YNET
by Joshua Greenberg
June 12, 2015

Lone soldier recently released from his combat battalion in the IDF shares the meaning of his Israel experience during his challenging time as a volunteer.

July afternoons in the Negev desert are not comfortable to say the least. They’re even less comfortable if you’re a Givati infantry cadet who doesn’t remember the last time he’s showered or changed his uniform, which by now smells like a mixture of sweat and gunpowder. It’s very hot, and the afternoon of the 27th of July 2014 was no different, or so I thought. After another long day of training in the field we retired to our tents for some much needed sleep. A few hours later we were woken up to shouts from my company commander to assemble as soon as possible outside. I checked my watch, it was 2am. READ MORE