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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 ...
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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 ...
Hegseth orders review of fitness standards for combat roles
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered the military to make fitness standards for all combat jobs gender neutral, ...
Military review of fitness standards will find array of tests, but higher requirements for combat
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s review of military standards on combat and physical fitness and appearance will find widely ...
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 ...
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 physical standards for military combat roles
Women already must pass gender-neutral physical fitness requirements for combat posts, but Hegseth contends the standards for ...
Pentagon orders review into military standards, including fitness and grooming
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth vowed in January to review "in a gender-neutral way" readiness standards for troops.
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Brawn and beards: Hegseth to review military fitness and grooming
WASHINGTON − Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered the ... including combat roles. The review will include standards for physical fitness, body composition and grooming, including beards ...
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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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Beards, fitness and women in combat: Hegseth orders review of military standards
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has called for all military branches to review standards for shaving, fitness and troops in combat roles. In a memo last week, Hegseth directed the secretaries to ...