We spent the afternoon at a Yeshiva where young men are trained for 1 year in Torah and religious studies, then spend 1 and a half years in the army, then return to the Yeshiva for another year before finishing their final year and a half in the military. The aim is so that the soldiers they become might be as invested in a moral code as they are in enforcing military might. The kids were thoughtful and engaged, the rabbis were wonderful models of humility and learning; it is a program that has been in existence for over 30 years, although I believe I remember about 15-20 at this site. If nothing else, to be engaged in study of Bible while working in the military would keep a human face on the job to be done. An admirable effort.
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