Take the 2-minute tour ×  Are there any Shabbat restrictions in
the army during basic training? If this is only basic training
and not war-time is this still considered pekuach-nefesh?
share|improve this question Are you referring to the IDF or the
American Army? –  Meir May 10 '11 at 22:02 I had the IDF in mind
when asking the question, but would be interested to know if the
answer would be different if it was the army of any other
country –  Ken May 10 '11 at 23:00  2 Answers 2  up vote 5 down
vote accepted  The general rule of thumb for shabbat is that any
action required for security related reasons (operation of
jeeps, radio check ins, patrols, etc) during the week should be
performed on shabbat as well.  I.E. you shouldn't be lowering
the level of security because it's shabbat.  There are standing
orders at all levels in the IDF which prevent the giving of
orders that violate shabbat in non life saving matters. Having
said that, if your commander isn't knowledgeable in hilchot
Shabbat, you may have iss