![]() ![]() ![]() Albeit that they are deployed along the borders with Egypt and Jordan, where hardly a shot has been fired for decades past.įast-move forward. Female officers and enlisted personnel increased in both numbers and importance until the IDF was blessed with three small “combat” battalions made up mostly of women. ![]() However, from the end of the War of Independence (1948) to the late 1970s they only did so in a variety of auxiliary Military Occupation Specialties (MOS) that had little impact on the fighting “teeth.” At that point a shortage of manpower generated by the forces’ expansion following the 1973 Arab-Israeli War on one hand and feminist pressures on the other caused the situation to change. As readers will know, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) are the only ones in history to have made women wear uniform even against their will. Now, in my own country, the chicks - no pun intended - are coming home to roost. Re-posted with his generous permission.įor about twenty years now, I have been warning whoever would and would not listen about the dangers of feminizing the military. They Are the Disease” By Martin van Creveld.įrom his website, 24 November 2016. He discusses some of the likely consequences of this experiment. It’s the same reason for the enthusiasm of the US military. Men are increasingly unable or unwilling to serve. Summary: Martin van Creveld examines the reason behind the Israel Defense Forces’ enthusiasm to recruit women. ![]()
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