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Author: Brig.-Gen. Gershon HaCohen

Brig.-Gen. Gershon HaCohen is commander of the IDF Military Colleges.
Pride and Dissent in the Israeli Military

Pride and Dissent in the Israeli Military

July 12, 2004 | Brig.-Gen. Gershon HaCohen
As a commander of IDF combat units, I have never met with even one incidence of refusal to obey orders or lack of motivation. The main problem is sometimes exactly the opposite - my troops suffer from overmotivation. Today, regular units do not devote the same amount of time to training as they did five or ten years ago. They are too busy getting experience in the Gaza Strip and in Judea and Samaria on daily missions.