The commander of the elite unit decided to oust an entire team following disagreements that arose between them and their new commander • The fighters: "He is unprofessional and inexperienced"
Training of the Luther unit (those photographed have no connection to the article)
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IDF Spokesman (Archive)
The commander of the elite unit in the "Lottery Eilat" reserve decided to remove an entire team from the unit following disagreements that arose between them and their new commander. It is claimed that as a result, the operational competence of the "Lottery Eilat" unit, which is an intervention unit designed to provide immediate response In the case of terrorist incidents or the abduction of hostages in the area of the city of Eilat and its surroundings.
The details of the incident show that about four months ago, the commander of the Eilat Lottery unit, Major A., decided to remove the commander of the sniper unit, and replace him with a new commander.
The decision was made after the elite fighters in the reserve behaved, according to the army, in a way that was not loyal to the entire unit, but as a unit in itself.
The fighters were furious at the decision to oust their commander, and claimed that they did not trust their new commander, E.
According to the fighters' version, the new commander of the team is unprofessional, and already in the first training he made critical mistakes such as not making sure that one of them unloaded the weapon at range.
The fighters claimed that the new team commander was not suitable to command them, and they claimed he was inexperienced and they did not trust him.
About two weeks ago, the fighters asked to speak with the unit commander, Major A., raised their reservations from the team commander. According to the unit commander's version, the fighters presented him with an ultimatum, "either us or he", but the fighters claimed that he asked the new commander to attach the deputy commander The veteran team, in order to inaugurate it, claimed that the unit commander wanted to think about things, but the next day, on Saturday, he informed them that they were immediately released from the unit.The army noted that some of the fighters were offered to return to the new team to be built, and others were offered management positions.
"It is not possible to fire 12 fighters from the unit based on an expression of opinion," the fighters noted in the res.
"The whole unit does not understand how A. was appointed team commander. He is unprofessional, does not get along with the team, who knows him from the past. We want to continue serving."
The IDF stated that the qualifications of the Eilat Lutheran Unit were not harmed, as the Scots team is now providing the answer, but it seems that there is no doubt that the Scots' team capabilities are not the same as the abilities of a professional, skilled and trained sniper team.
The IDF spokesman said in response: "As part of the organization of the Eilat Luther Unit, and following conduct that did not conform to the unit's values, and the development of improper norms among the sniper team that led to the unit's injury, it was decided to replace the team commander."
All the fighters were summoned or will be summoned later for a personal conversation with the unit commander, in order to make a decision on continuing their service.
The Eilat Luther Unit is an elite volunteer reserve unit, and the manpower that serves in it is of the highest quality.
The unit appreciates the work of the reservists and thanks them for their service.
The unit is capable of responding to erupting events on the basis of sniper and machine gun readiness in the unit. "