A senior IDF source opposes calls to make the army professional • “Can the State of Israel afford a professional army?
I think not, "he tells Israel Today.
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From time to time, calls arise for the transformation of the IDF into a professional army.
A senior IDF officer goes against the calls to make the army professional, and clarifies that in his eyes many of those who now become leading fighters and officers would not have enlisted in the army at all if they were not committed to it in the name of ideology.
"Do you think the State of Israel can afford a professional army? I think not. I would not have served in the IDF if it were a professional army.
I do not want to be such a fighter, "he says in a conversation with" Israel Today ".
"I serve in the IDF because it needs to be protected, from ideology. Just like that. I believe that the State of Israel must be protected. If not, I can do other things. I love sports, I'm not sure I would have come to serve in the IDF. I'm not sure the people who come to the IDF today will come to the IDF if it is a professional army. "