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Source: http://www.israelhayom.com/site/newsletter_opinion.php?id=17729
Female Combat Soldiers in the Israel Defense Forces
(Israel Hayom) Lt. Shahaf Shoval - Female soldiers in the Israel Defense Forces serve in combat positions based on merit. People keep asking me why I decided to serve in a combat role, and I tell them that before I enlisted, a combat position in the Combat Intelligence Collection Corps was made available to women, and I saw it as a real opportunity to protect my country, my family and friends. This was my turn to repay my country directly for everything it has given me throughout the years and to defend it, like so many fighters - men and women - before me. During my military service, I had extraordinary experiences; I felt the satisfaction of meeting goals I had set for myself; I educated generations of female combat soldiers; I shattered the glass ceiling; I had the honor of commanding amazing women - but beyond that, I did not feel different, not for even one moment, from the male combat soldier fighting next to me with his camouflage face paint and weapon. Moreover, I knew that none of the women beside me felt any different. The writer is the commander of a reconnaissance company of the IDF Combat Intelligence Collection Corps.