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The Israël Air Force young pilots have a brain

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By Michel Garroté

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Wednesday, June 30 ? 18 Tammuz 5770

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It's interesting to compare the Israeli Jewish youth with the Palestinian youth. Hereafter is one example.

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The 160th Israël Air Force Flight School Course will end on Thursday, July 1. 80% of the graduates were born in Israel. The graduation ceremony of the 160th IAF Flight School Course will be attended by Prime Minister Benjamin  Netanyahu, President Shimon Peres, Defense Minister Ehud Barak, Chief of the General Staff Lt. Gen. Gabi Ashkenazi and the Commander in Chief of the Israeli Air Force, Maj. Gen. Ido Nehoshtan.

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The cadets can chose a Bachelor's degree that they complete during the pilot course. In the current course, 25% studied IT Management, 32.5% studied Economics & Management, 37.5% studied Government & Politics. 32.5% of the graduates speak a foreign language fluently :  15% speak English, 12.5% speak Russian, 2.5% speak French, and 2.5% speak Danish. 7.5% of the graduates identify themselves as religious, while 7.5% consider themselves as being traditional. 75% of the graduates studied math and science as a major subject in high school.

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45% of the course graduates were active in youth movements before their recruitment :  12.5% of the graduates were in the Scouts Movement, 10% in Bnei Akiva, 5% in Bnei Moshavim, and the rest were from other youth movements. 12.5% of the graduates volunteered for a year of community service before enlistment in the IDF, and 13% took part in pre-military preparatory programs. 22.5% of the graduates served in other parts of the IDF before joining the pilot's course, and 12.5% started the course in previous cycles and are completing it with the current class.

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Copyright Michel Garroté 2010

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