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| Israel-Palestine-Jordan |
| Israel's impoverished army |
| 2014-02-08 |
| [Ynet] Serving soldiers who can't afford food, troops turning to crime, parents buying thermal underwear - the monthly living allowance from the IDF simply isn't enough. Evidently these soldier receive a modest per diem payment vs. a salary. |
| Posted by:Besoeker |
| #2 Speaking once to an American Jewish person and I asked how does one support Israel. She said send money to the IDF. Now I know why she said that. |
| Posted by: Omavising Ebbemp9815 2014-02-08 20:05 |
| #1 From what I gather from the article it's no more than $175 a month for a combat soldier (PFC?). The pay scales evidently have not been changed since the '80s. |
| Posted by: Shipman 2014-02-08 19:29 |