Violence erupts near the Israeli border. Israeli Defence Force soldiers shoot down four Hamas gunmen. More Dead and five months of peace, broken. I've always thought the IDF was interesting in that both men AND women are required to serve once they reach the age of 18. It is a sharp contrast to US military service where recruitment is a necessity to keep the numbers up. In high school I remember being subjected to a standardized test given by the local army recruitment office. The test was made out to be mandatory and who knows what they have done with the data. I didn't realize the significance of it until later in life, but I look back now and realize the predatory nature of the act. Recruitment tactics have even gotten more savvy. Ads and commercials are so fantastical and video game-esque.... definitely geared towards today's youngsters. What a different world this would be if only war and killing existed in a computer monitor.
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