More than 60 civilians were present at the event of the completion of the corps' corps of officers of the Air Defense System - in violation of military procedures • Report: "The orders will be sharpened"
General Nurkin
Photography:
Moshe Shai - Archive
The commander of the Air Force, Major General Amikam Nurkin, approved the arrival of family members at the ceremony of unveiling the ranks of the graduates of the officers' course in the air defense system - contrary to orders.
This is a ceremony held yesterday (Sunday) at the training base of the Air Defense System in Field Resources.
At the ceremony, the ranks of officers were awarded to 33 officers who completed the corps completion phase.
Each of the graduates could invite two family members to the ceremony, so the ceremony was attended by 66 citizens.
It turns out that the approval Nurkin gave was contrary to military orders.
After the outbreak of the corona, the Operations Brigade issued an updated ordinance regarding what is allowed and forbidden in the IDF, including military ceremonies. Section 25 of the ordinance stipulates - under the heading "Ceremonies and Events" - that ceremonies in the IDF will be held without civilians and open areas Masks and social distance. "
It was further determined that parting events and other events will be postponed until further notice, and that "this deviated exception will be made with the approval of the Commander of the Arm / Division / Command".
Until now, the IDF has refrained from approving guests' attendance at ceremonies, despite heavy pressure from family members on the confirmers. All ceremonies were filmed and broadcast on social media, and family members could watch them live - without being physically present, to reduce the risk of infection.
Archive photo: IDF Spokesman
Despite this, Nurkin chose to confirm the arrival of family members to the ceremony.
He claimed that this was within his authority, but senior IDF officials sharply criticized the decision, claiming that the ordinance did not concern it at all, but rather the arrival of nuclear family members at an individual promotion or promotion ceremony. It should be noted that at the graduation ceremony last June. Air Force arrival family members, while ceremonies in units and other corps were performed without guest participation.
"All the parents are forbidden to attend all the ceremonies throughout the army, and only the Air Force interprets the orders as it pleases," said a senior officer.
The IDF spokesman said in response: "In the current ceremony of completing an air defense officers' course, the number of participants allowed by IDF orders was exceeded. However, the ceremony took place in the following procedures: The parents sat in a separate tribune and can accommodate over 500 people. .
