It would be too easy to boost my stats by showing some pictures of IDF girls with guns. But I'm not going to. And certainly it would be an interesting to discuss if girls belong in the army, or in combat positions, and so on. But I'm not going to discuss that either.

I just took a hop over to the regional command bunker for my area to check to it out.

Very cool.

Big screens everywhere, advanced communication systems, advanced tracking systems, constant crackling and beeps from the various radios, phones, walkie-talkies, and other comm systems, and a bunch of rifles piled in a corner. The whole works.

And the whole thing is manned by Sheirut Leumi girls (under adult supervision). These girls are the main points of contact between the police, army, MDA, the Yishuvim, and other relevant authorities.

There happened to have been a small event while I was there, and I got to see it all in action.

There is absolutely no way I would be able to do what these girls are doing.

They kept track of all the relevant personnel in the field. They kept the information flowing between the various disconnected emergency response units. They directed the forces to their proper locations. They were literally running the entire show, and they knew what they were doing.

A bunch of 18 year old Sheirut Leumi girls.

It was quite impressive.

(And they definitely weren't dressed in IDF green handing out coffee and waffles to their commanding officers.)