There are those who claim that in the State of Israel, the two most demanding positions are the prime minister and the chief of the general staff, the first being elected and the second being appointed.

Earlier this month, Defense Ministry Director-Genral Maj. Gen. (res) Eyal Zamir was appointed the 24th chief of staff of the IDF following the resignation of Herzi Halevi due to the circumstances of the outbreak of the Iron Swords War, and in particular the failure of the defense around the Gaza Strip.

Every chief of staff who takes office faces a great challenge – both in building up the IDF's strength for the future and in using force in a changing, unstable and challenging reality.

However, the most central challenge facing the chief of staff, in light of the processes of the past decade, is to increase recruitment to the IDF, and to expand its ranks, in a way that will make it possible to deal with the operational challenge.

In addition, the IDF is required to make effective use of the many resources allocated to it – on the one hand, to improve its decision-making capability, and on the other hand, to strengthen its defense and…