The Israeli army has decided to review the continued reserve service of soldiers registered with the Defense Ministry's Rehabilitation Department as having a mental disability of 30 percent or higher, requiring them to meet with a military mental health officer who will assess their fitness for duty, Haaretz has learned.
The Israeli army has decided to review the continued reserve service of soldiers registered with the Defense Ministry's Rehabilitation Department as having a mental disability of 30 percent or higher, requiring them to meet with a military mental health officer who will assess their fitness for duty, Haaretz has learned.
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