What are you talking about? I'm talking about the IDF, I have no idea what ASVAB or MOS is but it has nothing to do with it.
There's 3 tests in the Israeli army, and 5 variables that determine where you want to go. Dapar test (Stands for first psychometric evaluation, tests your logical/mathematical/English/perceptional skills and ranks them from 10 ,20, 30..., 90 following a bell curve relative to the population),
Kaba test (Stands for quality group, combination of Dapar, social skill tests, motivation level and a Hebrew test ,41-56) and Profile (Physical condition Profile 21 - 97, 21 unfit for duty, in between unfit for combat, 97 fit for every role) and the 5 variables are those 3 tests, the role you want, and the role the army wants.
No one is forced to go to a combat unit. In fact it is very easy to not serve at all. At 17, at the day they test your skills, they interview you and ask what you want to do in the army (Intelligence/combat/preferred unit etc). Based on your skills and preferences you will get further filtration tests. The thing is many people want to serve in combat units.
Forcing unwilling people to go to combat units is a disaster asking to be made.
The only reason the Taliban wasn't destroyed is because that decision wasn't made. Anger the US enough and you would have MOABs dropping everywhere in Afghanistan, regardless of civilians.
ANA is probably the most pathetic excuse for an army I've ever seen and shows how weapons never compensate for lack of motivation and skill.
It's hard to fight guerrilla forces that blend in with local civilians. No one can do it successfully without being called a war criminal.
Everyone take a deep breath and calm down.
No one is fighting no one.
Pakistan has a moral obligation to raise the issue of the Palestinians. What Israel does in Palestine is wrong, and I think over the long run counter productive for Israeli interests.
Pakistan on the other hand has a territorial, and moral conflict with India. That is where our problem begins and ends. Israeli arming of India can be perceived as direct involvement in Pakistani affairs. And if Israel feels she needs to do so, then she opens up Pakistan's reaction which for the time being has been muted.
Pakistanis on this forum also need to calm down. We are not going to war with Israel and there is no value in expressing "our stick is bigger" bravado. Israel is a formidable military power. Pakistan also has the ability to bring considerable military capability to bear, but has some massive internal challenges. The notion that Israel is just a lazy fighter fattened on civilians and Arabs, is inaccurate. Israel can bring to bear highly trained and capable resources in a multitude of areas, from kinetic and non-kinetic operations.
Israeli alliances also gives her an edge. There is the old crude saying "Agar Nanee key Tatay Hotay" - At the end of the day any power will bring all her cards to a war, and not fight the type of war we would like. In Israel's case that includes the US. So take a chill and not let's think "what ifs". Secondly Israel brings overt, covert, and subversive capabilities in its Orbat. It brings Cyber, Kinetic, and non-kinetic operations. It brings a massive air capability as well. Israel is not an expeditionary force but a defensive force with local/regional power projection capabilities.
Israel will not attack Pakistan, nor will Pakistan.
What Israel will/can do on the other hand is strengthen our enemy India, corrupt our political class, expand the divide in our society around (Shia, Sunnis, Ahmedis, Christians, Sindhis, Punjabis, Balouchis, Pakhtoon), basically any division it can find, and that will more than enough take care of our sorry selves. It will also weaken our access to Western International capital, and squeeze our economy through indirect methods of influence. It will do that as long as it perceives Pakistan as an enemy. Now the question is what will Pakistan and Pakistanis do. Lets start with keeping our streets clean, voting for honest and capable people, stopping our older generation's racial and ethnic biases, and not lynching poor Sri Lankans. How about we start there, before we decide to take on the rest of the world.
