S'13
05-07-2004, 12:59 PM
From Yediot Aharonot newspaper:
Shayetet 13 "drowned" Sayeret Matkal
By Yossi Yehoshua
After five years of absence, Sayeret Matkal returned yesterday to the IDF championship of combat fitness for the chief of general staff's cup- with a firm intent to take the cup from her eternal rival- Shayetet 13.
However this year for the fourth time in a row, S'13 took the championship- while leaving Sayeret Matkal at second place.
Shaldag was at third place in the SF league of the championship, which is also known in the IDF as the "death league", and YAMAM- in fourth place.
This year the competition, which continued all week, saw strong confrontations between the units. Strong allegations were made by the rivals over the preparations made by S'13 fighters for a long period leading up to the competition, despite restriction orderd by the headquarters of the land forces branch.
"the event deviated from been a sportsman-like event a long time ago" said officers in elite units. "The commanders had lost all proportions, and instead of going on another mission, they rather have the unit use the time to traine for the competition."
In the elite units it was also claimed that S'13 men had patroled the navigation forest and studied it before the competition.
S'13 firmly rejected the claimes. "Even to lose must be done respectfully". We even beat Sayeret Matkal in navigation- and that's like them beating us in diving" said yesterday a senior officer in S'13.
This year, for the first time, fighting women took part, and performed the same tasks as the men only with some special dispensations.
First place took women fighters from MAGAV, in second place were women fighters from the Caracal regiment, at third place- NBC women fighters, at fourth place- AA women fighters.
In another interesting league, infantry corps brigades, Golani brigade won, second year in a row, over the Paratroopers, Givati and Nahal brigades.
The commander of the Golani brigade, Colonel Erez Zukerman, also brought much honor to the brigade when he won over his fellow regimental commanders in the commanders running contest.
A great accomplishment was made by the navy, which for a second time in a row three of its units have came to take first place in the leagues of the competition: S'13 (SF units), flotilla 3 (motorized array) and the apprentices of the naval officers course (training camps).
"The IDF has been painted white for a second time", that's how the commander of the school for combat fitness at the Wingate Institute, lieutenant colonel Ashi Almog defined the achievements of the navy.
Shayetet 13 "drowned" Sayeret Matkal
By Yossi Yehoshua
After five years of absence, Sayeret Matkal returned yesterday to the IDF championship of combat fitness for the chief of general staff's cup- with a firm intent to take the cup from her eternal rival- Shayetet 13.
However this year for the fourth time in a row, S'13 took the championship- while leaving Sayeret Matkal at second place.
Shaldag was at third place in the SF league of the championship, which is also known in the IDF as the "death league", and YAMAM- in fourth place.
This year the competition, which continued all week, saw strong confrontations between the units. Strong allegations were made by the rivals over the preparations made by S'13 fighters for a long period leading up to the competition, despite restriction orderd by the headquarters of the land forces branch.
"the event deviated from been a sportsman-like event a long time ago" said officers in elite units. "The commanders had lost all proportions, and instead of going on another mission, they rather have the unit use the time to traine for the competition."
In the elite units it was also claimed that S'13 men had patroled the navigation forest and studied it before the competition.
S'13 firmly rejected the claimes. "Even to lose must be done respectfully". We even beat Sayeret Matkal in navigation- and that's like them beating us in diving" said yesterday a senior officer in S'13.
This year, for the first time, fighting women took part, and performed the same tasks as the men only with some special dispensations.
First place took women fighters from MAGAV, in second place were women fighters from the Caracal regiment, at third place- NBC women fighters, at fourth place- AA women fighters.
In another interesting league, infantry corps brigades, Golani brigade won, second year in a row, over the Paratroopers, Givati and Nahal brigades.
The commander of the Golani brigade, Colonel Erez Zukerman, also brought much honor to the brigade when he won over his fellow regimental commanders in the commanders running contest.
A great accomplishment was made by the navy, which for a second time in a row three of its units have came to take first place in the leagues of the competition: S'13 (SF units), flotilla 3 (motorized array) and the apprentices of the naval officers course (training camps).
"The IDF has been painted white for a second time", that's how the commander of the school for combat fitness at the Wingate Institute, lieutenant colonel Ashi Almog defined the achievements of the navy.