![]() IDF presents program to prevent shell shockIDF implements computer program to help combat soldiers avoid shell shock.![]() 'Integrating women into combat is a colossal failure'Reserve colonel says IDF is ignoring its own research by insisting on pushing women into combat.![]() Combat soldiers to receive college scholarships?Israeli combat soldiers will receive full scholarships from the military to pursue a university degree or professional certification.![]() Watch: Becoming a Combat Soldier in 90 SecondsAn IDF soldier documented his intense eight months of training on the way to becoming an IDF combat soldier.![]() Soldiers Take on Tefillin For The Three TeensLavi Battalion combat soldiers take on the commandment of wearing phylacteries daily for the merit of the souls of Eyal, Naftali and Gilad.![]() IDF Combat Motivation Steady at 74.7%Army releases statistics as it prepares to draft March 2014 enlistees and grapples with issues of equality.![]() Combat Vet Bill Passes in Preliminary ReadingApproved in preliminary hearing: bill to wipe clean soldiers' juvenile records, allow vets to be armed while serving in security positions.![]() Bill to Erase Combat Vets' Juvenile RecordYouths from troubled background who serve as combat soldiers deserve a clean slate, says bill's initiator.![]() Twice as Many Officers from Premilitary AcademiesPremilitary ‘mechina’ programs produce two times as many IDF officers.![]() Armless Soldier Provides Inspirational MessageOne of the participants at the AIPAC conference was Izzy Ezagui, a combat soldier who lost his arm in a mortar shell explosion.![]() Combat Officer Runs with Soldiers while PregnantWomen combat officers are common in the IDF, but one commander went one better – training soldiers while eight months pregnant.![]() ‘Physically Fit’ to Carry 130 Medals and TrophiesIDF physical fitness officer Captain Ishta is in great shape. While combat soldiers are decorated with a few medals, he has 100.![]() Watch IDF Elite Combat Troops in TrainingAn IDF video gives a rare glimpse into tough training by crack “Egoz” combat soldiers, lugging and firing the Israeli-made “Tabor” rifle. |