IDF court martials soldiers who showed up to procedural final day of service in tank-top
The mother of a recently discharged soldier reveals that her daughter was court martialed and fined for showing up to her last day of service in the military in a tank-top.
The last day of one’s service largely entails filling out forms and handing over equipment, so discharging soldiers typically show up to their base in civilian clothes and take a photo of themselves cutting up their military IDs.
While male soldiers regularly arrive to their final day in tank tops, Shira Kuperman says her daughter Alma was cited for doing the same, with her commanding officers concluding that she was not modestly dressed.
Alma and two of her friends were immediately court martialed and fined NIS 1,200 ($405), the equivalent of her final month’s military salary, which she was planning to use on her post-army trip abroad.
סיפור הזוי ומרתיח מבית היוצר של צה”ל: מ”כיות הגיעו לבסיס ביומן האחרון לשירות בלבוש אזרחי, הזדכו על המדים וגזרו את החוגר, ואל”מ מזי סוויסה ראש מערך מג”ל העלתה אותם למשפט על לבוש לא “צנוע” (גופיה, חולצת בטן וחצאית, כן?) וקנסה אותן בשליש מהמשכורת pic.twitter.com/TPkX5lkJ06
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After the trial ended, Alma and her friends were immediately discharged, but a bad taste was left in their mouths, Kuperman writes in a social media post detailing the humiliating experience.
Kuperman noted how the incident unfolded against the backdrop of the government’s efforts to pass legislation granting blanket exemptions to ultra-Orthodox yeshiva students.
After her post went viral, the IDF issued a statement apparently attempting to engage in damage control.
“The incident constitutes a deviation from orders and is therefore being handled by the deputy commander of the unit in accordance with IDF procedures and disciplinary law. We would like to emphasize that the option of filing an appeal remains on the table and will be reviewed on its merits if it is filed,” the army said.
The incident comes days after four Border Police officers were sentenced to two weeks in military prison for “harming religion and Judaism” by barbecuing on base during Shabbat, sparking renewed allegations of religious coercion in the army.