The Decline of the Reservist Army

dc.creator	Yagil Levy
dc.date	2011-12-01T00:00:00Z
dc.date.accessioned	2015-07-20T20:08:16Z
dc.date.available	2015-07-20T20:08:16Z
dc.identifier	2307-793X
dc.identifier	2307-8634
dc.identifier	https://doaj.org/article/d4251579b1d1496f82b2fb01cd4b51c4
dc.identifier.uri	http://evidence.thinkportal.org/handle/123456789/8084
dc.identifier.uri	https://doaj.org/article/d4251579b1d1496f82b2fb01cd4b51c4
dc.description	Every spring, with great pomp and circumstance, Israel celebrates the contribution of the reservists to the country’s security, and political and military leaders laud the contribution of reserve soldiers to national security. In 2011, however, discordant notes marred the festive event, namely the ongoing protest by organizations of reservists about the gap between the nation’s commitments and their fulﬁllment. The protest by reservists was heard while the President of Israel and the IDF Chief of Staff visited the Ze’elim training base and during a stormy debate in the Knesset. The IDF reserves, formerly the backbone of the military’s force, is now at a crossroads, and it appears that even the IDF command and the political echelon are not sure how to reshape it. This essay argues that a combination of political and economic costs involved in operating the reserves is accelerating the decline of this force, and is part of the general move towards the transformation of the IDF from conscript to professional army.
dc.language	English
dc.publisher	Institute for National Security Studies
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dc.relation	https://doaj.org/toc/2307-793X
dc.relation	https://doaj.org/toc/2307-8634
dc.rights	CC BY
dc.source	Military and Strategic Affairs, Vol 3, Iss 3, Pp 63-74 (2011)
dc.subject	IDF
dc.subject	reserves
dc.subject	movements
dc.subject	Israel
dc.subject	war
dc.subject	decision makers
dc.subject	protest
dc.subject	economy
dc.subject	policy
dc.subject	military doctrine
dc.subject	soldiers
dc.subject	professional army
dc.subject	Military Science
dc.subject	U
dc.subject	DOAJ:Military Science
dc.subject	DOAJ:Technology and Engineering
dc.subject	Military Science
dc.subject	U
dc.subject	DOAJ:Military Science
dc.subject	DOAJ:Technology and Engineering
dc.subject	Military Science
dc.subject	U
dc.subject	Military Science
dc.subject	U
dc.subject	Military Science
dc.subject	U
dc.title	The Decline of the Reservist Army
dc.type	Article