European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 31, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Accuracy of new Syi t�\6 i he Rete vet create a Ollaf  of the Milan Lector but also coltan ipalion of the army military Reserve duty a Way of life for israelis a photo i Mew York times a n israeli chief of staff Yigael Yadlon once said that in Israel the civilian is Soldier on 11 months annual , Yadlon was underestimating the situation. Today according to the army spokesman most jewish israeli men spend More than a month 47 lays on Reserve duty every year a period of service. Known As met i m. And army Reserve service which began As a burdensome but necessary sacrifice in a nation often at War with it Arab neighbors has Over the years i developed into a full fledged israeli subculture it has its own codes of behaviour Slang social interaction and attire. Many israelis now see As Many benefits in the system As they see burdens. In Mali Len there is a reshuffling of the social distinctions said Rivka bar Yusef a sociologist at the hebrew University of Jerusalem. It is a very positive phenomenon that creoles social integration. The people who meet in Millim have a additional network of communication that Breaks constraints of geography status age. It creates a network on a completely different  although the Reserve tit who Are often placed in their own separate units perform the same tasks As draftees and regular soldiers the army takes into account the differences Between full time and part time soldiers. For one thing reservists Range in age irom 2 f to 54 years old. While conscripts Are 1e to 21, and their higher Ages and often less Active styles of Hie mean the reservists Are generally less fit physically. Some like Bank presidents and entertainers have attained a High status in society and find it difficult to take orders in the army. Odd twists of life sometimes result said Eli Rev Len a 2a-year-old youth Counselor who serves in the reserves As a Captain in a Field unit Asa commander i have to go up to older people old enough to be my parents and Tell them to Shine their shoes dress properly and change their socks he said. Still the role changes Are pleasing to Many reservists. The atmosphere of everyone doing the same thing and wearing the same thing gives a feeling of Unity said a 36-year-old lieutenant a music teacher and father of three who is in charge of a patrol unit stationed at Methola in the1 Jordan Valley of the occupied West Bank. For some the service represents an annual vacation according to Victor Azarya another hebrew University sociologist. A lot of people see the reserves As an escape from everyday problems he said. The fact that most women Are not called up for Reserve duty after completing their compulsory two year service Means they pay a Price bar Yosef said. A whole culture is formed in the army Complete with its own Slang which later seeps into israeli civilian  she said. Those who Don t go always live with the feeling that they Are out  israeli arabs and some rigorously orthodox jews do not serve in the army at All. A Lieut anal colonel who commands a brigade along Israel s cease lire line with Jordan on the Jordan River compared his soldiers most of whom Are reservists with regulars. The reservists change every three or four weeks said the officer who gave Only his first name. Amal. They train Lor a Day or two and then Are sent to the Border. Generally they do a better Job than the regular soldiers. They have experience from training and wars and they perform the missions  although the annual service la cited by Many israelis As one of the greatest difficulties of living there Azarya says it makes at least one important contribution to democracy. The reserves Bridge Between the army and society he said. It creates a Little bit of militarization of the civilian sector but also civilian leation of the army with the same people being soldiers part of the time and civilians part of the Lime he said the less danger there is thai the army will develop its own   or. New York times -.-. Military analysts in Washington Are increasingly worried about the i -. Introduction of highly accurate tactical missiles into Syria calling them a new Factor mat could push either Side into War at a Lima of High tension Between Syria and Israel. Since 1932, the last time the two nations fought the syrian army has been replacing older less accurate soviet missiles with More modern versions also supplied by the soviet Union the deployment of these newer missiles along with Israel s own deployment of equally capable missiles is a whole new introduction of technology in the Region said sen. Dan Quayle r-nd., a member of the Senate armed services committee who has been studying the threat posed by such tactical ballistic missiles. It puts the Middle East on a real hair trigger the senator said. After syrian forces were Defeated by Israel in fighting in the Bekaan Region of Eastern Lebanon during the israeli invasion of Lebanon in 19b2, the soviet Union moved to replenish weapons that Syria lost. At the seme time the russians began shipping new surface to surface missiles known As is Ais to Syria. With a Range o about 75 Miles and an accuracy reported to be within 100 Yards these missiles it tired from Syria Are said to endanger Northern israeli airfields and command posts. The syrians Ere now believed to have 24 of the missiles. Mirael radio a reported that Syria also is about to receive soviet ss-23 missiles which have an even longer Range up to 3so mites and Are thought to be More accurate than the ss-21s. V in a subsequent statement broadcast by Gale Zahl. The Israel army radio. Prime minister Shimon Peres did not dispute the assertion that syrian missile forces would be improved soon. Peres said though that Israel s problem with Syria was not one Type o weapon but a pattern of behaviour and weapon deployments. Peres said Israel would land ways of countering each Type of weapon acquired by Syria. In recent weeks Israel has sharply criticized Syria Lor its purported israeli Sta Temei amounting to statements by 11 there was Noli in separate i Hafez Assad ii believe warfare. Nevertheless about the miss Range tensions Israel and in increasing the s military Sun each Side Waul j the importance Srael can missiles Only t surface to surf a military an Alejj committee a v As the invert Israel May find 1 damage that cd ballistic mis recent heart if there is a forced to strike other Mollte feel pressure Tod Forth Tsyrli weapon and Tolj an american r. This expert to behave Catt enemies Means noticed signs vow he added the accurate were u Syria had not t their Lull potent Al a group of of Knock out israe damage if fired 1j you d better be t in a detailed report says israeli Arm by Michael Widlansky Cox news service Israel s army a revered there for its Battlefield achievements but a major controversy has broken out Over a secret Israel defense forces if study which concludes Israel s forces have lost much of their qualitative Edge Over Arab forces. The four volume work declares that Israel s land forces in particular Are top heavy and poorly run by a set of unimaginative but politically ambitious generals who Are More concerned about personal advancement than in giving the army a needed shake up. Col. Res Eman Elwald is writer of the study and head of the department of Long term planning for the if called fora National commission of inquiry concerning his findings especially regarding Israel s 1982 War in Lebanon. Wald a specialist in systems analysis served in the israeli army for 10 years but resigned several months ago after his study was largely ignored by the if chief of stall it Gen Moa he Levy. The israeli army chief of staff already was the target of severe criticism in the israeli press for promoting friends and Lor allowing the spread of the Timsonet Rosti a Tan or Small head syndrome among leading army officers maj. Gen Dan Shimron appointed As Levy s Deputy against j television Isle shake up. Many Emil it 0�n. Attn off Tiff Ken Page 14 the stars and stripes saturday May 31,1988