An IDF woman reserve soldier receives a gun as she arrives at her training base in the Negev Desert, South Israel on September 10, 2008. Following their active service, women, like men, are in theory required to serve up to one month annually in reserve duty. However, in practice only some women, mostly in combat roles, get called for active reserve duty, and only for a few years following their active service, with many exit points (e.g., pregnancy). Photo by Gili Yaari / Flash 90.

A IDF women reserve soldiers receive guns as they arrives at the training base in the Negev Desert, South Israel on September 10, 2008. Following their active service, women, like men, are in theory required to serve up to one month annually in reserve duty. However, in practice only some women, mostly in combat roles, get called for active reserve duty, and only for a few years following their active service, with many exit points (e.g., pregnancy). Photo by Gili Yaari / Flash 90.

An IDF woman reserve soldier arrives at her training base in the Negev Desert, South Israel on September 10, 2008. Following their active service, women, like men, are in theory required to serve up to one month annually in reserve duty. However, in practice only some women, mostly in combat roles, get called for active reserve duty, and only for a few years following their active service, with many exit points (e.g., pregnancy). Photo by Gili Yaari / Flash 90.

IDF reserve soldiers register at the reception desk of a training base camp in the Negev Desert, South Israel on September 10, 2008. Israeli men may be called for reserve service of up to one month annually, until the age of 43-45, and may be called for active duty immediately in times of crisis. In most cases, the reserve duty is carried out in the same unit for years, in many cases the same unit as the active service and by the same people. Photo by Gili Yaari / Flash 90.

An ultra orthodox Jewish man waits in the reception desk in an IDF reserve training base camp in the Negev Desert, South Israel on September 10, 2008. Israeli men may be called for reserve service of up to one month annually, until the age of 43-45, and may be called for active duty immediately in times of crisis. In most cases, the reserve duty is carried out in the same unit for years, in many cases the same unit as the active service and by the same people. Photo by Gili Yaari / Flash 90.