Worth checking out how the IDF’s ranks work. Of particular note is that Corporal, Sergeant, and Staff Sergeant aren’t NCO positions like most militaries, and autopromotion means if you sign on after your conscription period your minimum rank will be Staff Sergeant.
It kinda makes sense, ideologically. Old Europe turned the children of its ruling class into officers if they wanted to play war. What do you do in an apartheid settler colony where every citizen is part of the ruling class? It also makes it look like it’s military is experienced, confirming to new recruits that they’re properly under threat from Palestinians, and real war makes room for promotions. Sign up now, the military needs you and you’ll be promoted.
This makes me think OP’s question is answered as a case of the former leading to the latter (over promoting bums for propaganda purposes, and those bums not knowing how to handle things)
Not to mention, they’re mostly accustomed to shooting Palestinian children and non combatants
Given the US military prides itself on its strong NCOs being the foundation of its combat operations, you have to wonder if there aren’t some portions of the US military absolutely livid that the government is forking money hand over fist to Israel only to put on this kind of charade.
Worth checking out how the IDF’s ranks work. Of particular note is that Corporal, Sergeant, and Staff Sergeant aren’t NCO positions like most militaries, and autopromotion means if you sign on after your conscription period your minimum rank will be Staff Sergeant.
Video game achievements tier ranking system holy shit
Literally a participation trophy army
It kinda makes sense, ideologically. Old Europe turned the children of its ruling class into officers if they wanted to play war. What do you do in an apartheid settler colony where every citizen is part of the ruling class? It also makes it look like it’s military is experienced, confirming to new recruits that they’re properly under threat from Palestinians, and real war makes room for promotions. Sign up now, the military needs you and you’ll be promoted.
This makes me think OP’s question is answered as a case of the former leading to the latter (over promoting bums for propaganda purposes, and those bums not knowing how to handle things)
Not to mention, they’re mostly accustomed to shooting Palestinian children and non combatants
Rank structure like the high school JROTC.
Given the US military prides itself on its strong NCOs being the foundation of its combat operations, you have to wonder if there aren’t some portions of the US military absolutely livid that the government is forking money hand over fist to Israel only to put on this kind of charade.
Their officer rank names are also sus:
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