Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered the military to develop 'sex-neutral' physical fitness standards for combat roles.

WASHINGTON — 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 ...

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 ...

The U.S. military will use the same standards for testing both men and women for combat roles following a Sunday order from Defense Sec. Pete Hegseth.

Service secretaries now have 60 days to submit their proposed combat-role standards, and military branches will then be required to implement the changes within six months.

In a memo March 12, Hegseth said the undersecretary for personnel must gather information on military standards “pertaining to physical fitness, body composition, and grooming, which includes but is ...

WASHINGTON — 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 ...

WASHINGTON, D.C., USA — U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth wants to redefine the physical fitness standards for military members. Hegseth sent a letter to the secretaries of the military ...