More deeds, less talk: Kochavi's confused message hurts the warrior class

The chief of staff has previously attacked the "Good for Cyber" campaign and the preference of 8200 men over infantry and armored combatants, but the plan he recently launched presents a different picture.

The intention to integrate fighters at the end of their service for advanced training in technological units conveys an ambiguous message that ignores the real needs of the guts

Amir Bohbot

16/02/2022

Wednesday, 16 February 2022, 12:03 Updated: 13:24

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In the video: The chief of staff at the exchange ceremonies of the head of the Armed Forces refers to the operations against Iran (Photo: Dotz)

We were recently exposed to the "Good for Cyber" campaign, which apparently conveyed a message that the high-tech world prefers 8200 graduates rather than fighters using a language close to the tongue: the good for the pilot.

The discourse on the subject was incorporated by chance or not into the satire program A Wonderful Land that highlighted the differences in the eyes of high-tech companies between fighters and 8200 soldiers

. Chief of Staff Aviv Kochavi A fighter pilot in the air or an armored fighter is willing to risk himself in the heart of enemy territory. When there is a sharp and clear recipe in 2022 how to win wars or at least keep wars away. On the subject and again he spread confusing and disturbing messages about the status of the warrior in Israeli society.

According to the Chief of Staff's ideas, in combination with the activities of the Behavioral Sciences Division, there is an intention to include fighters at the end of their service for advanced training in Unit 8200 and then they may join permanent service in the cyber units or become citizens with experience and knowledge. Roundabout way.

Once he raises the issue to the public agenda, the ambiguous message strengthens the cyber worlds and lowers the status of the fighter in Israeli society.

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The process that the chief of staff wants to lead in the matter is translated in a crooked way and confuses the youth and parents

. The warrior must move on to deeds.

Not to emphasize the increase in soldiers' salaries that was committed to reality and actually took place as a necessity of reality and in the face of protests by soldiers and parents, but a clear and unequivocal action that will not leave even the smallest space that high-tech companies enter and use cynically.

The message empowers the cyber worlds and lowers the status of the warrior.

Infantry fighters (Photo: IDF Spokesman)

There is no doubt that high-tech companies suffer from a shortage of quality workers and the largest site is the IDF, but in the same breath it should be remembered that the IDF also prepares the same soldiers for high-tech professions through the Intelligence Division, ICT Division and other units.

It should be emphasized that a significant number of soldiers with a profile of 97 could easily have been attacking fighters, but due to pre-determined personnel planning, they are integrated into 8200 due to the quality groups to which they belong.

Therefore, the Chief of Staff would do well to elect a meaningful and fruitful discourse not only to the heads of high-tech companies in Israel but also to a forum of senior generals in reserve who, instead of harshly criticizing negative processes taking place within the IDF, would be precise and direct.

For the benefit of national security and the future of field units in the IDF.

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