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IDF High Command decided
to exempt women from the
hazards of combat. In practice
that meant many women
> were routinely relegated to
spending their IDF service
making coffee and filing
papers in an office.
Things have changed in re-
cent
years. While women are
)
still prevented from serving
\ in combat units, many now
spend their IDF service doing
vital tasks.
Girls work as flight con-
trollers, aircraft mechanics,
computer operators, medics,
) and as intelligence assessors.
While many still work as
• secretaries, others teach in
field schools, instruct high
school youngsters in army
skills, work as operations of-
ficers in the field and train
' new recruits. They are found
• in the army, the air force and
? the navy. In fact, women are
accepted into 500 of the 700
job categories in the IDF.
According to Brigadier-
General Hedva Almog, who
heads the Women's Corps
("Chen"), "Sixty percent of
/ 2 women are in professional
jobs today. The army's policy
has been to try and use
women more and more in pro-
fessional positions and to
educate them for such posi-
tions. This is a big step for-
( ward."
Women serve less time than
2 men (two years instead of
three) and few of them do
reserve duty, unlike men who
serve one month a year until
they are 50 years old.
However, a woman who is am-
bitious and enjoys army work
can certainly find satisfying
challenges.
If a girl is willing to add
another few months to her
IDF service time she can opt
for kadatz (a preliminary ar-
my training course), which
\, teaches special skills such as
/- teaching, dental assistance
and many others. Eight per-
cent of women now choose to
register for a kadatz course.
Women are also eligible for
atuda, an academic reserve
program of regular universi-
ty study followed by a
somewhat longer IDF service
which makes use of skills
learned at university.
Another option is officer
training. Suitable young
women are chosen during
basic training and invited to
take a special training course.
An officer serves longer than
the usual stint in the army,
but has the option of working
as a career officer after com-
pulsory service. There are
now more than 100 women
with the rank of lieutenant-
colonel or higher. ❑
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