Deferrment For Foreign Military

juliatorgo
Sat, 22 Jul 2006 21:25:55 +0000

If you want to know what really happened behind the scenes of the formation of the state of Israel, you really must read “Exodus” by Leon Uris. It’s an incredibly moving book. While the story is fictional, it is entirely based on true facts (meaning that the characters are fictional but the sequence of events, battles, etc are historical facts). If you still feel that Israel’s existence is not legitimate after reading this book, I would love to have a discussion with you about it. Otherwise, all you are basing your opinions on is the extremely anti-Israel media that we have here in the United States (which spins many events to perpetuate a negative image of Israel); basing your opinions on a biased media without at least opening yourself up to the alternative view means that you have not done your research. I would love to have this discussion with someone who has real backing to their beliefs. Ignorant statements like many of the ones that were made by previous posters make for a poor argument.

As for the OP, I am fairly certain that most universities would be willing to allow you to defer for two years for this purpose. Alternatively, you could just go to Israel right after you graduate from high school (provided that a military training begins soon after your graduation) and defer for only one year; the summer would allow you 3 or so extra months which could work out perfectly if you come back to start school the following September (12 + 3 = 15 months and you need 14.5). You should definitely contact the schools where you get accepted to ask about their individual policies to make sure that you don’t accept admission at a school that won’t let you defer. Good luck!