Until about a month ago, I could not understand why the chareidi community in Israel did not allow their kids to go to the army, and then be able to get a job, if they didn’t want to learn.
They have always said that the Army is trying to shmad them. But they have their own nachal chareidi- couldn’t they adequately control the environment?
And then we saw. The Army really is trying to shmad them. There was no reason in the world to force frum soldiers to be oiver issurim of listening to kol isha- except out of pure spite and wanting make them be oiver issurim.
I totally understand now. I don’t think I’d want my frum kid in that army.