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Hegseth Has Ordered a Combat Standards Review. It's Unclear How It Might Apply to All the Services.
It's a move that underscores Hegseth's broader push for higher standards in the military, but also one that reflects the long ...
Military review of fitness standards will find array of tests, but higher requirements for combat
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s decision to review military standards on combat and physical fitness and appearance opens a ...
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Hegseth orders review of physical standards for military combat roles
Women already must pass gender-neutral physical fitness requirements for combat posts, but Hegseth contends the standards for ...
Opinion: Secretary Hegseth, the standards didn’t change for women — we met them
From the moment women entered the combat arms, the Pentagon focused on maintaining standards over anything else — and, in ...
Pentagon to review physical standards for military combat jobs
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered a 60-day review of physical standards for military combat roles to ensure female ...
Hegseth outlines new physical requirements for all military branches
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the comprehensive review of physical fitness standards is aimed at eliminating ...
Beards, fitness and women in combat: Hegseth orders review of military standards
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 ...
Hegseth says he's signing memo on combat arms standards for men and women
The U.S. military will use the same standards for testing both men and women for combat roles following a Sunday order from ...
Hegseth orders fitness standards to be gender neutral for combat jobs. Many already are
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered the military to make fitness standards for all combat jobs gender neutral, ...
Military fitness standards review will find array of tests, higher requirements for combat
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has been public about his opposition to women in combat jobs and his belief that standards ...
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Hegseth orders review of fitness standards for combat roles
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 ...
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Military review of fitness standards will find array of tests, but higher requirements for combat
Hegseth's memo calls for a review of how standards have changed ... Credit: AP/Mark Schiefelbein Here's a look at the current standards. ___Routine annual fitness tests with different requirements ...