Traveling on Shabbat during military service
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I am a reserve soldier in the Judea and Samaria sector. On Shabbat next week, my family will be staying in a town relatively close to the post where my unit is stationed (a 25-minute drive). I plan to go visit them before Shabbat, as part of the rest time I have between the various tasks I perform (reconnaissance, checkpoint, standby squad).
The question is whether I could return to the post on Shabbat itself, given that the next mission I will undertake will only be on Shabbat morning, and there is no need for me to remain at the post until then.
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If the hardship is great, it can be permitted. It's a kind of deception. You travel to visit your family, and on Shabbat you have to travel because of the mission, so it's permitted. But in a reasonable situation (when the hardship is not very great) I wouldn't do it. You know in advance that you will have to violate Shabbat and it is appropriate to prevent this.
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