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It was learned that this week a decision was made in the IDF to recruit 8 male and female reserve soldiers who were not recruited for the Iron Swords War, as part of the establishment of new fighting battalions in the IDF under the Hashomer Brigade.
The male and female fighters received orders according to which their deployment location is in Tzalim.
During the training, they will get to know the new commanders and train on the mission of the battalion, which will mainly include border protection in the various regional commands: Southern Command, Central Command, and Northern Command, in order to enable the transfer of regular forces to more complex and offensive missions.
The process of establishing the new battalion causes tensions.
Among other things, at this stage a decision was made that the new reserve brigade would include fighters from the ultra-orthodox Netzah Yehuda battalion, which requires special service conditions, and in parallel battalions, men and women fighters from the combat collection corps would be recruited, which would be defined as a mixed battalion for soldiers and female soldiers.
Another point is the degree of urgency to declare the operation of the battalions to help with the large security burden that was revealed in the war against a required level of professionalism.
"The war proved how necessary the IDF needs strong headquarters for the maneuvering divisions." Soldiers in the IDF/IDF Spokesman
Senior officials in the land arm admit that the General Staff's decision more than a decade ago to close reserve brigades and divisions as part of cuts, reorganization and streamlining in the army, turned out to be a "bitter mistake". One of the elements in the land arm said to Walla! "This war proved how necessary the IDF is." For strong headquarters with muscles for maneuvering divisions and vision - Division 252. Without the faith and seriousness of the commander of the Southern Command Major General Yaron Finlakman when he took office in Division 252, and the demand to raise its level of readiness for war, it would not have taken a significant part in the fighting in the Palestinian territory. The investment in Division 252 paid off Very much, but on the other hand, she presented the gaps that the large army has."
One of the officers from the land arm also said, "It's easy to dismantle, difficult to assemble. Why? Because every brigade and division drags behind it a battle legacy, sergeants, generations of fighters and commanders who are the real strength, and when you break this chain? It's hard to rebuild. The effort to establish another brigade, And I hope more brigades in the reserves, is a necessary effort that requires the attention of the military.
In the end, what will win these wars are the shoes of the warriors on the ground."
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