re: Israel–Hamas War Discussion Thread: News Links On First Page

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Strangely the officers do lead in the Israeli defense forces which is why the overwhelming majority of deaths have been officers.

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Not that strange. It’s a reservist force. Majority of their forces are made up of essentially part timers. Full timers provide the expertise, experience and know how. It’s not like they have the luxury of a three month ramp up to deployment at Fort Polk before they go into a combat zone.