Feif Un -“Health: the story you said with R’ Shach goes against what you said earlier. You claimed the soldiers do nothing, and it’s only the people learning who protect Israel. R’ Shach said there are two fronts, one on the battlefield, and one in the beis medrash. Yes, both are needed. The soldiers are just as necessary as the guys learning, and we need to appreciate both.”
Excuse me -there is no contradiction!
I’ll give you a Moshul (Parable -for those who don’t understand Hebrew) -There was once a guy who needed desperately to leave town because over there people were looking to kill him Ch’vs -so he hired a wagon with a driver. The wagon got him safely to a different place. He was so happy -he kissed & hugged the driver besides paying him & giving him a big tip.
Acc. to your train of thought – he should have given the money to the wagon itself and the horse.
Similarly here – the army is just the wagon & the horse.
The driver is Hashem. What makes Hashem (the driver) tell the horse & wagon where to go? It’s the Zechusim of Klal Yisroel. They have these many Zechusim because of the Bnei Torah learning Torah. So the only ones that get Hakoras Hatov are the Bnei Torah!
Unless you tell me when you travel somewhere, eg. by bus, you put the money in the windshield and hug the bus and don’t pay the driver!