Veterans of elite units say NCOs considering halting service to protest overhaul

Veterans of several elite units warn that the tensions over the judicial overhaul has already spilled over from the reserves to non-commissioned officers serving in the military, roiling their ranks.

“We’ve heard from our units in recent weeks and days about a growing and concrete desire among (at least) dozens of active noncommissioned officers to stop (or at least not extend) their contracts,” they say in a statement quoted by Hebrew media. “The numbers are growing every day. “The decision by these NCOs to remain or continue serving is voluntary.”

The reservists behind the letter hail from top Military Intelligence units such as Special Operations Division and 8200, the Shayetet 13 naval commando unit and medical corps, among others.

“They situation is far graver than what the heads of the military are describing,” they charge. “A dramatic split like this cannot remain behind closed doors.”