86 ’Israeli’ Recruits Refuse To Be Drafted Into Armored Corps

Local Editor

Eighty-six new recruits who arrived at the "Israeli" occupation forces [IOF] induction center earlier this week refused to be drafted into the Armored Corps, asked to be placed in other combat roles, and said they preferred to go to jail than serve on a tank.

The new soldiers, who make up almost half of the November draftees placed in the Armored Corps, were tried on the spot and put under arrest for refusing an order.

On Wednesday, the IOF sent soldiers from the Armored Corps' 77th Battalion to talk to the young soldiers and convince them to join their ranks.

For its part, Yedioth Ahronoth learned that the Zionist army's efforts to incorporate women in combat roles in the Armored Corps-a move that caused much contention last week-is the result of a serious shortage in manpower in the corps that is expected to only become worse in the coming years.

"There's no willingness to draft into the Armored Corps, and that's not new," an Armored Corps officer explained. "But this time we reached a new record. I think [these soldiers] should be punished severely, to deter others. The new draftees prefer to go to the infantry battalions. There are false stigmas attached to us."

Source: News Agencies, Edited by website team