israel is collapsing from within;

 Representatives from the IDF’s Personnel Administration disclosed that hundreds of career soldiers, including senior officers, have requested to effectively ‘resign’ early; ‘We delayed resignation of some of them during the war due to their necessity, as there simply are no replacements for them.’

Israel’s military manpower crisis is deepening. IDF Personnel Administration representatives at the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee’s Manpower Subcommittee revealed Wednesday morning that approximately 600 career personnel, including senior officers and professional non-commissioned officers, have submitted requests for early retirement.

“There were those whose retirement we postponed throughout the war because of their necessity, simply because there are no replacements for them,” IDF officials said during the discussion.

They added that “in any case, 85% of IDF career soldiers retire at the rank of lieutenant colonel or below.”

Just two months ago, Maj. Gen. Dado Bar Kalifa, head of the IDF’s Personnel Administration, issued a rare warning to the Knesset State Control Committee: “Let me be clear, career soldiers ...........more........