Among the young officers who received their pilot’s wings on Thursday, 19 Tammuz 5773 were a number of Shomer Shabbat pilots. They were among the graduates of the Israel Air Force’s Flying Academy Class 166.
Giving a boost to the dati leumi camp is the fact that 13% of the graduates were in Bnei Akiva and 16% in the Israel Scouts. 54% live in cities, 35 from yishuvim, and 10% from moshavim. 35% of the new pilots live in northern Israel. There are no females among the graduates.
Three of the graduates were talmidim in hesder yeshivot and five attended IDF preparatory yeshivot.
(YWN – Israel Desk, Jerusalem / Photo: IDF Spokesman)
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The Gedolim appose Yeshiva boys in the Army
The Gedolim support Yeshiva boys in the Army
that’s the army they appose , however in the air force you fly high and faster and are closer to hashem
These men,not boys, are the best of the best. . May Hashem protect them as he sends them to protect us.
“go air force go” it is better then roming the street and smoke cigarettesYOU HAVE MY VOTE
May hashem watch over and bring you home safely.