Two married IDF reserve officers, both senior drone squadron commanders in separate units, describe their wartime experience in a joint interview, including a pregnancy, rapid return to operational duty, and managing a 'shift' routine at home with their infant daughter. They call for public awareness of the personal and family lives behind operational missions.
Two married IDF reserve officers, both senior drone squadron commanders in separate units, shared their wartime experience in an interview published Friday. The couple's story began in 2016, and over nearly a decade, they have served in reserve duty, managing a 'shift' routine at home — one always stays with their daughter — supported by extended family. During the war, the wife experienced a late-term pregnancy and childbirth, followed by a rapid return to operational duty. At times, they operated simultaneously in the same operational zones in Gaza and communicated during missions when possible. They emphasized the sense of mission alongside the burden on reserve personnel, calling for public awareness that behind operational missions are personal lives and families. This is a single-source report from the interviewed officer's account; no independent corroboration was available at publication.
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