Why Are Ostensibly “Loyal” Americans Serving in Foreign Militaries While US Military Recruiting Woes Are a National Security Crisis and “Their own Country” Desperately Needs Them

I am 100% behind US material support for Israel and even having a US Carrier Battle Group blocking Iran and Syria from intervening but not for any US Military boots on the ground. What I don’t understand is why so many ostensibly loyal American citizens are serving in the IDF when their own country’s Military needs them so desperately to protect the homeland. 

From Fox News - 20 April 2024 Headline:

Navy expects to miss recruiting goal by more than 6,000 amid worldwide threats from China, Russia

The Navy is expected to fall short of its 40,600 recruitment goal by approximately 6700 individuals…. ADM Lisa Franchetti, chief of naval operations, told Congress last week that the U.S. requires an additional 18,000 sailors for operations at sea, while an additional 4,000 are needed for roles on land.… The U.S. Navy is as crucial as ever internationally as tensions continue to escalate in regions such as the Pacific Ocean and the Middle East.

https://www.foxnews.com/us/navy-expects-miss-recruiting-goal-more-6000-worldwide-threats-china-russia

WaPo 4 July 2023 Headline:

US Military’s Recruiting Woes Are a National-Security Crisis

America’s armed services are failing to meet their recruiting goals, with the Army in particular suffering the worst shortfalls in five decades.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2023/07/04/us-military-recruiting-crisis-is-a-national-security-emergency/858a8ff6-1a64-11ee-be41-a036f4b098ec_story.html

the Washington Post reported: “we can confirm the deaths of 23 American citizens — 21 who have served in the IDF, one who served in the Israeli National Police.”  Historically, about 1,200 Americans serve in the IDF at a given time but seems many more are serving now. 

The question is why would any loyal American serve in a foreign nation’s Military when their own country’s “Military’s Recruiting Woes Are a National-Security Crisis.”

The question for FOX News is why would they praise and glorify on air Daniella Symonds for serving in the IDF when she was born and raised on the Upper West Side of Manhattan and purports to be a loyal American yet can’t be bothered to serve in the Military of what is ostensibly her own Country and who desperately needs her services?

FOX News 19 Apr 2024

Daniella Symonds, who previously served in the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF), joined "Fox & Friends" 

https://www.foxnews.com/media/columbia-student-deeply-disturbed-anti-israel-protests-scared-americas-future-leaders