Tel Aviv reveals: Mental crises devastate new recruits in the Israeli occupational army, reduced fitness, and insomnia.
A few weeks ago, the occupying Zionist army, in a message to its officials, called for increased awareness of conscripts, especially new ones, in the face of tensions and pressures created by the Corona crisis, according to the Hebrew news site Walla.
Tel Aviv: With the start of the new recruitment cycle in the occupation army next week, medical bodies, military commanders, and families of conscripts expressed their concerns about the impact of the Corona crisis, especially since during the past year boys and girls suffered from the repercussions of the closure, which prevented social gatherings and caused an increase in viewing screens and disrupting customs Sleep and have decreased fitness.
According to the Hebrew news site WALLA, several weeks ago, in a message addressed to its leaders, the occupation army called for increased vigilance with regard to the soldiers in permanent service, especially the new ones, against the backdrop of the tension and pressure created by the Corona crisis.
The site stated that it is likely that the occupation army will soon start a study to research the consequences of the epidemic with a focus on increasing the weight of the soldiers, explaining that “among other things that will be studied, examining whether the new recruits have a body mass index (an indicator that examines whether a person has Normal weight in relation to gender, age, and height) higher than the corresponding recruitment cycle last year, in addition to checking the eyesight of the recruits as well.
In addition to the physical health, medical sources said to the site that “in the recent recruitment rounds, there was no increase in the request for mental health examination compared to previous sessions,” noting that “the estimate confirms that there is an increase in the number of these reports in the coming sessions.”
