yes

Israeli citizenship is contingent on IDF service, unless you have an out if I recall correctly.

By having or faking some sort of ailment or other condition

In Austria it is about health. I had to go despite having asthma. asshats.

Were you infantry, @Deleted User?

A lot of people try to fake mental health issues, it seems to be the common route for dodging

Switzerland has it too.

I'm unwilling to speak about my service

Sorry

Haha. Corporal Klinger anyone?

@Deleted User wow really?

what ,really?

the drafted you even though you had asthma

Oh fair enough @Deleted User. I did want to say that I really enjoy the design of the Merkava tank. It has its own prayer cloth!

I am not going into army.

You can choose between army and community service.

Conscientious objector?

I call Merkava reverse tardis

all tanks really

they look huge on the outside but they are very small on the inside

Heh. Well they are mostly armor, engine, & weapon. If they could do without crew that might be preferred by the high command.

It looks like a normal tank.

Still. Can pack quite a few lads in a Merkava compared to an Abrams.

@Deleted User it has some novel features.

ok.

For instance, it doubles as an APC & the afore mentioned prayer cloth, which is actually a passive missile defense for the turret bearing.

@Deleted User A lot of non Jewish Israelis get conscripted. And anyone who wants to avoid it can. Even wants to leave while you're in service, it might be completed but they will eventually let you go

huh

I think now it's only like 50% of Israeli citizens actually serving. But it's a much higher percentage if you only include secular Jews

I don't know if the IDF would accept me. The US Navy didn't. Albeit I had to tell them about a drug I was prescribed in high school to make them defer my enlisting.

I'm overweight now.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ddzf9Mm4hdY

@Jero-Kun I doubt they'd turn you down

There's tons of fat people in the IDF

The IDF is about conscripting as many people as they can

They're like all government facilities, always looking to expand

the us military is way more selective

It's probably easier to keep the military on a leash when you're not under existential threat

Mmm.

I mean. I'd probably lose the spare tire if I did PT every day & ran on rations.

I really need to switch to bicycling to the train station rather than driving my electric car to work.