Welcome to the fascinating life of Israeli young adults. It's common practice for just-out-of-the-army people to spend a year or two working and then traveling, and sometimes repeating this cycle, before moving on to proper adult life. Most people seem to need time for themselves, after service - both for gaining perspective, and sometimes to get relative rest. Not everyone can financially afford to - some solve this by working more, and some just can't. Other take the Big Trip somehow during their undergrad studies or, at the latest, between undergrad and whatever next.
Again, this common sociological phenomenon developed from Israel being a stressful place, is more common among those who served than those who didn't - and basically reflecs the order of priorities of a whole generation.
(I'm not an example. I was a Uni student before I was even drafted, and at 22 i'm beginning my grad studies.)
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Most people seem to need time for themselves, after service - both for gaining perspective, and sometimes to get relative rest. Not everyone can financially afford to - some solve this by working more, and some just can't. Other take the Big Trip somehow during their undergrad studies or, at the latest, between undergrad and whatever next.
Again, this common sociological phenomenon developed from Israel being a stressful place, is more common among those who served than those who didn't - and basically reflecs the order of priorities of a whole generation.
(I'm not an example. I was a Uni student before I was even drafted, and at 22 i'm beginning my grad studies.)