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Serial No. 3817131 (A photographic essay of women in the IDF)
http://www.rachelpapo.com/ ^
| 2005
| Rachel Papo
Posted on 04/02/2006 6:23:27 PM PDT by FreedomCalls
The life of an eighteen-year-old girl in Israel is interrupted when she is plucked out of her environment at an age when sexual, educational, and family values are at their highest exploration point. She is then placed in a rigorous institution, where individuality becomes a secondary matter, making room for nationalism. “I solemnly swear…to devote all of my strength and to sacrifice my life to protect the land and the liberty of Israel,” repeats the newly recruited soldier during her swearing-in ceremony. She enters the two-year period in which she will change from a girl to a woman, a teenager to an adult, all under a militaristic, masculine environment, and in the confines of an army that is engaged in daily war and conflict.
I decided to portray female soldiers in Israel during their mandatory military service as a way for me to revisit my own experience. I served as a photographer in the Israeli Air Force between 1988-1990. It was a period marked by continuous depression and extreme loneliness, and at the time I was too young to understand these emotions. Through a series of images showing female soldiers in army bases and outside, individually or in groups, I attempt to reveal a facet of this experience that is generally overlooked by the global community.
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KEYWORDS: girlswithgunsarehot; guns; idf; israel; military; woem
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To: FreedomCalls
Now that looks like a group hug I could get into....LOL
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posted on
04/02/2006 6:29:32 PM PDT
by
ThreePuttinDude
()......The Media is not Mainstream, stop calling them that........()
To: FreedomCalls
Some a dem wimminz iz hot!!!
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posted on
04/02/2006 6:32:06 PM PDT
by
stm
(You can fix a lot of things, but you can't fix stupid)
To: FreedomCalls
I found myself cracking up thinking of a US military officer looking at these photos and blowing a gasket because there was no uniformity.
Seriously though, if this isn't a perfect example of why not to have conscription I don't know what is. What a bunch of rag bags.
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posted on
04/02/2006 6:33:53 PM PDT
by
Tailback
(USAF distinguished rifleman badge #300, German Schutzenschnur in Gold)
To: FreedomCalls
Another good reason to visit Israel
The women are HOT
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posted on
04/02/2006 6:35:48 PM PDT
by
txroadhawg
("Stuck on stupid? I invented stupid! " Al Gore)
To: txroadhawg
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posted on
04/02/2006 6:36:28 PM PDT
by
txroadhawg
("Stuck on stupid? I invented stupid! " Al Gore)
To: txroadhawg
Girlz and Gunz. What a great combination!!!
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posted on
04/02/2006 6:38:38 PM PDT
by
stm
(You can fix a lot of things, but you can't fix stupid)
To: FreedomCalls
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posted on
04/02/2006 6:43:36 PM PDT
by
jim-x
(God help America survive its enemies within.)
To: Grannyx4
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posted on
04/02/2006 6:45:50 PM PDT
by
LongElegantLegs
(Going armed to the terror of the public.)
To: Tailback
I would bet these ladies are a bit tougher (and better) than you give them credit for.
Its not all Dress Blues and Tennis Shoes (or a light coat of grease).
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posted on
04/02/2006 6:51:23 PM PDT
by
Delta 21
( MKC USCG - ret)
To: LongElegantLegs
Interesting ping! Make you homesick for the 4th Battalion?
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posted on
04/02/2006 6:55:02 PM PDT
by
Vor Lady
(Mal, "Remember, we just want to scare him." Jayne, "Pain is scary!")
To: Delta 21
Great pictorial
Our youth need immersion like this, it will change their lives for the better.
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posted on
04/02/2006 6:55:26 PM PDT
by
txroadhawg
("Stuck on stupid? I invented stupid! " Al Gore)
To: Delta 21
I would bet these ladies are a bit tougher (and better) than you give them credit for.
Yeah, they're probably a little better than WAVE's or WAC's because of more practical levels of training.
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posted on
04/02/2006 6:56:08 PM PDT
by
Tailback
(USAF distinguished rifleman badge #300, German Schutzenschnur in Gold)
To: Tailback; Delta 21
I first noticed the rust on the bunks. Kinda odd, but I don't think we should judge them by US standards. Agreeing with Delta 21, I would imagine the Israelis place more emphasis on training and survival, than spit and polish. And I think with the right training, almost anyone could become a good soldier.
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posted on
04/02/2006 6:58:28 PM PDT
by
nralife
To: stm
Some a dem wimminz iz hot!!! 
You can say that again.
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posted on
04/02/2006 6:59:52 PM PDT
by
FreedomCalls
(It's the "Statue of Liberty," not the "Statue of Security.")
To: SJackson
To: FreedomCalls
Ok, some a dem wimminz iz hot!!!
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posted on
04/02/2006 7:08:11 PM PDT
by
stm
(You can fix a lot of things, but you can't fix stupid)
To: Delta 21
I notice some of them have different colored berets under their epaulets. I wonder what the significance of that is.
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posted on
04/02/2006 7:09:37 PM PDT
by
stm
(You can fix a lot of things, but you can't fix stupid)
To: FreedomCalls
This little cutie is no slouch either.....
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posted on
04/02/2006 7:14:38 PM PDT
by
stm
(You can fix a lot of things, but you can't fix stupid)
To: Grannyx4
Exept for the total lack of starch & creases, it reminds me a great deal of boot camp. :-)
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posted on
04/02/2006 7:17:19 PM PDT
by
LongElegantLegs
(Going armed to the terror of the public.)
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