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Military ombudsman issues warning on IDF’s preparedness for war
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleThe army ombudsman releases his annual report, which warns about the Israel Defense Forces’s preparedness for war.
In his report, Maj. Gen. (res) Yitzhak Brik cites the shortening of the mandatory military service for men from three years to 32 months and an unwillingness by junior officers to sign on for additional service, among a number of other reasons, for the decline in the IDF’s readiness for battle.
He also points to the poor upkeep of military equipment in many units, saying in one case he visited a base where a civilian contractor was hired to clean the guns of soldiers after a drill.
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