Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Sunday ordered a sweeping review of military fitness standards for combat roles -- but before the Pentagon can tighten requirements, he wants clarity on which ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the comprehensive review of physical fitness standards is aimed at eliminating ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered the military to make fitness standards for all combat jobs gender neutral, formalizing a process that largely exists for many of those jobs ...

Hegseth's memo calls for a review of how standards have changed ... the Army set specific fitness standards for each military occupation that are the same regardless of sex or age.

The review follows past concerns from Hegseth that military readiness has diminished ... that women are being subjected to lower physical fitness requirements than their male counterparts, and ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has been public about his opposition to women in combat jobs and his belief that standards were lowered to accommodate them.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered the military to make fitness standards for all combat jobs gender neutral, formalizing a process that largely exists for many of ...

Hegseth's memo calls for a review of how standards changed ... the Army set specific fitness standards for each military occupation that are the same regardless of sex or age.