Zionists face army recruitment problems
Zionist regime is facing an army recruitment problem with fewer and fewer people signing up as career officers following the loss of prestige suffered in the Lebanon war with Hezbollah, a newspaper reported on Friday.
Disaffection with careers in the military -- less well paid than jobs in the private sector -- is beginning to affect non-fighting units, the Maariv daily said.
The number of school leavers volunteering for a career in the army in the non-elite units has fallen by more than half in recent years, the newspaper said.
This year, more than a quarter of young Israelis dodged military service, which is compulsory for Jewish youth in Israel, according to army statistics.
Members of the ultra-Orthodox religious community, who can study religion rather than join the army, account for 11 percent of the "draft dodgers".
Seven percent were blamed on health problems, five percent on those who have problems with the law and four percent living abroad.
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