Dreadful uniform

The IDF is literally fighting for their homes and families. Last time the Brits had to do this was 1066.
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Excuse me, but the last times the British had to fight for their home and families was 1940-1945, not 1066.

The Israelis are dominant not because they have the "worst" uniforms but because they have superior, American-supplied firepower, specifically, airpower. Also, since you're quoted Patton, allow me to remind you that he demanded spit-and-polish in his troops. His own personal attire was always meticulous and well-tailored. So much for your dubious military maxim.

You must be quite young. You certainly are not as well-informed as you seem to think you are.

BTW, there is no such word as "indiscipline."

I agreed with drp-6. The Afghans wipe out the British Army in 1842, and they were not wearing fancy clothes and eventually force to British to withdraw from their country. The Dutch Boers won the 1st Boer War in 1888 against the British Army, and then they won the 2nd Boer War in the long run when they became the nation of South Africa even though they basically wore civilian clothes; however, they could shoot straight and ride like the devil. In the movie The Alamo with John Wayne, one Alamo defender stated that the Mexican Army was a pretty army because of its colorful uniforms. Another defender stated that pretty uniforms don't make a fighting man.

The Flying Tigers and their successor the 23rd Fighter Group did not have a military bearing appearance; however, their air victories were due to the air discipline and tactics that General Chennault had taught them. Another reason for the so called "poor" military appearance of both the pilots and planes in both groups was that their theater of operations (China-India-Burma) was at the bottom of the priority list for supplies including spare parts, soaps, razor blades, and clothing. However, General Stillwell and his air commander General Bissell were always complaining about military bearing and appearance of both groups and did not do a thing to improve the morale of both fighter groups.

At the uniform inspection in the movie, it seems that the police chief superintendent just did a casual inspection of the troops and didn't seem to care much about appearance and look very tired. Finally, the Israelis had seen and read about how other countries' armed forces constantly misuse and abuse the terms "discipline", "military bearing", "military conduct", "spit and polish" and "military parade ground drill" too many times and did not want that to happen in their own forces. Those mention items will only take you so far in creating a good unit with fine morale.

When I was in Jerusalem in 1998, I had never seen such a military presence in a city before. Once the initial surprise was over, I realized that a beautiful Israeli girl in uniform standing at a bus stop with a rifle slung over her shoulder is totally hot.