What could motivate a soldier more than anything? Having a beautiful girl telling him what to do?
Esther Petrack was on the way to being the next big
thing, after competing in the reality show “America’s Next Top Model” and
making seventh place, when she decided a change of pace was in order.For her, the next big thing was entirely different; she
wanted to become an IDF combat soldier.
Esther
was born in Jerusalem to a religious family and at sixteen, moved with her
family to the United States. She made history when she became the first religious
Jewish girl to compete in the “America’s Next Top Model”. She was on the
fast lane to becoming a supermodel when things changed last year, during a
visit to Israel for the first time in four years. Following her trip Esther
decided to make Aliyah and join the army.
Upon enlisting, Esther was asked where she
would like to serve. Though offered the chance to serve in administrative
positions and office environments, she insisted upon the combat position of tank instructor.
“I wanted to do something
I could never do in my post-army life. Tank instructor is unlike any civilian
job—it’s physical, but also intellectually and mentally challenging.”
“Well, one thing is for sure—my nails will
never go back to what they used to be.”
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