Simcha 613, is it really true that in the army you are “doing less of a service for Klal Yisroel”?
If we agree that earning parnassa can be done bederech hateva, then can we perhaps agree that in the IDF we might be contributing our hishtadlus to saving lives bederech hateva? (Of course we are in agreement that our hishtadlus in both areas is only our human effort, and the direct benefit or yeshua is not in our hands.)
And if we are contributing to saving even one life, isn’t that worth at least as much, I’d like to say far more, than the salary we get for working?