One expert pointed out that the word regular might be restrictive as that normally referred to uniformed forces, thereby excluding reservist forces.

Jerusalem Diaries In Tense Times is one of many blogs which has published what it says is a letter from an Israeli reservist serving on the border with Egypt

As Xi rose through the Communist Party ranks, he forged close military ties as a reservist, assuming leadership of a provincial garrison and serving as a key aide to a defense minister.

But as soon as the IDF was fully mobilized and the reservist brigades that make up nine tenths of its strength were ready to deploy for battle, the Israelis stopped both the Egyptian and Syrian armies in their tracks and began their own advance almost immediately.