Comments on: IDF to create an Israeli West Point http://www.yourish.com/2007/09/25/3734 Cutting straight to the point Sat, 21 Nov 2009 16:14:34 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Joel Rosenberg http://www.yourish.com/2007/09/25/3734/comment-page-1#comment-28663 Joel Rosenberg Wed, 26 Sep 2007 16:55:15 +0000 http://www.yourish.com/2007/09/25/3734#comment-28663 I think the key point is missing from the story -- who gets to go? Is it going to be modeled on West Point or Sandhurst? (I hope not -- a huge flaw in most western armies is that officers are almost always selected before they've ever been soldiers.) Or is it going to be modeled on the War College? One of the reasons the IDF is as good as it is is that officers are, by and large, selected from proven soldiers. I think the key point is missing from the story — who gets to go? Is it going to be modeled on West Point or Sandhurst? (I hope not — a huge flaw in most western armies is that officers are almost always selected before they’ve ever been soldiers.)

Or is it going to be modeled on the War College? One of the reasons the IDF is as good as it is is that officers are, by and large, selected from proven soldiers.

]]> By: John M http://www.yourish.com/2007/09/25/3734/comment-page-1#comment-28658 John M Wed, 26 Sep 2007 14:07:37 +0000 http://www.yourish.com/2007/09/25/3734#comment-28658 I guess I had always assumed that there WAS a military academy in Israel. Interesting. I guess I had always assumed that there WAS a military academy in Israel. Interesting.

]]> By: Sabba Hillel http://www.yourish.com/2007/09/25/3734/comment-page-1#comment-28637 Sabba Hillel Tue, 25 Sep 2007 21:00:56 +0000 http://www.yourish.com/2007/09/25/3734#comment-28637 Let us pray that the leftist clowns such as <i>Shalom Achshav</i> (Peace Now the Israeli equivalent of MoveOn.org) do not poison the education that the attendees get as they have the public schools and universities in Israel (and their equivalents have done in the US). Let us pray that the leftist clowns such as Shalom Achshav (Peace Now the Israeli equivalent of MoveOn.org) do not poison the education that the attendees get as they have the public schools and universities in Israel (and their equivalents have done in the US).

]]> By: Long_Rifle http://www.yourish.com/2007/09/25/3734/comment-page-1#comment-28622 Long_Rifle Tue, 25 Sep 2007 17:23:19 +0000 http://www.yourish.com/2007/09/25/3734#comment-28622 Jewish pilots have consistently handed our American pilots their collective ass's since we've "fought" war games together. Even WITH older generation equipment. Jewish soldiers have, without doubt or question kicked muslim ass EVERY TIME they've tried to "push Israel into the sea". I can only hope that this revelation of a new academy makes those same idiots quiver in their boots, (are boots allowed by Allah? Or are they too modern?) the only thing I can say about this is: I'm dam glad they are on OUR side, and only wish that the REST of the world was as ready to protect innocents against evil as Israel is. Jewish pilots have consistently handed our American pilots their collective ass’s since we’ve “fought” war games together. Even WITH older generation equipment.

Jewish soldiers have, without doubt or question kicked muslim ass EVERY TIME they’ve tried to “push Israel into the sea”.

I can only hope that this revelation of a new academy makes those same idiots quiver in their boots, (are boots allowed by Allah? Or are they too modern?) the only thing I can say about this is:

I’m dam glad they are on OUR side, and only wish that the REST of the world was as ready to protect innocents against evil as Israel is.

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