Im a Jewish American (Trans) Woman, who is coming up on their 18th Birthday and wedding. I emailed the Israeli embassy to America in hopes of getting more information on potentially volunteering for the IDF, and they responded with this. Can anyone tell me if they are blowing smoke up my ass?

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Now, I'm on the fence about volunteering solely because of certain things in my life that would hold be back (lack of a passport, lack of money, the fact I'm going to have a spouse I'll be leaving to go to war etc...), but I really want to volunteer eventually, and just don't know of how to volunteer. People keep telling me about these programs like lone soldiers, and mahal, but nothing really is making sense to how any of it works, or what I fill out to give to them. Any advice/help, should I work enough things out in my life enough to be able to volunteer?