Most armies ignore autistic people. Israel is calling them up – By Joshua Zitser (Business Insider) / Jan 12, 2023
Inside the program encouraging autistic volunteers to join the Israel Defense Forces.
TEL AVIV, Israel — Each day, Sgt. I. scours the internet to find elusive intelligence that could help Israel fight its enemies.
He is a web specialist for an elite unit of the Israel Defense Forces, focused on open-source research that informs high-level decision-making and can even reach the prime minister’s desk.
He is also autistic.
Sgt. I., like some 150 others, isn’t in the IDF by chance. He signed up to serve through Ro’im Rachok, a first-of-its-kind program that places autistic people in the military to utilize their valuable skills.
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