The Israeli Defense Forces have been releasing the names, ages, and ranks of soldiers killed while fighting in Gaza, and I have noticed that several staff sergeants killed in action are only 19 years old. I understand that the IDF conscripts soldiers at 17, but by modern US Army standards it would be very difficult for a 19 year old to achieve the rank of staff sergeant (E6). Why is it so easy for an Israeli soldier to promote to that rank?
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