and marriages happy.

Kol hakavod to these young women! It's not easy to do something that most in one's chohort do not, and it must be even more difficult in light of a religious family's social situation. And it's never easy to go through basic training -- in anyone's army -- whether you're male or female. These women get even more credit for volunteering for a difficult time when there's no pressure on them to do so.

to be a woman. Well done girls, you are a credit to your country and certainly to yourselves.