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"Crumbling from the inside": dozens of anonymous testimonies after the investigation into the abandonment of the permanent army Israel today

2023-02-02T13:23:52.947Z


After the publication: a wave of reactions throughout the network • Officers and opponents share heavy debts and daily difficulty paying the bills • Heavy workload even in the staff professions: "Leaves when the children are still asleep and returns when they are already in bed" • Many young people do not see military service as a career option • An attack on the senior echelon : "There is no money for salaries, there is money for parties" • A 70% increase in the retirement of majors: "They leave after two years, citizenship is much more rewarding" • The IDF: "We invest efforts so that the good ones stay"


Following the revelation by "Israel Today" this morning (Thursday) of the wave of abandonment of the permanent personnel, including the shocking figure according to which no less than 613 permanent personnel at the rank of major left the IDF on their own initiative during 2022 - a wave of anonymous reactions is sweeping the web From

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 moment the article was published, dozens of testimonies from officers and opponents accumulated in the system, including personal and family stories.

The retirement figures from the permanent system are staggering.

Since 2020, there has been a 70% increase in the number of people voluntarily leaving the permanent service in the IDF. Many young people leave the permanent service, and do not see the military system as a possibility for career development. "I am against, 30 years old, nine years in the permanent service, married and father of three.

Serves in the Intelligence Corps and earns 6,500 a month," shared one of the surfers who is still during his military service. "My only reason to stay is the love of the country.

It still holds me, most of my friends no longer."

Abandonment of the standing army.

Dozens of testimonies accumulated in the "Israel Hayom" system, photo: no

"You don't have to be a fighter to see the kids only on the weekend" 

Many freedmen expressed their protest about the conditions of their employment in the system.

"What I got during six years in the army, I did for 14 months. Period. A sucker who signs it," one of the surfers wrote to us.

"There is no money for the salaries of the lower permanent ranks, for non-commissioned officers and junior officers, but for events such as farewell parties for unit commanders, which include corruption dinners and aviation and sailing demonstrations - there are more than enough funding sources." 

The abandonment of the majors in the IDF,

In the past year, no less than 12 officers at the rank of lieutenant colonel decided to leave the army.

"I'm a lieutenant colonel, technological setup, I serve at the headquarters," shared one of those who applied to the system.

The rush is crazy, yes, also at headquarters.

You don't have to be a fighter to see the kids only on the weekend. Say 'your choice' - right, if I were a captain I wouldn't continue." 

In the publication it was revealed that the dropout problem does not only affect the technological workforce.

Of the 613 majors - 145 were fighters. "As usual, we only talk about the officers, when the real and biggest problem is with the opponents," added one of the surfers.

The opponents have a crazy lack.

Soldiers don't enter permanently at all, and those who enter leave after two or three years." 

The temporary solutions do not deliver the goods

For a long time, the IDF chose to sweep the manpower crisis under the rug. But already about a year ago, we revealed in "Israel Today" that there was a 30% increase in the number of permanent personnel who retired from the IDF on their own initiative.

According to IDF data, approximately 64% of permanent personnel receive salaries of less than NIS 12,000 gross. Young permanent personnel, who work 24/7 and are also required to work on weekends, earn approximately 6,000 or 7,000 NIS per month, and are sometimes even required to supplement income.

Beyond the issue of the non-rewarding salary, because the reasons why permanent personnel leave the army are also the inability to live a reasonable family life while serving in the military, and the fact that since the change of the permanent model - the permanent service is not permanent at all, and the army can decide not to extend their service at age 28 and require them to to leave even at the age of 35, unless they are promoted to the rank of lieutenant colonel (except in exceptional cases). In the meantime, the temporary solutions that the IDF has found to keep people in its ranks fail to deliver the goods.

Those who are not promoted to lieutenant colonel by the age of 35 - are retired by the army. Golani soldiers (archive), photo: no

IDF: A strategic plan is on the agenda 

Last year, grants of tens of millions of shekels were distributed to thousands of officers, with the aim of signing them for another permanent term.

In exchange for grants, officers were required to sign for limited periods only.

What's more, unit commanders report that in many cases, precisely the outstanding officers, ranked in the first and second places, preferred not to sign for another period of service, because they want to check options outside and not be bound to military service.

The outstanding officers do not sign for extended periods.

Soldiers as part of Operation "Tzuk Eitan" (archive), photo: Ziv Koren

The IDF stated in response: "The source of the IDF's strength lies in the quality of its people and the avenue of command.

The changes in the labor market and the demand for high-quality personnel also affect the IDF, which invests efforts so that the good and high-quality remain in its ranks. In the past year, the personnel department formulated a strategic plan to improve the conditions of the servants, regularly and permanently."

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Source: israelhayom

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