Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth announced on Tuesday that there would be new, strict fitness standards enforced on the U.S.

The U.S. military will impose the “highest male standard” for all combat roles in each service branch, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced during his Tuesday morning speech to hundreds of ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the U.S. military will impose the “highest” male standards for all combat roles during a ...

Hegseth announced new directives for troops that include “gender-neutral” or “male-level” standards for physical fitness, ...

Hegseth's new mandate also puts an emphasis on "gender-neutral" testing. Beginning in 2026, the Army's new fitness standards ...