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Originally Posted by Stan187
The Israeli public for the most part understand that what went down in Lebanon is not yet over, every weeks even the liberally-minded papers report that Hizballah has rearmed to levels higher than before the war. The IDF's problems in terms of morale were partially due to a lack of reserve training that made soldiers lose confidence. Reserve manpower training has increased by 33% according to the IDF, and they say that they are integrating the the lessons of the Lebanon war.
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But the government hasn't sold the population that its a reason to go to war.
Israeli 'draft dodgers' protest occupation - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
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Army statistics show the number of young people who do not enlist for military service has crept up in recent years to more than one in four men in 2007 and more than 43 per cent of women.
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http://www.ynetnews.com/Ext/Comp/Art...462271,00.html
The focus is on female deserters but look at these numbers
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Some 1,288 soldiers – man and women – were deemed deserters in 2004; 1,438 deserted in 2005 and 1,386 in 2006. Three months before the end of 2007, some 906 soldiers have been declared as deserters.
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Thats not a good sign and going back further,The Combat troops letter of 2002.The Pilots and the commandos letters of 2003, and the Mateh Chomat Magen letter in 2005 added to the desertions and the 25% draft dodging rate
shows that there iare major core problems with both the IDF and the government.
Things that no amount of time at the Ground Force Training Center will fix.