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The Finance Ministry released Wednesday an assessment of the economic cost of the various alternatives for increasing the IDF’s manpower. The study found that higher economic costs stemmed from additional reserve duty rather than from extended regular service.
Economic cost between men and women
The economic cost of drafting male soldiers for reserve duty is NIS 48,000 per person per month, and NIS 27,000 per person per month for male soldiers in regular service, according to the report.
The economic cost caused by the extended service for women is NIS 32,000 per person per month for women in reserves, and NIS 21,000 per person per month for women in regular service, according to the report.