Major General Yitzhak Brik, the former military ombudsman (which is always a civilian but with a military background) provides a very blunt and frank assessment of how well prepared are some of the IDF soldiers being sent to fight in Gaza.
Major General Brik served in the Armored Corps as a brigade, division and troops commander and served as the commander of the IDF military colleges. He fought as a reserve company commander in the Yom Kippur War and was decorated with the Medal of Courage, one of the IDF's highest military honours.
General Brik famously predicted a mere few months before the October 7 events that Israel was completely unprepared for a major conflict and could be caught by surprise:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5pxzkMGWRqw
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