It's a move that underscores Hegseth's broader push for higher standards in the military, but also one that reflects the long ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Sunday ordered a 60-day review of military combat arms standards to ensure that exceptions ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s review of military standards on combat and physical fitness and appearance will find widely ...

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

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered the military to make fitness standards for all combat jobs gender neutral, ...

Beginning in January 2016, all military jobs opened to women who met the qualifications, and in July 2020, the U.S. Army Special Operations Command announced that the first woman authorized by the ...

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

(Stephen B. Morton/AP) Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Sunday ordered a 60-day review of military combat arms standards to ensure that exceptions are not being made for female troops to assume ...

He is a staunch proponent of making all standards the same, regardless of gender, and military officials are braced for changes as reviews continue. In a March 12 memo, Hegseth said the ...