IDF Lt. Col. El-Chai Cohen spoke to the Jerusalem Post in the midst of a 10-day-long drill for the artillery.
The Israeli Democracy Index for 2022 showed that Israelis are becoming increasingly disgruntled.
Herzi Halevi replaced Aviv Kohavi as the IDF's 23rd chief-of-staff in a series of ceremonies on Monday.
The Israeli public trust in the country's institutions has drastically dropped over the last decade, yet, they still put their trust in the IDF.
Halevi and Kohavi will spend the day in a series of ceremonies, culminating in the Kirya military headquarters.