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Source: https://www.jewishnews.co.uk/a-country-that-counts-on-its-young-and-brave/
Israel Counting on Its Youngest and Bravest
(Jewish News-UK) Jenni Frazer - Our group of British journalists is being briefed on the intricacies of Israel's famous Iron Dome missile interceptor system when Lt.-Col. Rotem says: "Let me introduce you to my team." And it is a truly jaw-dropping moment as a group of young soldiers, boys and girls, step forward. They are all aged 18, 19, and 20, and it is their lightning speed in deploying the Iron Dome defense batteries that determines the protection of Israel's cities when under rocket attack. "What's the toughest part of this job?" I ask, and one of the girls says: "It's having to go from zero to 100 in such a short time." She means that the decisions when to fire the Iron Dome have to be taken in a frighteningly short space of time - usually seconds. We ask another girl soldier what her family thinks of her serving in the unit. She smiles: "Both my parents are police officers and my brother also served as a commando. The tradition in our family is one of public service and giving back to Israel. We are all proud of each other." (Jewish News-UK) - Jenni Frazer Our group of British journalists is being briefed on the intricacies of Israel's famous Iron Dome missile interceptor system when Lt.-Col. Rotem says: "Let me introduce you to my team." And it is a truly jaw-dropping moment as a group of young soldiers, boys and girls, step forward. They are all aged 18, 19, and 20, and it is their lightning speed in deploying the Iron Dome defense batteries that determines the protection of Israel's cities when under rocket attack. "What's the toughest part of this job?" I ask, and one of the girls says: "It's having to go from zero to 100 in such a short time." She means that the decisions when to fire the Iron Dome have to be taken in a frighteningly short space of time - usually seconds. We ask another girl soldier what her family thinks of her serving in the unit. She smiles: "Both my parents are police officers and my brother also served as a commando. The tradition in our family is one of public service and giving back to Israel. We are all proud of each other."