If OP was enlisting in an army of his own free will, then we could talk about politics, but it's mandatory, so we shouldn't.
[QUOTE=certified;28536202]Israel :colbert:
They are the people who put their dick in the hornets nest and caused all this terrorism shit to happen. People got killed at Medvedev airport nearly within walking distance of my apartment. And then they wonder why the rest of the middle east has hated them since '48.
ED's article expresses my views on Israel perfectly. (Although the rest of the Middle East is just as bad, thinking the Holocaust is a myth, but Israel needs to quit using the holocaust as a "get away with EVERYTHING" card.)[/QUOTE]
Which thread would that be?
[editline]11th March 2011[/editline]
[QUOTE=Contag;28539071]If OP was enlisting in an army of his own free will, then we could talk about politics, but it's mandatory, so we shouldn't.[/QUOTE]
Yeah, you could've also discussed politics by saying that I'm supporting Israel by paying taxes which is mandatory, and the same for all US citizens here.
wow would you look at the noses on them!
Hi guys, I'm back for the weekend. If anyone has any questions I'll be glad to answer if I can.
[editline]25th March 2011[/editline]
Well, since nobody is asking any questions, I'll post some pics related to the artillery division:
Two symbols:
[img]http://www1.idf.il/SIP_STORAGE/mazi/files/4/48514.jpg[/img]
[img]http://dover.idf.il/NR/rdonlyres/D7BEAD2F-F769-4CE9-B5CC-B30C55559D7B/0/tothanim.gif[/img]
A team of artillery guys (recognizable by the teal beret and the symbols on their clothing):
[img]http://dover.idf.il/NR/rdonlyres/E78C17CF-2E93-4F2E-BC32-8DE1D3E5AB44/0/small.jpg[/img]
Two of the several vehicles I'll be training and operating on:
[img]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/ba/Cannon_fire.JPG/400px-Cannon_fire.JPG[/img]
[img]http://blog.tapuz.co.il/tothan/images/2760633_1.jpg[/img]
question:
if you go to germany and commit a crime
can you call israel and they'll be like "sorry bros you did the holocaust" and they'll let you out free
[QUOTE=BurnEmDown;28800495]
[img_thumb]http://blog.tapuz.co.il/tothan/images/2760633_1.jpg[/img_thumb][/QUOTE]
As said before, Rockets and shit yo.
[QUOTE=henrietta;28506258]IDF is fucking a bad place to get a girlfriend...of course, it's fucking cool to have a soldier for a girl, but wait till she has been blown to pieces or get shot and get killed. Let us see.
There was once a story, that a squad of five and one of them was a girl. The girl died and the rest was diagnosed with shell shock.[/QUOTE]
wow omg wow what a riveting tale
I got drafted a month ago, here's a pic.
[media]http://www.cosmosmagazine.com/files/imagecache/news/files/20070720_draughts.jpg[/media]
My friend's in the army here in Canada. All he does is screw around tossing Nades, shooting targets and running miles and miles.
[editline]25th March 2011[/editline]
[QUOTE=BurnEmDown;28800495]Hi guys, I'm back for the weekend. If anyone has any questions I'll be glad to answer if I can.
[editline]25th March 2011[/editline]
Well, since nobody is asking any questions, I'll post some pics related to the artillery division:
Two symbols:
[img_thumb]http://www1.idf.il/SIP_STORAGE/mazi/files/4/48514.jpg[/img_thumb]
[img_thumb]http://dover.idf.il/NR/rdonlyres/D7BEAD2F-F769-4CE9-B5CC-B30C55559D7B/0/tothanim.gif[/img_thumb]
A team of artillery guys (recognizable by the teal beret and the symbols on their clothing):
[img_thumb]http://dover.idf.il/NR/rdonlyres/E78C17CF-2E93-4F2E-BC32-8DE1D3E5AB44/0/small.jpg[/img_thumb]
Two of the several vehicles I'll be training and operating on:
[img_thumb]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/ba/Cannon_fire.JPG/400px-Cannon_fire.JPG[/img_thumb]
[img_thumb]http://blog.tapuz.co.il/tothan/images/2760633_1.jpg[/img_thumb][/QUOTE]
SO fucking [B]SWEET.[/B]
[QUOTE=Cypher_09;28802541]I got drafted a month ago, here's a pic.
[media]http://www.cosmosmagazine.com/files/imagecache/news/files/20070720_draughts.jpg[/media][/QUOTE]
damn you're funny
[QUOTE]serving in Israel's military, the IDF, is a must, 2 years for females and 3 years for males.[/QUOTE]
Fucking sexist assholes, women should have to serve just as long as men or get back in the fucking kitchen.
[QUOTE=U.S.S.R;28802972]Fucking sexist assholes, women should have to serve just as long as men or get back in the fucking kitchen.[/QUOTE]
Why do you think they gave them a year off.
On a more serious note, I'm also getting drafted this august. I still have no idea where I'm going and to be honest it scares the shit out of me. Probably because I can barely run a mile :(
[QUOTE=BurnEmDown;28506399]From what I understand some divisions in Artillery do patrols too and the rest just stand guard at some random base, which is the most boring thing ever: you sit somewhere all alone looking out to the wilderness for 4 hours straight without anything to keep you busy, and sometimes you have to stand during those 4 hours as well.[/QUOTE]
Pussy.
Try a 24-hour long duty detail. I've had to do those before. :v:
Service guarantees citizenship!
[QUOTE=zombini;28506733]Wait? Countries still draft people?[/QUOTE]
YES!
Lots of countries still draft people. Just because it isn't happening doesn't mean it came.
The US has a draft that you are required to sign up for at the age of 16, you hope it never happens, but it could.
[editline]25th March 2011[/editline]
On a related note: Good luck OP. It's pretty cool. I would be okay with joining, you get to learn Krav Maga which is badass, and you might get issued a Tavor (I'm not sure if Artillery crews get them, or M4s, but still, there's a chance! The Tavor is badass.)
Good luck with atillery-ing shit into the ground.
Also don't die.
Bonus points if you surf a rocket in mid air.
Lolz big nose!!!!!!!!!
Is Israel your home country? That would suck if you are on vacation there and you get drafted..
Wait, why would you go on vacation to Israel
Hope you don't get shot.
[QUOTE=yatesx32;28507815]Why are they using olive drab camo? This isn't 1914.[/QUOTE]
I really don't get the thing western countries have with digital camouflage. My uniform doesn't blend in with jack shit except army uniforms.
[media]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/62/USAF_Airman_Battle_Uniform.jpg[/media]
[QUOTE=Test Card F;28526831]Good luck fine sir. I went through voluntary military training and horrifically failed due to my girlish lack of any form of bodily strength or muscle, But then again you aren't a wheezebag 20-year-old wretch.
By the way. AVOID THE FOOD.
MRE's are fucking HORRIBLE.
[editline]10th March 2011[/editline]
No offense to your respective countries but why do all the european and middle eastern militaries draft people when 90% of them do pretty much jack on a daily basis?[/QUOTE]
Well American MREs suck balls, no question there. Well, there are a few good ones.. But yea good luck OP
[QUOTE=JohnStamosFan;28803894]
The US has a draft that you are required to sign up for at the age of 16, you hope it never happens, but it could.)[/QUOTE]
:raise: since when? Selective service isn't a draft, it's a database that you enter your name into in case we have to resort to a draft (we won't)
[editline]25th March 2011[/editline]
[QUOTE=BP's CEO;28809792]Well American MREs suck balls, no question there. Well, there are a few good ones.. But yea good luck OP[/QUOTE]
I learned that quickly in Basic. I recommend beef brisket dinner, personally. Under no circumstance should you eat vegetable omelet, dear lord
[editline]25th March 2011[/editline]
[QUOTE=Madman_Andre;28803545]Pussy.
Try a 24-hour long duty detail. I've had to do those before. :v:[/QUOTE]
it fucking blows, like a whole bag of dicks
You go Tothanim? damn...good luck, you'll be eating lots of shit, I guess you know it already.
Just try to remember that orders aren't the word of God, and if someone tells you to fire some rockets at Palestinians they are probably wrong and you should think twice about what you are doing.
Amnesty International Human Rights Report 2010 for Israel:
[url]http://www.amnesty.org/en/region/israel-occupied-palestinian-territories/report-2010[/url]
(just a hint, they didn't do too well.)
[QUOTE=not_Morph53;28510880]For large, fairly stable countries such as the USA, Compulsory service is indeed backwards. However, for a country such Israel, which has been at risk of being wiped off the map since day one, maintaining the military is vital to it's existence.[/QUOTE]
If the country can't defend itself with a volunteer army, it didn't want to nor deserves to exist.
[QUOTE=Zeke129;28513378]All conscription is a really stupid idea but best of luck OP[/QUOTE]
Regardless of whether conscription itself is stupid or not, Israel is required to train their population in the (not so farfetched) need that it's population is called to defend themselves.
Is it true that in artillery, armour, sniper, and anti tank gunner training that the IDF uses really hot girls as instructors?
[QUOTE=henrietta;28506258]IDF is fucking a bad place to get a girlfriend...of course, it's fucking cool to have a soldier for a girl, but wait till she has been blown to pieces or get shot and get killed. Let us see.
There was once a story, that a squad of five and one of them was a girl. The girl died and the rest was diagnosed with shell shock.[/QUOTE]
Let's break this post down
1. Don't form relationships with people that can die, because
2. One time a person died and her friends were sad
[QUOTE=Zestence;28530636]Yup. Civil service kind of sucks thought.
In the army you can "choose" how long you wish to serve, in civil service it's always a year, no matter what job you end up in. It's basically a community service sentence. Better than being sent to jail like it was when my parents were young thought.
In civil service you are a civilian thought, you can go home after work and whatnot.[/QUOTE]
Mandatory volunteer work is still kind of silly but it's a much better option that conscription.
Learn Krav Maga and [b][u]DESTROY THINGS[/b][/u]
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