Preparing for the Unknown

An overhead view of a desk split between party planning items and military equipment checklists, showing the dual reality of an IDF reserve logistics officer preparing for both a celebration and a possible deployment.

The job of a Rasap is half logistics, half fortune-telling. You plan for the event tonight and the war that might start tomorrow. I got promoted recently. Rasap of my unit. Logistics Officer. The title sounds administrative until you realize what the job actually involves. My phone hasn’t stopped buzzing since the appointment went through. […]

Waiting for the Next War

A dimly lit living room at night with a glowing phone on the coffee table and a packed military duffel bag visible in a closet doorway, capturing the tension of an IDF reservist waiting for a call-up.

The life of an IDF reservist is lived between two screens: the one your kids are watching and the one in your pocket that could change everything. The news broke. US and Iran were escalating. Satellites picked up movement. Analysts were talking. Twitter was on fire. And I was sitting on my couch in Modiin, […]