Reply To: Would you choose army or kollel?

So, again, if the prevalent opinion is that sitting in Kollel is at least as valuable as going to the army if not even more valuable (and I do believe it is more valuable), why would a person choose to risk his life and go to the army, when he could be of more help sitting in safe Kollel? Who will fight on the front lines for us?

OR should the community do something to regulate those sitting in Kollel, either by doing something to make Kollel less appealing for those who aren’t truly genuine (like by making long hours like having night seder go very late, have strict attendance policies, small stipends, uncomfortable living quarters, difficult examinations, etc…) or by simply having an acceptance policy and only accept those who are truly genuine into the kollel forcing everyone else to go to the army?