“הגיע הזמן שבכל פעם שמזכירים חיילם ישראליים יזכירו את לומדי התורה”
One has nothing to do with the other, of course.
The Torah learners are the ones upon whom the entire world rests. LiHavdil, that army’s soldiers (like everyone else other than Torah learners and secondarily those who follow G-d and do mitzvos) are, at best, “cogs in the wheel”. The Torah learners are the engine powering that “wheel”.
The Brisker Rav pointed out that the only thing that benefits Klal Yisrael is Torah and mitzvos. If their soldiers in that army are made to sin in any way, but especially in big ways, then that hurts Jews, no matter how mighty are the soldiers’ weapons.
@sensibleyid
It’s not very sensible to think you know better than every gadol (including Rav Steinman) over the past century. Being inducted into that army means being shmaded, including all three of the gimmel chamuros and more.