat vehicle) between the various troops, and there is really no factor that disseminates and assimilates the knowledge.

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"Drill - or stop training"

According to official data, this year two tanks and two tankers were overturned, following three tanks and five tankers in 2015; Three tanks and three BIGs in 2016; two tanks and two BIGs in 2017; And three finalists last year.

A ground arm strongly rejected the claims that these were small numbers: "There was former Chief of Staff Dan Halutz who demanded zero casualties. "I am not talking about near-casualties, nor about side inclinations in which the USSR has almost turned over. The issue must not be overlaid with the involvement of the MCA (Safety and Quality Control Department, AB) in all Investigation and any incident. Reassess the process of disseminating their investigations and assimilating and only knowing: The land arm also has authority in what is happening in Northern Command. Investigate or stop training. "

"The case of the tank overturned was to stop and deepen the investigation" (Photo: IDF Spokesman)

Carriage tank 4 (Photo: DZ, Walla system! NEWS)

The IDF spokesman said: "The IDF is focused and professional in addressing the leadership of the fabric and in preventing reversals, with emphasis on preventing casualties in these cases. In recent years, many efforts have been made in the field, which is reflected in the decline in total cases. Among the efforts, the night vision measures were improved, the basic training cases were validated, security defenses were added to the IDF fighters, the training was improved, etc. The IDF regularly reviews the implementation of the guidelines and regularly makes changes and improvements to the RCM tool. Their safety. "