曾夢想成爲時裝設計師 她卻最終加入以色列國防軍

Growing up in New York City, Faigy Smulowitz wanted to become a famous fashion designer. "I imagined having my dresses on the runway and red carpet," said the now-19-year-old.

在紐約長大的費吉·斯馬洛維茨之前想成爲一名著名的時裝設計師。今年19歲的她表示：“我想象過自己穿着裙子走在T臺和紅地毯上的樣子。”

But after graduating from a Jewish day school near Jackson, NJ, two years ago, Smulowitz went to Israel for a gap-year program -- and ended up joining the Israel Defense Forces.

但兩年前，斯馬洛維茨從新澤西州傑克遜附近的一所猶太日校畢業後去了以色列，參加了一個爲期一年的項目，最終加入了以色列國防軍。

Smulowitz stands 5-foot-4 and had never handled a weapon before. Now she carries an M4 rifle attached to a grenade launcher and serves as her firing squad leader.

斯馬洛維茨身高5英尺4英寸，以前從未使用過武器。現在，她攜帶着一隻安裝在榴彈發射器上的M4步槍，擔任射擊隊隊長。

She says the hardest part of her new life was the pre-army training, which lasted for more than a year and involved crawling on the beach, hauling 99-pound sandbags and staying awake all night.

她表示，新生活最艱難的部分是入伍前的訓練，這種訓練持續了一年多，包括在海灘上爬行，拖着99磅重的沙袋，整夜不睡。

"The trainers say you can go to sleep, then 10 minutes later they wake you up -- just to play with your mind," Smulowitz recalled.

斯馬洛維茨回憶道：“教練員說你可以去睡覺，然後10分鐘後他們會叫醒你--只是爲了玩弄你的大腦。”

"My life would be easier if I had gone to fashion school, but I wouldn't be fulfilling my potential," she admitted. "My biggest worry would be, 'Oh, I have a test tomorrow.' Now it's 'I have a gun and I'm responsible for keeping people safe.'?"

她承認：“如果我去了時裝學校，我的生活會更輕鬆，但不會發揮我的潛力。我最大的擔心會是：‘哦，我明天要考試。’現在變成：‘我有槍，我負責保護人們的安全’。”