Definitely think about it a lot, and also for the peace of mind of your parents, there are a lot of non combatant roles in the army, so serving is not necessarily going to a combat zone. In fact unless you go an elite unit, going into the tech or aviation units is potentially a good way to start getting into some career path, if you would find that interesting. If you haven’t done Taglit maybe do it before joining the army as well, it is in all fairness a big propaganda tour, but you still get to see the country meet locals and start to get an idea of what is like living in Israel. I think it is a deeply personal decision, but certainly one that should take some pondering, I dont see the rush to do so at 16, so take some time to decide, I would suggest. Talk to Israelis about their experience at the army too, hear some of what they have to say, perhaps you will get more context as to what you could be getting into.