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Originally Posted by AlphaFrog
I'm still stuck on the fact that Israel allows women to be soldiers at all. I didn't think they were that (relatively) progressive.
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Women actually served on the battle lines back in the 40s, when there was a shortage of soldiers during a war. For a few decades, most of the jobs were largely administrative/support jobs like secretaries, nurses, etc., but since the 1990s, women have been actively serving as soldiers and now in roles of authority. They do have shorter time commitments, and more paths to retirement, but formerly active-duty members are required to serve in a reserve-type role once a year for a period of time.
(My sister used to do aerobics taught by a former female Israeli solider. It was the hardest workouts she ever did.)