If it's the Israeli army, then I wouldn't be surprised.
They are known, and lampooned, for being one of the most undisciplined and casual first-word armies.

That's the prob with a wide draft.
Professional soldiers fear a draft, because it dilutes the quality of their modern professional armies.

Everyone gets dragged in and you end up with a bunch of kids leading other kids in situations that demand someone with a bit of historical sense or experience, or at the very least a reliability that comes with age.
And kids are more interesting in getting drunk and getting laid and having fun and...actually, maybe would could learn something from them.

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I trained closely with the Israelis for a couple months back in the mid-eighties.  They are very good at what they focus on - offensive armored operations - but are therefore overly skewed as to their overall capability.  I think this has been demonstrated by their last couple incursions into Lebanon.  They are fortunate in being up against inept competition when they fight in their preferred kind of war because of the great disparity in numbers.

Last edited by Terry Lean (2007-05-02 12:19:01)