About 25 officers of the rank of general officers on the commands, branches and branches of the IDF, but at this point - three of them in Washington and Israel.
Gen. echoes Silberman While stationed there in his capacity as an attaché in Washington, but the other two are there "between roles ", Studying in the U.S. military-funded, with a full military salary of generals and state-funded security.
These are the outgoing deputy chief of staff, Maj. Gen. Eyal Zamir, who finished his post last July and will run for the next chief of staff, and the outgoing commander of the land arm, Maj. Or at least on his deputy.Currently, as mentioned, both are studying or serving as colleagues at research institutes in Washington.
Both officers are worthy and highly esteemed, and the responsibility, if any, does not lie on their shoulders.
But the problem is the visibility of the matter and the fact that they are both waiting for a decision on appointments in the US.
Champions Strick and Nightingale have many rights, and for years they have dedicated their lives to the benefit of the system.
More than once they risked their lives for the country, gave up a reasonable family life and served as revered commanders for generations of warriors.
Still, when the IDF seeks an increase in the defense budget, and when the salaries of permanent staff, and especially their pensions, are subject to such sharp public scrutiny, the military should find a way to streamline its spending on salaries.
The question of whether it is appropriate for officers to wait for a decision regarding their future when in uniform is controversial, but for decades it has been customary for the first deputy chief of staff in a term to wait for a decision on whether to be appointed chief of staff when in uniform.
There are more questions about Strick's waiting for a uniformed position, but even if we assume that his waiting in uniform is proper, or at least reasonable, the question arises as to why the same gift is made in Washington, not in Israel, because abroad expenses are higher due to security, insurance and more. .
The IDF spokesman said: "The future of the two generals will be summed up in a few months, and until then they are in a period of study as usual at the end of a significant sequence of roles.
Maj. Gen. Strick completed his role as commander of the land arm last October and went on to study and research in the United States for a short period of time.
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