Son selected to IDF's Paratroopers Brigade (updated PIC)
My son Elias graduated from Virginia Tech May 2021 with honors and a degree in finance. And put it to use...by joining the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) through the Lone Soldier/"Scouts" program. He previously visited on Birthright in 2019 and briefly (nixed by COVID) as an exchange student at Tel Aviv U in early 2020. Made an impression. He moved to Israel to prep for IDF basic and language training, which he'll complete in about 2 weeks. Graduation and swearing in at the Western Wall, my wife will be there to celebrate. I'll visit in July with my wife as my daughter will be in Israel with an internship after her Birthright trip. Both kids 6000 miles away.
Just found out today that my son and 3 of his Scout friends were selected to join 35th Paratroopers Brigade after a day-long, brutal "tryout" with half of those who started dropping out. Anyhow, proud Dad moment I wanted to share. Here is a picture of him in the new uniform.
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March 07, 2022, 02:36 PM
dry-fly
That’s awesome..you deserve to be proud of them all! God bless
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March 07, 2022, 02:36 PM
YooperSigs
Mazel Tov!
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March 07, 2022, 02:40 PM
sigfreund
Something for you all to be proud of.
March 07, 2022, 02:43 PM
RogueJSK
מזל טוב!
March 07, 2022, 02:46 PM
YellowJacket
God bless Elias and your entire family.
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March 07, 2022, 02:49 PM
corsair
Regardless of culture ties and citizenship, its a giant leap for one to join another country's armed forces.
March 07, 2022, 02:49 PM
nhtagmember
Outstanding
Congrats.
March 07, 2022, 02:54 PM
sigmonkey
Magafayim Adumim!
Mazel tov!
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March 07, 2022, 03:12 PM
smlsig
That is no small accomplishment. Congratulation all around!
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March 07, 2022, 03:20 PM
DJ_Boston
You should all be so proud! impressive to say the least
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March 07, 2022, 03:39 PM
PowerSurge
Love it!
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March 07, 2022, 03:44 PM
CQB60
Well done young man!
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March 07, 2022, 03:49 PM
hurstolds1
Awesome feat! Congratulations to all!!!
March 07, 2022, 03:54 PM
recoatlift
Yes! That’s a truly happy face! Beaming with pride! God go with you!
March 07, 2022, 04:31 PM
ScreamingCockatoo
I work with Israelis. They are good people. He's gonna find(if he hasn't already) that many many of the Israelis are from different countries. I've had French, Greek, Moroccan and Russian Israelis here. LOTS of them are Russian.
He who fights with monsters might take care lest he thereby become a monster.
March 07, 2022, 04:56 PM
mrapteam666
Congratulations to him and you..
That is a great accomplishment... From what I have read, IDF has some really intense "try outs".
Way way way back in the day, my Hebrew 250 professor at Ohio State was a former IDF soldier.
It was not until mid way through the semester that we learned she was an ABN and Mortar instructor..
Hard lady and class but very informative..
March 07, 2022, 04:59 PM
AllenInAR
Very awesome!
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March 07, 2022, 05:34 PM
Graniteguy
Congrats to you and your son. Great achievement.
March 07, 2022, 05:50 PM
CoolRich59
He looks like an upstanding young man. Well done!
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