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Can A Soldier
Make A Gripe?
CARL ALPERT SPECIAL TO THE JEWISH NEWS
he 230-page blue covered typical (we reconstruct the gripe):
book will probably not be a "We are told to keep our shoes
best-seller in Israel. Indeed, shined, but the army doesn't give
its only guaranteed circu- us shoe polish." Reply: Personal
lation is the 120 members of the items such as razor blades, tooth
Knesset, but the volume, pro- paste, shoe polish, etc., are not
saically titled The 21st Annual provided. The soldier's monthly
Report of the Commissioner of pay is calculated to include
Soldiers' Grievances contains a enough money for these needs.
"I got a last minute phone call
wealth of interesting content and
sheds light on the kind of rigor- to report for immediate reserve
ous attention which is given to duty, and the officer threatened
soldiers' gripes in the Israel De- me with punishment if I didn't
come." The officer: "I didn't
fense Forces.
"Dear Mr. Commissioner," we threaten him. I only told him
reconstruct one of the complaints, what the alternative was." The
"I asked for leave to attend the Commissioner was told, sternly:
brit milah of my sister's son. The It was understood as a threat; re-
ceremony was to take place at the sponsibility for proper under-
other end of the country from standing of what is said rests on
where I was stationed with my the one who makes the state-
unit, but my commanding officer ment. He should make certain
gave me only 13 hours to get that what he says is properly un-
there and return, which was not derstood.
There were complaints about
enough time...."
Contrary to what might have training exercises on the Sabbath
been expected, the Commission- and about violations of kashrut.
er took a very serious view of The Commissioner insisted that
what he termed a major lapse on the regulations must be observed
the part of that commanding of- in these respects.
little known army rules are re-
ficer. Military regulations are
quite clear, he said. A soldier in viewed. An only son of a family
regular service is entitled to at that has already last one son in
least 24-hour leave to attend a the service, may not be assigned
family simchah, and the brit of a to combat units in danger zones.
nephew falls into that category. Soldiers who are vegetarians must
The officer was reprimanded and be provided with proper food to
warned that her should not make meet their requirements.
As might be expected, the ma-
the same mistake again.
This is but one of scores of jority of the complaints came
complaints which are described from soldiers in the lower ranks,
in the report. During 1992 the but the Commissioner also han-
Commissioner's office received dled 53 grievances last year em-
the acted upon 8301 grievances, anating from officers of the rank
an 8 percent increase over the of colonel and higher.
Action is as rapid as possible,
previous year-this in addition to
some 7400 telephone calls of in- and 34 percent of the complaints
were responded to within a week.
dignant inquiry.
What do the men and women Another 30 percent got replies
complain about? In first place within a month. Serious charges
was dissatisfaction with medical sometimes took longer.
No soldier need fear vindictive
attention: "I was sick, but sent
out on a long hike." "The doctor action by his superiors if he com-
refused to send me to a special- plains. He can write out his com-
ist, and I wound up in the hos- plaint, put it a sealed envelope
pital." In second place were and mail it directly to the Corn-
complaints about relations with missioner, whose address is wide-
superior officers. Some soldiers ly posted. One restriction: It must
alleged insulting behavior, bru- be regarding a situation in which
tality, cruel punishment. Other the soldier himself was directly
causes were the arrangements involved. A member of his im-
for reserve duty, delays in receipt mediate family is also entitled to
of pay, and unhappiness with lodge a complaint.
With the submission of this re-
military assignments. In the lat-
ter category, surprisingly, a ma- port, General Danier Matt ter-
jor beef was the failure of the minated two terms of five years
army to assign a soldier to crack each as Commissioner of Soldiers'
Grievances, and also brought to
combat units in the field.
To be sure, not all the com- a close 50 years of military ser-
plaints were found justified, but vice. He knows the establishment
54 percent were accepted, a rise from top to bottom, and has a
wide reputation as a humane and
of 4 percent over last year.
Other grievances, offered as understanding personality. El
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