Tue 12 November 2024:

Recent data reported by Yedioth Ahronoth shows a significant decline in recruitment rates for the Israeli Army’s reserve forces.

The newspaper indicated a notable increase in the number of soldiers refusing to join reserve forces, with rejection rates reaching around 15-25 per cent in recent months. This trend has raised concerns within the military, particularly as it affects frontline units in Gaza and on the border with Lebanon, potentially altering operational decision-making.

The data further showed that, while reserve recruitment rates initially stood at 100 per cent at the start of the conflict in Gaza in October 2023, they have dropped to around 75-85 per cent in recent weeks. This decline has reportedly alarmed military leaders, impacting their decisions regarding military actions on both fronts.

The report attributed the decrease in reserve enlistment to the protracted duration of the conflict, which has significantly dampened soldiers’ motivation. Many reservists are also eager to return to their families and academic lives, especially in light of delays in receiving their full financial entitlements.

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Israel army recalls reservists

This year September, the Hebrew Yedioth Ahronoth newspaper reported that the Israeli army had to summon Israelis who had been discharged from the army years ago, or had been exempted from service over the past few years.

A letter to reservists said the army has been in a state of war for several months, adding that for security reasons, and to expand the circle of service, the reasons for which the reservists had been exempted from service no longer apply.

A soldier who served as a medic in the 769th Brigade Battalion in the north between 2010 and 2013 said: “The general idea is that it would have made a difference if they had sent this letter 11 months ago and not now. It seems as if the army has been exhausted to the limit, and now we have to recruit new people who will come, instead of exhausted and wounded people.”

“I feel like I’ve been drafted into an army that has no plan – where I’m assigned, where I’m going,” he told the newspaper.

-MEMO

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